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Process for the manufacture of alcohols by the hydration of olefins
Assignee: Veba Oel AG
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Filing: 1970-11-25
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Granted: 1976-11-02
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Expires: 1990-11-25
Abstract
Abstract In the process of production of alcohol by hydration of olefin by reacting water and olefin in a reaction zone, for conversion of the olefin to the alcohol, wherein following the hydration unreacted olefin is separated from the effluent from the reaction zone and recycled to the reaction zone, the improvement which comprises maintaining the concentration of olefin at more than 90 vol.% based on the combined composition of the recycle stream and make-up olefin introduced into the process, as gas. The effluent of the hydration reaction can be separated into an alcohol fraction and a gaseous residue fraction; the residue fraction can be distilled into an overhead fraction and a sump fraction, and the overhead fraction can be employed as the recycle stream. Impurities in the system even though lower boiling than the olefin can be removed in the sump product of the distillation to control the concentration of such impurities in the recycle stream.
Inventors
- 👤 Wilhelm Ester
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C29/00; C07C29/03; C07C29/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S585/00; Y10S585/949; Y10S585/952
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
Process for producing alcohols from olefins with olefin recycle which comprises: a. hydrating a C 2-4 olefin containing gas stream wherein the olefin concentration is maintained at more than 90 vol. %, with water in the presence of a hydration catalyst in a hydration zone, said gas stream containing recycled olefin and make-up olefin containing lower and higher boiling impurities; b. separating the effluent from the hydration zone into a recycle olefin containing gas stream and an alcohol fraction; c. purifying and concentrating the recycle olefin containing gas stream by distillation under temperature and pressure conditions close to the critical point of said olefin, removing i. gaseous purified recycle olefin as the head product; and ii. the lower and higher boiling impurities present in the make-up olefin and hydrocarbon oils formed during the hydration step as the sump product; and d. recycling said purified olefin head product to hydration step (a).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
Process for producing alcohols from olefins with olefin recycle which comprises: a. hydrating a C 2-4 olefin containing gas stream wherein the olefin concentration is maintained at more than 90 vol. %, with water in the presence of a hydration catalyst in a hydration zone, said gas stream containing recycled olefin and make-up olefin containing lower and higher boiling impurities; b. separating the effluent from the hydration zone into a recycle olefin containing gas stream and an alcohol fraction; c. purifying and concentrating the recycle olefin containing gas stream by distillation under temperature and pressure conditions close to the critical point of said olefin, removing i. gaseous purified recycle olefin as the head product; and ii. the lower and higher boiling impurities present in the make-up olefin and hydrocarbon oils formed during the hydration step as the sump product; and d. recycling said purified olefin head product to hydration step (a).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
Process of claim 1 wherein distillation step (c) is accompanied by a washing extraction of hydrocarbon oil mists formed during the hydration step and present in the olefin containing gas stream.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
Process of claim 2 wherein paraffin oils having a boiling range up to 350° C are spray injected into the distillation zone as the washing substance.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
Process of claim 1 wherein the olefin is selected from the group of ethylene, propylene and butylenes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
Process of claim 1 wherein the hydration catalyst is a mineral aluminum silicate pretreated with mineral acid to reduce the alumina content thereof to below 10 percent and impregnated with phosphoric acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
Process for claim 1 wherein said olefin is ethylene and alcohol produced is ethanol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
Process of claim 1 wherein said olefin is propylene and the alcohol produced is isopropanol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
Process of claim 1 wherein ethylene glycol is added to distillation step (c) to prevent hydrate formation.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-11-02 | 1980-05-03 | 1980-11-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-11-02 | 1984-05-03 | 1984-11-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-11-02 | 1988-05-03 | 1988-11-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |