Reactor for exothermic reactions
Abstract
A liquid phase process is described for oligomerization of C[sub 4] and C[sub 5] isoolefins or the etherification thereof with C[sub 1] to C[sub 6] alcohols wherein the reactants are contacted in a reactor with a fixed bed acid cation exchange resin catalyst at an LHSV of 5 to 20, pressure of 0 to 400 psig and temperature of 120 to 300 F. Wherein the improvement is the operation of the reactor at a pressure to maintain the reaction mixture at its boiling point whereby at least a portion but less than all of the reaction mixture is vaporized. By operating at the boiling point and allowing a portion of the reaction mixture to vaporize, the exothermic heat of reaction is dissipated by the formation of more boil up and the temperature in the reactor is controlled.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6061806
- Patent Number(s):
- 5190730
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-728041
- Assignee:
- Chemical Research and Licensing Co., Pasadena, TX (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC07-80CS40454
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 8 Jul 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 02 PETROLEUM; ALKENES; ISOMERIZATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DESIGN; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; ALCOHOLS; BOILING POINTS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ETHERS; EVAPORATION; HEAT TRANSFER; ION EXCHANGE MATERIALS; LOW PRESSURE; MEDIUM PRESSURE; PRESSURE CONTROL; REACTION HEAT; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K; CONTROL; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTHALPY; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; 020400* - Petroleum- Processing
Citation Formats
Smith, Jr, L A, Hearn, D, and Jones, Jr, E M. Reactor for exothermic reactions. United States: N. p., 1993.
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@article{osti_6061806,
title = {Reactor for exothermic reactions},
author = {Smith, Jr, L A and Hearn, D and Jones, Jr, E M},
abstractNote = {A liquid phase process is described for oligomerization of C[sub 4] and C[sub 5] isoolefins or the etherification thereof with C[sub 1] to C[sub 6] alcohols wherein the reactants are contacted in a reactor with a fixed bed acid cation exchange resin catalyst at an LHSV of 5 to 20, pressure of 0 to 400 psig and temperature of 120 to 300 F. Wherein the improvement is the operation of the reactor at a pressure to maintain the reaction mixture at its boiling point whereby at least a portion but less than all of the reaction mixture is vaporized. By operating at the boiling point and allowing a portion of the reaction mixture to vaporize, the exothermic heat of reaction is dissipated by the formation of more boil up and the temperature in the reactor is controlled.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1993},
month = {3}
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