摘要:
A method and operating technique for treating diene-containing aliphatic streams by introducing the light hydrocarbon stream at a top portion of a vertical stripping tower having an upper catalytic contact zone containing a bed of solid hydrogenation catalyst particles and a lower contact zone, and introducing a light gas stream containing hydrogen at a lower portion of said stripping tower. Selective hydrogenation is effected by flowing the light hydrocarbon stream and light gas stream countercurrently in contact with the solid hydrogenation catalyst particles under hydrogenation and stripping conditions, thereby converting said diene to mono-alkene in the upper contact zone.
摘要:
A process for desulfurizing a hydrocarbon stream which includes at least 100 ppmw sulfur in the form of organic sulfur compounds, and C.sub.4 -hydrocarbons. The hydrocarbon stream is contacted in the absence of added hydrogen with a fluidized bed of an acidic catalyst having a structure of ZSM-5, ZSM-11, ZSM-22, ZSM-23, ZSM-35, ZSM-48, MCM-22, MCM-36, MCM-49, zeolite Y, zeolite beta or mixtures thereof to convert the organic sulfur compounds to hydrogen sulfide. The catalyst contacts the hydrocarbon stream at a pressure of from 0.0 psig to about 400 psig, a temperature of from about 400.degree. F. to about 900.degree. F., and a weight hourly space velocity of from about 0.1 hr..sup.-1 to about 10.0 hr..sup.-1. Thereafter, the hydrogen sulfide is removed from the hydrocarbon stream.
摘要:
A hydrocarbon fraction, preferably in the kerosene boiling range containing a substantial proportion of C.sub.9 + hydrocarbons is contacted with an n-paraffin fraction, such as n-pentane, over a catalyst of acidic functionality, such as Pd/zeolite beta, under conditions of hydrocracking sufficient to convert the feed to lower boiling range materials of high octane number. The n-paraffin cofeed promotes isomerization and suppresses production of n-paraffins.
摘要:
The present invention discloses a process for increasing the selectivity of the production of isobutylene in an admixture of C.sub.4 olefins, in a process comprising producing isobutylene, with high selectivity, comprising catalytically producing a first composition comprising at least one C.sub.4 olefin selected from the group consisting of 1-butene, cis-2-butene, trans-2-butene, admixtures thereof and 2-methylpropene admixed with at least one of said 1-butene, cis-2-butene, and trans-2-butene, by passing paraffin containing feed, which feed is free of aromatics, and in which the paraffin contains 5 to 20 carbon atoms, in the vapor phase, over a first catalyst composition, wherein the catalyst comprises ZSM-5 or ZSM-12, and increasing the isobutylene content of the first composition by producing a second composition, by contacting the first composition with a second catalyst composition comprising ZSM-23 under conditions in which the second composition is in the vapor phase, while maintaining the total C.sub.4 olefin content of the second composition substantially identical to the total C.sub.4 olefin content of the first composition.
摘要:
A process is disclosed for the production of tertiary alkyl ethers wherein linear olefins, particularly n-butene, are isomerized in the vapor phase at high temperature in contact with shape selective metallosilicate catalyst to produce iso-olefin vapor, particularly isobutene. The vaporous iso-butene is then etherified with alkanol to provide alkyl tert-alkyl ether such as MTBE. Unreacted iso-olefin and/or linear olefin and product ether are separated by fractionation and unreacted olefin components recycled. Fractionation of the vapor phase etherification product is carried out by using the fresh liquid linear olefin feedstream as a reflux stream to the fractionator.
摘要:
Isopentene, or isoamylene, conversion to methyl tert-amyl ether can be substantially improved while high conversion of isobutylene to methyl tert-butyl ether can be maintained by carrying out the overall etherification process with alkanol in a staged manner, wherein the first stage is methanol etherification of a C.sub.5 +, or C.sub.5, hydrocarbon feedstream rich in isoamylene and the second stage is etherification to produce MTBE and additional TAME from a C.sub.4 +, or C.sub.4, feedstream. Unreacted methanol and hydrocarbons from the first etherification are uniquely separated by fractionation from the TAME product by using the second stage C.sub.4 + feedstream as a reflux stream to the fractionator and passed to the second etherification zone. Products from the second etherification zone are separated by distillation to produce MTBE, TAME and C.sub.5 +, or C.sub.5, hydrocarbons as a bottom stream.
摘要:
A process is disclosed for the production of high octane alkyl tertiary alkyl ether rich gasoline and gasoline rich in alkylated aromatics. It is disclosed that unreacted C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 hydrocarbon fraction of etherification feedstock plus unreacted alkanol can be separated and employed as alkylating agents in combination with a feedstream containing light aromatics when the alkylation reaction is carried out under conditions of high severity in contact with a high activity shape selective metallosilicate catalyst such as ZSM-5. Under high severity conditions olefin-assisted paraffin conversion also occurs as well as cracking, redistribution and alkylation. Aromatic rich gasoline is a suitable feedstream to the high severity conversion zone to produce a gasoline rich in alkylated aromatics.
摘要:
An integrated process is disclosed that substantially reduces the cost of producing MTBE and other alkyl tertalkyl ethers by eliminating a major portion of the equipment and operating costs associated with the downstream processing of the etherification reactor effluent. The integrated process combines the process for the etherification of iso-olefins and methanol, or other alkanols, to produce methyl tertiary alkyl ethers such as MTBE and/or TAME with the catalytic process for converting feedstock such as oxygenates, light olefins and paraffins to higher molecular weight hydrocarbons. Unconverted reactants from the etherification reaction, which may comprise unreacted alkanol and unreacted hydrocarbons or just unreacted hydrocarbons, are separated from the product ethers and passed to the catalytic conversion process reactor for conversion to gasoline boiling range hydrocarbons.
摘要:
Process for the continuous conversion of light olefin gas feed containing ethene, propene and butene to produce heavier hydrocarbons by contacting the light olefin feed in a fluidized bed reaction zone with a medium pore molecular sieve zeolite catalyst under oligomerization conditions to convert the light olefin feed to heavier hydrocarbons. The catalytic reaction causes the conversion of the light olefins to heavier hydrocarbons, the deposition of coke by-product on the catalyst and the absorption of hydrocarbon product on the catalyst. The deposited coke causes the partial deactivation of the catalyst. A portion of the partially deactivated catalyst containing deposited coke and absorbed hydrocarbon product is continuously withdrawn from the reaction zone and transferred to a catalyst stripping zone in which the catalyst is contacted with an inert stripping gas to remove the absorbed hydrocarbons from the catalyst. The stripped catalyst containing deposited coke is withdrawn from the stripping zone and transferred to a catalyst regeneration zone in which the catalyst is maintained in a fluidized bed and contacted with an oxygen containing gas to effect combustion of the coke and removal of the coke from the catalyst and regeneration of the catalyst. The regenerated catalyst containing a minor amount of residual carbon is withdrawn from the regeneration zone and introduced to the reaction zone and contacted with fresh light olefin feed. The careful control of the operating conditions in the regeneration zone provides removal of substantially all of the coke deposits at relatively low temperatures and an effluent flue gas with a low carbon monoxide content and low water content.
摘要:
Improved operating techniques and apparatus for converting methanol or the like to intermediate olefins and etherification products, such as methyl t-butyl ether, by extracting crude methanol feedstock with an olefinic liquid hydrocarbon stream containing C.sub.4.sup.+ iso-olefins. The methanol extract phase is reacted under etherification conditions. The aqueous methanol raffinate stream is converted catalytically to olefins for recovery of C.sub.4.sup.+ olefinic liquid hydrocarbons useful as extraction solvent.A continuous system is provided for converting crude aqueous alcohol feedstock to olefinic hydrocarbons and octane enhancing ethers comprising: extractor means for contacting feedstock liquid containing water with a liquid hydrocarbon extraction stream to provide an extract liquid stream rich in alcohol and an aqueous raffinate stream lean in alcohol; catalytic reactor means for contacting the aqueous alcohol raffinate stream in a catalytic reaction zone with a crystalline acid zeolite catalyst at elevated temperature in an intermediate olefins production zone under process conditions to convert a major portion of alcohol to hydrocarbons; separation means to recover a gaseous stream rich in C.sub.3.sup.- hyrocarbons and a liquid stream comprising C.sub.4.sup.+ hydrocarbons; recycle means for contacting at least a portion of the liquid hydrocarbon stream from said separation means with crude alcohol feedstock in said extractor means; and etherification reactor means for contacting at least a portion of extracted alcohol and olefinic liquid hydrocarbon with etherification catalyst to produce an ether product stream.