摘要:
An improved process for the production of linear olefinic hydrocarbons by paraffin dehydrogenation and adsorptive separation is disclosed. Aromatic by-products normally formed in paraffin dehydrogenation are selectively removed using at least one aromatics removal zone. Removal of these aromatic by-products significantly increases the purity of the olefinic hydrocarbon product and increases the capacity of the adsorptive separation zone. The improved process is believed to increase the life of the adsorbent in the adsorptive separation zone and the life of the catalyst in the dehydrogenation zone.
摘要:
A white oil product is produced by hydrogenating a hydrocarbon stream produced from an aromatic alkylation process. The hydrogenation occurs at hydrogenation conditions in the presence of a catalyst comprising a platinum group metal component surface impregnated on a refractory oxide catalyst support. The platinum group metal component is surface impregnated such that the platinum group metal is essentially all located with a 100 micron layer of the surface of the catalyst support.
摘要:
A combined process for the dehydrogenation of C.sub.4 -C.sub.5 paraffins in a first zone and the etherification of olefins in a second zone improves efficiency by directly charging all but the lightest components of the dehydrogenation zone effluent to the etherification zone. This process is particularly suited for the production of gasoline boiling range ethers where an isoparaffin is dehydrogenated in a first zone to produce isoolefins. After separation of hydrogen and methane, the dehydrogenation zone effluent is charged along with methanol to an etherification zone for the production of MTBE. The etherification zone effluent is separated into at least three component streams comprising light ends, isoparaffins, and the ether product. Isoparaffins, separated from the etherification zone effluent, are recycled and combined with the feed to dehydrogenation zone. The particular arrangement of this invention uses an etherification zone for the production of MTBE and a single fractionation column to yield an overhead stream of light ends, a sidecut stream of recycle isoparaffins and methanol, and a bottoms product stream of MTBE.
摘要:
A catalytic reactor system for effecting the contact of a reactant stream with catalyst particles that are movable by gravity flow through the system, which comprises in combination: (a) a vertically elongated confined reaction chamber; (b) a catalyst loading chamber having a fixed volume located outside of and generally overhead of the reaction chamber whereby fresh catalyst particles gravitationally flow downward into the chamber; (c) concentrically spaced apart wall members which provide an annular-form catalyst-retaining section that is spaced inwardly from the wall of the reaction chamber to additionally provide a manifold space around the section and a cylindrical center pipe volume, the wall members having a perforate screen lower end and an imperforate upper end wherein the imperforate upper end defines a portion of the annular-form catalyst-retaining section having a volume of greater than about 100% of the catalyst loading chamber; (d) an imperforate cover means over the annular-form catalyst-retaining section; (e) catalyst transfer means which connects a lower portion of the catalyst loading chamber to the top of the annular-form catalyst-retaining section; (f) catalyst outlet means which connects the annular-form catalyst-retaining section to the lower portion of the reaction chamber; (g) a reactant stream inlet means in communication with the reaction chamber and passageway means to the annular space around the annular-form catalyst-retaining section; (h) a reactant stream outlet means in communication with the reaction chamber and passageway means from the cylindrical center pipe volume within the annular-form catalyst-retaining section to the outlet means; and (i) a plurality of uniformly spaced apart catalyst outlet means provided from the annular-form catalyst-retaining section and from the reaction chamber.
摘要:
An improved process for the production of alkylaromatic hydrocarbons is disclosed. Paraffinic hydrocarbons are dehydrogenated to yield an olefin-containing stream, which is later charged to an alkylation zone for reaction with an aromatic hydrocarbon. The olefin-containing stream is first passed through a selective hydrogenation zone in which diolefins are converted to monoolefins by contact with a selective catalyst. This increases the yield and the quality of the product alkylate by greatly reducing the production of biphenyl compounds and oligomers in the alkylation zone. The selective hydrogenation zone is located between the vapor-liquid separator and stripper column of the dehydrogenation zone.
摘要:
A multi-step hydrocarbon conversion process for producing gasoline from butane is disclosed. Butane is passed into a dehydrogenation zone and the entire dehydrogenation zone effluent is then passed into a catalytic condensation zone wherein butylene is converted into C.sub.8 and C.sub.12 hydrocarbons. The condensation zone effluent, a stripper overhead stream and an absorber bottoms stream are commingled and then separated into vapor and liquid portions. The liquid is passed into the stripper, and the vapor portion is contacted with stripper bottoms liquid in an absorber. The absorber overhead stream is contacted with liquid butane in a second absorber to remove C.sub.8 hydrocarbons and is then recycled to the dehydrogenation zone. Debutanizing a portion of the stripper bottoms yields the liquid butane and a gasoline product.
摘要:
A hydrocarbon conversion process for the production of motor fuel blending stocks from butanes is disclosed. The butane feed stream enters a deisobutanizer column. A normal butane-rich stream removed from the deisobutanizer is passed into an isomerization zone, with isomerization zone effluent being returned to the deisobutanizer. An isobutane-rich deisobutanizer overhead stream is passed through a dehydrogenation zone which contains a depropanizer and then into an alkylation zone. The effluent of the alkylation zone is fractionated into a product stream and recycle streams passed into the deisobutanizer and the depropanizer. The utilities cost of operating the process is lowered by integration of the heat exchange required in the process.
摘要:
A process for the catalytic liquid-phase oxidation of xylenes to produce benzene dicarboxylic acids. An off-gas stream which remains after a partial condensation of the oxidation zone vapor-phase effluent stream and the off-gas streams of an acetic acid fractionation column and a methyl acetate fractionation column are scrubbed by internally generated water streams. The aqueous scrubbing liquids are then processed in fractionation columns used in the process to recover acetic acid and methyl acetate.
摘要:
An improved process for the hydrogen fluoride catalyzed alkylation of isoparaffins with olefins wherein better utilization of internal streams is achieved. Isoparaffins used as a stripping medium in the catalyst regeneration zone are reclaimed, free of a hydrogen fluoride phase, and are utilized as recycle isoparaffins to improve the quality of the alkylate product.
摘要:
A process is presented for the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons in a radial flow reactor. The process includes the continuous feeding of catalyst into the reactor and the continuous withdrawal of catalyst from the reactor, where the catalyst is modified to increase the increased density. The catalyst is a layered structure with a dense core and an active catalytic outer layer.