Etherify field butanes

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

OSTI ID:6780598

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)

This paper reports on capital and operating cost considerations which can be reviewed, with technology alternatives and preferences, to develop investment analyses for large MTBE projects consisting of butane isomerization, isobutane dehydrogenation and isobutylene etherification. fuel oxygenates improve hydrocarbon burning efficiency of gasolines and reduce carbon monoxide emissions. They also help reduce atmospheric ozone resulting from gasoline evaporative emissions due to their lower volatility and atmospheric reactivity characteristics in comparison with hydrocarbon constituents of the refinery gasoline they replace. These polluted areas are also the country's population centers. Because of oxygenates' clean-burning properties, they are expected to play a significant role in U. S. gasoline blends. A significant role is also projected for the rest of the world, where clean burning high octane fuels will be needed.

• OSTI ID: 6780598
• Journal Information: Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States), Journal Name: Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States) Vol. 72:1; ISSN HYPRAX; ISSN 0018-8190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ADDITIVES
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
ALKANES
BUTANE
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
CONTROL
CONVERSION
ENERGY CONVERSION
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ETHERS
FUEL ADDITIVES
FUELS
GASOLINE
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HYDROCARBONS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INVESTMENT
LAWS
LIQUID FUELS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION LAWS
SYNTHESIS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
US CLEAN AIR ACT