Make isobutylene from methanol
A stream containing from 8 to 15% by weight of isobutylene and 15 to 50% isobutane can be produced from methanol by using silicalite (S-115) impregnated with oxides of thorium, zirconium, titanium, or manganese. The isobutylene can be recovered from this stream and used in the manufacture of methyl-t-butylether, butyl rubber, polybutenes, alkylate, maleic anhydride-isobutylene copolymer, or synthesis of 2,5-dimethylhexadiene, an intermediate in the manufacture of pyrethroid insecticides. The isobutane can be dehydrogenated to produce isobutylene. The majority of isobutylene is obtained from the C/sub 4/ cuts from steam or catalytic crackers or from field butanes. Steam crackers produce a stream with 18-32% isobutylene while catalytic crackers produce a stream with 10-20%. Current capacity is approximately 3.5 million metric tons per year. The use of MTBE as a gasoline additive could create a short-fall of 350,000 to 400,000 bpd in the U.S. and 20,000 bpd in western Europe by 1985. Therefore, production of isobutylene from methanol is a possible route for providing the feedstock for MTBE production. The economics of the process will depend on the value of the byproducts.
- Research Organization:
- Texas AandM University, College Station, Texas
- OSTI ID:
- 5839299
- Journal Information:
- Hydrocarbon Process.; (United States), Journal Name: Hydrocarbon Process.; (United States) Vol. 63:11; ISSN HYPRA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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2-METHYLPROPANE
ALCOHOLS
ALKANES
CATALYSTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CRACKING
DECOMPOSITION
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
METHANOL
MINERALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDE MINERALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PRODUCTION
PYROLYSIS
SILICA
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILICON OXIDES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES