Process for producing high purity isoolefins and dimers thereof by dissociation of ethers
Abstract
Alkyl tertiary butyl ether or alkyl tertiary amyl ether is dissociated by vapor phase contact with a cation acidic exchange resin at temperatures in the range of 150.degree. to 250.degree. F. at LHSV of 0.1 to 20 to produce a stream consisting of unreacted ether, isobutene or isoamylene and an alcohol corresponding to the alkyl radical. After the alcohol is removed, the ether/isoolefin stream may be fractionated to obtain a high purity isoolefin (99+%) or the ether/isoolefin stream can be contacted in liquid phase with a cation acidic exchange resin to selectively dimerize the isoolefin in a highly exothermic reaction, followed by fractionation of the dimerization product to produce high purity diisoolefin (97+%). In the case where the alkyl is C.sub.3 to C.sub.6 and the corresponding alcohol is produced on dissociation of the ether, combined dissociation-distillation may be carried out such that isoolefin is the overhead product and alcohol the bottom.
- Inventors:
-
- (Bellaire, TX)
- (Friendswood, TX)
- Houston, TX
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- CR & L/NEOCHEM JOINT VENTURE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864996
- Patent Number(s):
- 4447668
- Assignee:
- Chemical Research & Licensing Company (Houston, TX)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC07-80CS40454
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- process; producing; purity; isoolefins; dimers; dissociation; ethers; alkyl; tertiary; butyl; amyl; dissociated; vapor; phase; contact; cation; acidic; exchange; resin; temperatures; range; 150; degree; 250; lhsv; 20; produce; stream; consisting; unreacted; isobutene; isoamylene; alcohol; corresponding; radical; removed; isoolefin; fractionated; obtain; 99; contacted; liquid; selectively; dimerize; highly; exothermic; reaction; followed; fractionation; dimerization; product; diisoolefin; 97; produced; combined; dissociation-distillation; carried; overhead; bottom; tertiary butyl; exothermic reaction; exchange resin; liquid phase; vapor phase; tertiary amyl; stream consisting; alkyl radical; phase contact; cation acid; alkyl tertiary; /585/999/
Citation Formats
Smith, Jr., Lawrence A., Jones, Jr., Edward M., and Hearn, Dennis. Process for producing high purity isoolefins and dimers thereof by dissociation of ethers. United States: N. p., 1984.
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@article{osti_864996,
title = {Process for producing high purity isoolefins and dimers thereof by dissociation of ethers},
author = {Smith, Jr., Lawrence A. and Jones, Jr., Edward M. and Hearn, Dennis},
abstractNote = {Alkyl tertiary butyl ether or alkyl tertiary amyl ether is dissociated by vapor phase contact with a cation acidic exchange resin at temperatures in the range of 150.degree. to 250.degree. F. at LHSV of 0.1 to 20 to produce a stream consisting of unreacted ether, isobutene or isoamylene and an alcohol corresponding to the alkyl radical. After the alcohol is removed, the ether/isoolefin stream may be fractionated to obtain a high purity isoolefin (99+%) or the ether/isoolefin stream can be contacted in liquid phase with a cation acidic exchange resin to selectively dimerize the isoolefin in a highly exothermic reaction, followed by fractionation of the dimerization product to produce high purity diisoolefin (97+%). In the case where the alkyl is C.sub.3 to C.sub.6 and the corresponding alcohol is produced on dissociation of the ether, combined dissociation-distillation may be carried out such that isoolefin is the overhead product and alcohol the bottom.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1984},
month = {1}
}