Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series – Organic compounds – Oxygen containing
Patent
1998-06-18
1999-11-23
Shah, Mukund J.
Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series
Organic compounds
Oxygen containing
568694, 568699, C07C 4106
Patent
active
059903619
ABSTRACT:
A low pressure catalytic distillation process for producing high purity ethyl tertiary butyl ether that contains less than 0.6 weight percent ethanol, and preferably less than 0.07 weight percent ethanol, has been developed. The high purity ethyl tertiary butyl ether is withdrawn directly from a catalytic distillation column. No downstream processing is necessary to remove excess ethanol from the ether product. A stream containing a significant amount of one or more inert azeotropic agents such as normal butane, isopentane, and isobutane is introduced along with the isobutylene and ethanol reactants into an etherification zone containing a catalytic distillation column. The catalytic distillation column is operated under low pressure conditions which result in the reaction of the ethanol with the isobutylene to form ethyl tertiary butyl ether. The inert azeotropic agent must be present at the inlet to the catalytic distillation column in an amount sufficient to azeotrope excess ethanol and cause the excess ethanol to distill into an overhead stream under the conditions of operation. The preferred azeotropic agent is isopentane. Excess ethanol forms an azeotrope with the azeotropic agent and is distilled with other hydrocarbons into an overhead stream. The ethyl tertiary butyl ether and no more than 0.6 weight percent ethanol are distilled into a bottoms stream and withdrawn directly from the catalytic distillation column.
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Cottrell Paul R.
Davis Scott P.
Frey Stanley J.
Krupa Steven L.
Maas Maryann
McBride Thomas K.
Molinaro Frank S.
Shah Mukund J.
Sripada Pavanaram K
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