Use of aluminum phosphate as the dehydration catalyst in single step dimethyl ether process
Abstract
The present invention pertains to a process for the coproduction of methanol and dimethyl ether (DME) directly from a synthesis gas in a single step (hereafter, the "single step DME process"). In this process, the synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon oxides is contacted with a dual catalyst system comprising a physical mixture of a methanol synthesis catalyst and a methanol dehydration catalyst. The present invention is an improvement to this process for providing an active and stable catalyst system. The improvement comprises the use of an aluminum phosphate based catalyst as the methanol dehydration catalyst. Due to its moderate acidity, such a catalyst avoids the coke formation and catalyst interaction problems associated with the conventional dual catalyst systems taught for the single step DME process.
- Inventors:
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- Allentown, PA
- Coopersburg, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Allentown, PA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871560
- Patent Number(s):
- 5753716
- Assignee:
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Allentown, PA)
- 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:
- FC22-95PC93052
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- aluminum; phosphate; dehydration; catalyst; single; step; dimethyl; process; pertains; coproduction; methanol; dme; directly; synthesis; gas; hereafter; comprising; hydrogen; carbon; oxides; contacted; dual; physical; mixture; improvement; providing; active; stable; comprises; based; due; moderate; acidity; avoids; coke; formation; interaction; associated; conventional; systems; taught; stable catalyst; dual catalyst; physical mixture; single step; synthesis gas; improvement comprises; gas comprising; methanol synthesis; comprising hydrogen; coke formation; synthesis catalyst; aluminum phosphate; based catalyst; /518/502/
Citation Formats
Peng, Xiang-Dong, Parris, Gene E, Toseland, Bernard A, and Battavio, Paula J. Use of aluminum phosphate as the dehydration catalyst in single step dimethyl ether process. United States: N. p., 1998.
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Peng, Xiang-Dong, Parris, Gene E, Toseland, Bernard A, & Battavio, Paula J. Use of aluminum phosphate as the dehydration catalyst in single step dimethyl ether process. United States.
Peng, Xiang-Dong, Parris, Gene E, Toseland, Bernard A, and Battavio, Paula J. Thu .
"Use of aluminum phosphate as the dehydration catalyst in single step dimethyl ether process". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871560.
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abstractNote = {The present invention pertains to a process for the coproduction of methanol and dimethyl ether (DME) directly from a synthesis gas in a single step (hereafter, the "single step DME process"). In this process, the synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon oxides is contacted with a dual catalyst system comprising a physical mixture of a methanol synthesis catalyst and a methanol dehydration catalyst. The present invention is an improvement to this process for providing an active and stable catalyst system. The improvement comprises the use of an aluminum phosphate based catalyst as the methanol dehydration catalyst. Due to its moderate acidity, such a catalyst avoids the coke formation and catalyst interaction problems associated with the conventional dual catalyst systems taught for the single step DME process.},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
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