Abstract:
The invention relates to process for the preparation of an olefinic product comprising ethylene and/or propylene from an oxygenate, the process comprising the following steps: a) an oxygenate conversion step wherein a gaseous effluent comprising olefins and a water-soluble oxygenate is obtained; b) separation of water from the effluent; c) compression of the effluent; d) acid gas removal from the compressed gaseous effluent obtained in step c), wherein the compressed gaseous effluent is treated with a caustic solution in a caustic tower; and e) separating the olefinic product from the gaseous effluent treated in step d), wherein, in a final stage in the caustic tower, water-depleted compressed gaseous effluent is treated with a water stream that is essentially free of water-soluble oxygenate and a spent water stream comprising caustic and water-soluble oxygenate is obtained, which spent water stream is withdrawn from the process.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a process for preparing ethylene and/or propylene, wherein an oxygenate feedstock is contacted with a molecular sieve-comprising catalyst at a temperature in the range of from 350 to 500° C. to obtain a reactor effluent comprising ethylene and/or propylene and the oxygenate feedstock is contacted with the catalyst in a riser reactor having a reactor wall defining a flow trajectory towards a downstream outlet for reactor effluent, wherein at least oxygenate feedstock and catalyst are provided at one or more upstream inlets of the riser reactor and wherein a water quench medium is admitted to the riser reactor at one or more of locations along the length of the flow trajectory through a plurality of inlets distributed along the periphery of the reactor wall. The invention further provides a reaction system suitable for preparing ethylene and propylene.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a process for preparing ethylene and/or propylene, comprising the steps of providing an oxygenate feed comprising oxygenate and C4 olefins to a first reaction zone; contacting the oxygenate feed with a first zeolite-comprising catalyst and retrieving from the first reaction zone a first effluent stream comprising at least C2 to C5 olefins; separating the first effluent stream into at least: a first product stream comprising C2 and/or C3 olefins; a second fraction comprising C4 olefins; a third fraction comprising C5 olefins; and recycling at least part of the second fraction to the first reaction zone as part of the oxygenate feed; providing an olefinic feed comprising C5 olefins to a second reaction zone, wherein the olefinic feed comprises at least part of the third fraction; and contacting in the second reaction zone the olefinic feed with a second zeolite-comprising catalyst at a temperature in the range of from 500 to 700° C. and retrieving from the second reaction zone a second effluent stream comprising at least C2 to C3 olefins.
Abstract:
A process for preventing contaminants from forming in a compressor in a methanol to olefin separation system comprising: compressing an effluent in the compressor, the compressor having an inlet in fluid communication with a suction line, an outlet, and an inner compressor surface; and injecting a contaminant prevention medium into the suction line of the compressor wherein any contaminants are removed from the compressor with the effluent and optionally separated or otherwise removed from the effluent stream in downstream equipment.
Abstract:
An oxygenate to olefins (OTO) process, comprising the steps of: (i) purifying an oxygenate feedstream comprising one or more ionic contaminants by contacting the feedstream with a membrane, resulting in the formation of a retentate and a permeate separated by the membrane, which permeate is a purified oxygenate stream which contains a lower ionic contaminant concentration than the original oxygenate feedstream; (ii) introducing the purified oxygenate stream into an oxygenate to olefins reaction zone; and (iii) contacting the purified oxygenate stream with a molecular sieve catalyst in the oxygenate to olefins reaction zone to form a product stream comprising olefins.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of an aromatic product comprising xylene, which process comprises the steps of: a) converting an oxygenate feedstock in an oxygenate-to-olefins conversion system, comprising a reaction zone in which an oxygenate feedstock is contacted with an oxygenate conversion catalyst under oxygenate conversion conditions, to obtain a conversion effluent comprising benzene, toluene, xylene and olefins; b) separating at least a portion of the benzene and toluene from the conversion effluent to form an aromatics containing stream; c) separating the olefins from the conversion effluent; d) separating xylene from the conversion effluent to produce a xylene product stream; and e) recycling at least a portion of the aromatics containing stream to step a).
Abstract:
A process for converting oxygenates to olefins comprising: a) contacting an oxygenate containing stream with a molecular sieve catalyst under oxygenate to olefins conversion conditions in a reactor to form an effluent comprising olefins and entrained solids; b) removing the effluent from the reactor; and c) passing the effluent to a cyclone for separation of the olefins from any entrained solids wherein at least one of the inner surfaces of the cyclone is coated with a protective layer.
Abstract:
The invention provides a process for the preparation of an olefinic product comprising ethylene and/or propylene comprising: a) steam cracking a paraffinic feedstock to obtain an effluent comprising olefins; b) converting an oxygenate to obtain a gaseous effluent comprising olefins; c) subjecting both effluents to water removal and compression steps, wherein the effluents are combined before the water removal step, between the water removal and the compression steps or after the compression step to obtain a combined gaseous effluent; d) removing acid gas from the combined gaseous effluent obtained in step c), wherein the combined gaseous effluent is treated with a caustic solution in a caustic tower and a non-aqueous liquid stream comprising one or more aromatic C7+ hydrocarbons is added to the caustic solution to control the formation of red oil, to obtain a treated gaseous effluent; and e) separating the olefinic product from the treated gaseous effluent.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of an olefin product comprising ethylene, which process comprises the steps of: a) converting an oxygenate feedstock in an oxygenate-to-olefins conversion system, comprising a reaction zone in which an oxygenate feedstock is contacted with an oxygenate conversion catalyst under oxygenate conversion conditions, to obtain a conversion effluent comprising ethylene and/or propylene; b) separating at least a portion of the propylene from the conversion effluent to form a propylene stream; c) separating the remainder of the olefins from the conversion effluent; and d) recycling at least a portion of the propylene stream to step a).
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of an olefin product comprising ethylene, comprising a) cracking a cracker feedstock to obtain a cracker effluent comprising olefins; b) converting an oxygenate feedstock in an oxygenate-to-olefins conversion system, comprising a reaction zone in which an oxygenate feedstock is contacted a catalyst to obtain a conversion effluent comprising ethylene and/or propylene; c) combining at least part of the cracker effluent and at least part of the conversion effluent to obtain a combined effluent wherein the combined effluent comprises a C4 portion and a C3 portion; d) separating at least a part of the propylene from the combined effluent to form a combined propylene stream; e) separating at least a part of the C4 portion from the combined effluent to form a C4 stream; and f) recycling at least a part of the combined propylene stream as recycled propylene to step b).