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Process for production of an ether-rich additive
Assignee: Petróleos de Venezuela SA
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Filing: 1992-03-06
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Granted: 1993-08-24
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Expires: 2012-03-06
Abstract
Abstract A process for the production of an ether-rich additive for gasoline, and more particularly, the production of TAME from light hydrocarbon streams by admixing the light hydrocarbon stream, preferably from an FCC feedstock, prior to distillation of the feedstock with an alcohol in a C 5 feedstock and contacting the feedstock with a catalyst under etherification process conditions.
Inventors
- 👤 Marco A. Marquez
- 👤 Jose C. Gonzalez
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 13:12
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C41/00; C07C41/01; C07C41/05; C07C41/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A process for the production of tertiary amyl methyl ether (TAME) comprising: (a) providing a liquid hydrocarbon C 4 -C 12 feedstock containing nitriles and isoamylenes; (b) admixing said liquid hydrocarbon C 4 -C 12 feedstock with an alcohol selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, propanol and mixtures thereof to form a mixture of hydrocarbon feedstock and alcohol; (c) distilling said mixture of hydrocarbon feedstock and alcohol under controlled conditions so as to obtain a product comprising a C 5 hydrocarbon-alcohol azeotrope feedstock rich in C 5 and substantially free of nitriles; and (d) contacting said C 5 hydrocarbon-alcohol azeotrope with a catalyst under etherification process conditions to produce tertiary amyl methyl ether (TAME).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A process for the production of tertiary amyl methyl ether (TAME) comprising: (a) providing a liquid hydrocarbon C 4 -C 12 feedstock containing nitriles and isoamylenes; (b) admixing said liquid hydrocarbon C 4 -C 12 feedstock with an alcohol selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, propanol and mixtures thereof to form a mixture of hydrocarbon feedstock and alcohol; (c) distilling said mixture of hydrocarbon feedstock and alcohol under controlled conditions so as to obtain a product comprising a C 5 hydrocarbon-alcohol azeotrope feedstock rich in C 5 and substantially free of nitriles; and (d) contacting said C 5 hydrocarbon-alcohol azeotrope with a catalyst under etherification process conditions to produce tertiary amyl methyl ether (TAME).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the mixture of hydrocarbon feedstock and alcohol is distilled in a distillation tower.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
A process according to claim 2 wherein the distillation tower is operated under the following conditions: pressure in the range of about 0-50 psig, temperature in the range of about 167° to about 194° F., and the ratio of isoamylenes to alcohol in the range of 0.4 to 0.6 by wt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the feedstock is FCC naphtha hydrocarbon feedstock.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the nitriles include propionitrile.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process according to claim 4 wherein the FCC naphtha hydrocarbon feedstock is a cut rich in C 5 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the catalyst is an acidic etherification catalyst in the form of an ion exchange resin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The process according to claim 2 wherein the liquid hydrocarbon feedstock to the distillation tower is admixed with said alcohol in an amount of about between 2.0 to about 4.0 wt. % with respect to the liquid hydrocarbon feedstock.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the alcohol is methanol.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the C 5 hydrocarbon-alcohol azeotrope feedstock has total nitrile content in the range of about 0 to about 2 ppm.
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