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Diisopropyl ether reversion and oligomerization in isopropanol production

Assignee: Chevron USA Inc
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Filing: 1981-10-30
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Granted: 1982-11-02
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Expires: 2001-10-30
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Abstract

Abstract A process for the production of an oxygenated fuel blending composition which contains isopropanol by the hydration of propylene in which the by-product diisopropyl ether is subjected to a reversion reaction and the resulting propylene is oligomerized to form olefinic gasoline.

Inventors

  • 👤 Susan A. Bezman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 14:55
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10L; C10L1/00; C10L1/02; C10L1/023

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 111 words
A process for producing an oxygenated fuel blending composition comprising: (a) contacting water and a feedstock comprising propylene with a catalyst comprising an acid ion exchange resin in a first reaction zone under hydration conditions to produce a first stream; (b) dividing the first stream into a second stream comprising water and isopropanol and a third stream comprising diisopropyl ether; (c) contacting the third stream with a reversion catalyst in a second reaction zone under reversion conditions to produce a fourth stream; p1 (d) separating propylene from the fourth stream; (e) oligomerizing the propylene; and (f) recovering isopropanol from the second stream and blending it with a gasoline blending hydrocarbon stream.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 111 words
A process for producing an oxygenated fuel blending composition comprising: (a) contacting water and a feedstock comprising propylene with a catalyst comprising an acid ion exchange resin in a first reaction zone under hydration conditions to produce a first stream; (b) dividing the first stream into a second stream comprising water and isopropanol and a third stream comprising diisopropyl ether; (c) contacting the third stream with a reversion catalyst in a second reaction zone under reversion conditions to produce a fourth stream; p1 (d) separating propylene from the fourth stream; (e) oligomerizing the propylene; and (f) recovering isopropanol from the second stream and blending it with a gasoline blending hydrocarbon stream.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 53 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the hydration conditions include a temperature of from about 275° to 375° F., a pressure of from about 1,000 to 2,000 psig, a water to propylene molar ratio of from about 5 to 15 and a propylene liquid hourly space velocity of from about 0.15 to 1.5.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 21 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the feedstock comprises C 3 hydrocarbons of which from about 60 to 85% are propylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the acid ion exchange resin is a sulfonated macroreticular copolymer of styrene and divinylbenzene.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 16 words
The process of claim 4, wherein the acid ion exchange resin is in a chlorinated form.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 13 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the reversion catalyst comprises a silica-alumina cogel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 11 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the reversion catalyst comprises alumina.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 14 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the reversion catalyst comprises a zeolitic crystalline aluminosilicate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 18 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the reversion catalyst comprises an essentially alumina free intermediate pore size zeolite.

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