UOP develops new oxygenates process

Journal Article · Mon Jun 03 04:00:00 EDT 1991 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:6092512

UOP, Des Plaines, Ill., has developed a process it claims is new state of the art for making methyl or ethyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE or ETBE) or tertiary amyl methyl ester (TAME) from olefin feedstocks. UOP the the process, carrying the trademark Ethermax, achieves higher conversion rates than fixed bed processes: more than 99% isobutylene conversion in MTBE units and more than 91% isoamylene conversion in TAME units, compared with 96-98% and 70% respectively, with conventional etherification technology. UOP, Huels AG of Marl, Germany, and Koch Engineering Co. Inc., Wichita, Kan., developed the Ethermax process by combining principles of conventional fixed bed MTBE processing with Koch's proprietary reaction with distillation (RWD) technology.

• OSTI ID: 6092512
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 89:22; ISSN OIGJA; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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