Davy McKee's route to MTBE (methyl tert. -butyl ether) takes shape
Journal Article
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· Chem. Eng. News; (United States)
OSTI ID:6290576
Davy McKee is offering a route to MTBE based on proven technology, under which butane, at a well head or gas fractionation site, would be isomerized to isobutane, followed by dehydrogenation to isobutylene. Methanol for the final etherification step would also be produced from gas at the site. According to Davy McKee, MTBE is best made close to the source of natural gas or gas liquids and then shipped to distribution centers for ultimate blending into gasoline to raise the octane rating; MTBE will soon become a high-volume commodity product with demand far outweighing current production capabilities.
- OSTI ID:
- 6290576
- Journal Information:
- Chem. Eng. News; (United States), Journal Name: Chem. Eng. News; (United States) Vol. 58:43; ISSN CENEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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03 NATURAL GAS
030400* -- Natural Gas-- Products & By-Products
2-METHYLPROPANE
2-METHYLPROPENE
ALCOHOLS
ALKANES
ALKENES
ANTIKNOCK RATINGS
BUTANE
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DEHYDROGENATION
ENERGY SOURCES
ETHERS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FRACTIONATION
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GASOLINE
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
ISOMERIZATION
LIQUEFIED GASES
LIQUID FUELS
METHANOL
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANTS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PRODUCTION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION
TRANSPORT
030400* -- Natural Gas-- Products & By-Products
2-METHYLPROPANE
2-METHYLPROPENE
ALCOHOLS
ALKANES
ALKENES
ANTIKNOCK RATINGS
BUTANE
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DEHYDROGENATION
ENERGY SOURCES
ETHERS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FRACTIONATION
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GASOLINE
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
ISOMERIZATION
LIQUEFIED GASES
LIQUID FUELS
METHANOL
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANTS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PRODUCTION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION
TRANSPORT