EP 1640437 A1 20060329 - Production of fuel components
Title (en)
Production of fuel components
Title (de)
Herstellung von Kraftstoffkomponenten
Title (fr)
Préparation de composants de carburant
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 63931204 P 20041228
- US 95329304 A 20040928
Abstract (en)
A process for producing alkyl ethers, by etherification of tertiary C 4-7 olefins with an alkanol, comprising carrying out the etherification in reactor train system primarily configured for dimerization of isoolefins. In the etherification, the ratio of alkanol-to-olefin is 0.5 to 2, calculated from the amount of tertiary C 4-7 olefins of the fresh feedstock. The invention makes it possible to change the product of the process from dimer to ether and vice versa merely by adjusting specific flows within the process. The present kind of process is therefore readily adaptable to fluctuating market demands for various gasoline octane-boosters (isooctane or MTBE).
IPC 8 full level
C10L 1/02 (2006.01); C07C 2/08 (2006.01); C07C 2/28 (2006.01); C07C 41/06 (2006.01); C10G 50/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
C10L 1/023 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XDY] EP 0994088 A1 20000419 - FORTUM OIL & GAS OY [FI]
- [X] US 3979461 A 19760907 - ANCILLOTTI FRANCESCO, et al
- [XY] EP 0590632 A1 19940406 - PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO [US]
- [Y] GB 1173128 A 19691203 - SHELL INT RESEARCH [NL]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 05396013 A 20050405; ES 07115819 T 20050405