Abstract:
A sulfuric acid alkylation process wherein acid consumption is reduced by reacting spent acid with propylene and butylene to form diisopropyl sulfate and dibutyl sulfate in an olefin absorption zone and wherein the dibutyl sulfate and diisopropyl sulfate are separately recovered in an extraction zone. The efficiency of the alkylation reaction and the quality of alkylated products are enhanced by passing the recovered dibutyl sulfates and diisopropyl sulfates to separate alkylation reaction zones.
Abstract:
Alkylation process wherein tertiary olefins are removed from a mixed olefin feed comprising tertiary and secondary olefins by catalytic polymerization and distillation, the remaining secondary olefins are reacted in excess with strong sulfuric acid until no further reaction occurs, the resulting dialkyl sulfates are extracted from the olefin-acid reaction product leaving a raffinate acid phase which is used as the catalyst for the polymerization of the tertiary olefins. The dialkyl sulfateisoparaffin extract solution and the tertiary olefin polymers are passed to a sulfuric acid alkylating zone where they are alkylated with isoparaffin.
Abstract:
REMOVING TERTIARY OLEFINE FROM THEIR MIXTURE WITH SECONDARY OLEFINS BY SELECTIVELY POLYMERIZING THE TERTIARY OLEFINS IN THE PRESENCE OF POLYMERIZATION CATALYST PREPARED BY REACTING CONCENTRATED SULFURIC ACID WITH AN EXCESS OF SECONDARY OLEFINS UNTIL NO FURTHER REACTION BETWEEN SECONDARY OLEFINS AND ACID OCCURS AND EXTRACTING THE RESULTING DIALKYL SULFATES WITH AN ISOPARRAFFIN HYDROCARBON
SOLVENT, LEAVING THE POLYMERIZATION CATALYST AS THE RAFFINATE ACID.
Abstract:
IMPROVED METHOD FOR RECOVERING SULFURIC ACID FROM USED SULFURIC ACID CONTAINING WATER AND HYDROCARBON WHEREBY USED ALKYLATION ACID IS BLENDED WITH SPENT ACID OF RELATIVELY HIGH HYDROCARBON CONTENT OBTAINED BY REACTING USED ALKYLATION ACID WITH AN ALIPHATIC OLEFIN TO FORM DIALKYL SULFATE WHICH IS EXTRACTED FROM THE SPENT ACID WITH ISOBUTANE. THE BLEND OF THE TWO ACIDS IS BURNED IN A SLUDGE CONVERSION PROCESS AND THE SULFUR VALUES RECOVERED AS STRONG SULFURIC ACID.