Chemistry of hydrocarbon compounds – Saturated compound synthesis – By isomerization
Patent
1996-04-29
1998-09-22
Yildirim, Bekir L.
Chemistry of hydrocarbon compounds
Saturated compound synthesis
By isomerization
585739, 585748, 585750, 585751, 95 97, 95 98, 95 99, 208346, C07C 522, C07C 712, C07C 914, B01D 53047
Patent
active
058116303
ABSTRACT:
A process is disclosed for the production of a high octane product from a feed mixture comprising C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 normal paraffins in which an equilibrium reaction to produce mono and dimethyl branched paraffins is achieved by conducting the reaction and the product separation in a pressure swing adsorption and reaction zone containing a uniformly distributed adsorbent for the selective adsorption of normal paraffins and a catalyst for the equilibrium conversion of normal paraffins to mono and dimethyl branched paraffins. More specifically, the process achieves the isomerization of the normal paraffins by the reaction of the normal paraffins in the presence of hydrogen with the simultaneous removal of the mono and dimethyl branched paraffin product at the same temperature and pressure. In one embodiment, the passing of the feed mixture to the bed is terminated and the bed is purged with one of the reactants which in turn further reacts to displace heavier paraffin and enhance the overall product octane. The advantage of the present invention over the conventional process is the higher octane of the product produced and that this higher octane can be achieved at lower severity since the product is removed from the reaction zone as soon as it is produced. The lower operating severity provides longer catalyst life, and reduces the amount of heavy paraffins lost to side reactions such as cracking.
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Dandekar Hemant W.
Funk Gregory A.
McBride Thomas K.
Silverman Richard P.
Tolomei John G.
UOP LLC
Yildirim Bekir L.
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