Low-energy consumption method for dehydrating ethanol into ethylene

    公开(公告)号:US11358911B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-14

    申请号:US17413080

    申请日:2019-11-27

    IPC分类号: C07C1/24 B01J19/24

    摘要: A process for dehydrating an ethanol feedstock to give ethylene, includes:
    a) a vaporization stage;
    b) a heating stage;
    c) a dehydration stage in a multitubular reactor comprising tubes having a length of between 2 and 4 m, said tubes comprising a, preferably zeolitic, dehydration catalyst, the feedstock having an inlet temperature of greater than 400° C. and less than 550° C. and an inlet pressure of between 0.8 and 1.8 MPa, the heat transfer fluid having an inlet temperature of greater than 430° C. and less than 550° C. and a mass flow rate such that the ratio of the mass flow rates of the heat transfer fluid relative to the feedstock is greater than or equal to 10;
    d) separation into an effluent comprising ethylene and an aqueous effluent;
    e) purification of the aqueous effluent and separation of a stream of purified water and a stream of unconverted ethanol.