Etherify field butanes: Part 2

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States)

OSTI ID:6512230

Sarathy, P R ^[1]; Suffridge, G S ^[2]

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1. John Brown, Houston, TX (United States)
2. John Brown, Tulsa, OK (United States)

Worldwide interest in technical details concerning major components of world-scale MTBE complexes continues. Part 1 reviewed alternate scenarios for MTBE production and basic technological considerations to assess component processes for producing MTBE. Commercial technologies and cost considerations for world-scale MTBE complexes call for a focus on butane isomerization, isobutane dehydrogenation and isobutylene etherification. The paper describes isomerization; four commercial processes for dehydrogenation (Oleflex, Catofin, STAR, and FBD-4 processes); three methods for etherification (fixed bed with recycle, fixed bed tubular reactor, and catalytic distillation); and capital and production costs for the MTBE complex.

• OSTI ID: 6512230
• Journal Information: Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States), Journal Name: Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States) Vol. 72:2; ISSN HYPRAX; ISSN 0018-8190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020400* -- Petroleum-- Processing
ADDITIVES
ALKANES
BUTANE
CAPITALIZED COST
CATALYSTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMICAL REACTORS
COST
DEHYDROGENATION
DIAGRAMS
DISTILLATION
ETHERS
FLOWSHEETS
FUEL ADDITIVES
HYDROCARBONS
ISOMERIZATION
OPERATING COST
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PACKED BEDS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SYNTHESIS