CA1205824A - Process for producing tert.butyl alkyl ethers in the presence of butadiene - Google Patents

Process for producing tert.butyl alkyl ethers in the presence of butadiene

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CA1205824A
CA1205824A CA000421707A CA421707A CA1205824A CA 1205824 A CA1205824 A CA 1205824A CA 000421707 A CA000421707 A CA 000421707A CA 421707 A CA421707 A CA 421707A CA 1205824 A CA1205824 A CA 1205824A
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Francesco Ancillotti
Ermanno Pescarollo
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Abstract

"PROCESS FOR PRODUCING TERT.BUTYL ALKYL ETHERS IN THE PRESENCE
OF BUTADIENE"

ABSTRACT
In producing tert.butyl alkyl ethers starting from a hydrocarbon feedstock containing butadiene in addition to isobutene, the increase in the pressure drops through the etherification reactors due to the butadiene is eliminated by feeding the reactants from the bottom upwards.

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- 1 - CASE 1ll73 DESCRIPTION
This invention relates to a process for producins tert~butyl alkyl ethers in the presenee of butadiene.
The reaction of addition oE alcohols to tertiary olefins æuch as isobutene to produce tert.butyl alkyl ethers is an exothermic reaction t~ich is acid-catalysed~
In the presence of suitable catalysts such as macroporous ion exchange resins, the reaction proceeds to equilibrium in times which are of industrial interest, even at relati~ely low temper_ atures t40-50c).
It is kno~m that it is not neeessary to operate with high purity isobutene, and instead any cut which contains it is suitable, as the alcohol addition takes place selectively to the double bonds which engage a tertiary carbon atom. Those cuts originating from eatalytic cracking and those originating from steam cracking, these latter either before or after eYtracting the buiadiene~ are particularly suitable.
When usin~ as olefin feedstock the C4 fraetion from catalytic eracking or that fro~ steam cracking after extractirlg the butadiene~
and using methanol or ethanol as the alcohol an~ a sulpnonie maeroporous resin type Amberlyst l5 or Lewatit SPC 108 as the eatalystl tne reaetion can be used industrially within a wide range of reactor designs and operating conditions direeted towards optimisir.g the conversio~ of one or other o~ the reactants~ I~
these cases, high selectivity is alwa~s obtained, together wtith good perf~rmance of the catalyst both in terms of catalytie aetivity a~d life.

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2-~ihen o~eratin~ with an olefin cut with a high butadiene content~ such as the C4 cut from steam crackin~ before extractin~
the butadiene~ the operating conditions must be accurately defined in order to allow a butadiene recovery exceeding ~8 ~. In particular7 it is necessary to maintain a strict relationship between the temperature and spacial velocity as described in USA
Patent 4,039,590.
- It has howsver been noted that when carrying out the isobutene etheri~ication reaction in the presence of butadiene in a tu~ular reactor containinO a macroporous resin7 and feeding the reactants from the top downwards in the nor~nal manner, an increase in pressure drops takes place with time~ even 1.rhen operating ~lnder conditions which allow a high butadiene recovery of ~ 99%, and in addition a slight conversion fall-off~
t 15 However, an identical test carried out with a butadiene~free cut shows neither pressure drop increases nor conversion reductions.
It has been surprisingly found, and constitutes the subject matter of the present invention9 that by feeding the butadiene containing ~ feedstocks so that they flow from the bottom upward6~ under slight `~ - 20 bed expansion conditions, the pressure drops remain constant with timeO
The process according to the present invention consists of producing tert.butyl alkyl ethers by reacting the isobutylene o~ a hydro-carbon feedstock which also contains butadiene at concentrations of between 10 clnd 70% by weiOnt~ with one or more aliphatic alcohols~ preferably methanol or ethanol~ in one~ two or more reactors~ preferably in series, and is characterised in that the ., ' . .

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.~ _ 3 reactants (hydrocarbon feedstock containing butadiene and alcohol or alcohols) and the reaction products flow through the reactor or reactors from the bottom upwards.
The reactors may be provided with a macroporous acid ion exchange resin catalyst.
In addition to the ascendl~g direction of flow of the reactants and reaction products, the linear velocity of the reactants through the reactor or reactors may vary from 0.5 to 2 cm/sec. and the temperature in the reactors may range from 50 to 60C, preferably from 50 to 55C. Some examples are described hereinafter for the purpose of better illustrating the invention, but these must in no way be con-sidered as limitative thereof.

A C4 cut having the following composition:
Propylene0.46 % by weight Isobutane6.87 % by weight n-butane11.80 ~.by weight Butene-l11.39 % by weight Isobutene30.19 % by weight Butene-2+3.25 % by weight Cis butene-21.55 % by weight Butadiene34.43 % by weight in mixed with methanol such that the molar isvbutene/methanol ratio is equal to 0.85, and the mixture is fed at a through-put of 14 l/h and a temperature of 50C through two reactors connected ln series, having a total capacity of 4~5 litres and filled with 4 litres of catalyst. The catalyst is a macroporous sulphonic resin with an .," .,~,j, 5~Z~

~, exchange capacity of 4~8 meq H+/g dry.
The reactants flow from the botto~ up~ards~
The linear veloclty is 1 cm/sec.
The conrersion and pressure drops with respect to time are as ~ollo~ls - Time hours 24 5002000 - ~ P 1st reactor kg/cm2 0.2 0.2 0.2 - ~ P 2nd reactor kg/cm 0.2 002 0.2 - % ~rEE by weight 38.1 38 38 - ,' dimers and codimers by weight 0.05 0.05 0.0 - % butenyl ethers by weight 0.2 0~150.2 - isobutene conversion 9606 96~496.4 - butadiene recovery ~ 99 ~ 9g ~ 99 - ~ P represents pressure drop.
15 EXA~LE 2 (comparative) The feedstock described in the preceding example is fed under the same temperature and spacial ~elocity conditions to the two reactor~ connected in series, but in such a manner that the flow direction of the reactants is from the top downwards.
At the beginning o~ the test, the results are analogous to those of the preceding example, but ~s time passes a progressiv~ pressure drop increase and a slight con~ersion fall-o~ are obser~ed.
_ Time hours 24 500 2000 - ~ P 1st reactor k ~cm2 o ~ ~.4 1.5 - ~ P 2nd reactor kg/c~2 0.3 005 1~8 _ 76 ~rBE by weight 38 37-9 36 _ % dimers and codimers by wei~ht 0~1 0,1 0.05 . ~

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_ ~ butenyl ethers by weisht 0.2 0~2 0.2 - isobutene conversion 96.4 96.1 91.3 butadiene recovery ~99 >99 ~ 99 :~ EXAMPLE 3 (comparative) ; 5 Methanol i.s added to an olefin cut containing 35% of isobutene and O.ZY of butadiene by weight, such that the molar isobutene~methanol ratio.is o.8s.
` Tha mixture is fed at a throughput of 14 l/h and a temperature of -- 50C to the two reactors connected in series, the flow dlrectio:
being from the top downwards. In the absence of butadiene~ no . pres.sure drop increase or conversion fal].-off with time are observed.
Time hours 24 500 2000 - . P 1st reactor kg/cm2 0.3 0.3 0.3 :; 15 - L~ P 2nd reactor kg/crn o,3 o.3 o,3 - % ~TBE by weight 43.1 42.9 43 - ~ dimers and codimers by weight 0.3 0.3 0.2 _ isobutene conversi.on 96.8 9606 9606 -.:

Claims (12)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclu-sive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. A process for producing tert.butyl alkyl ethers by reacting the isobutylene of a hydrocarbon feedstock, which also contains butadiene at a concentration of between 10 and 70 % by weight, with one or more aliphatic alcohols in one, two or more reactors, characterised in that the reactants and the reaction products are made to flow the bottom upwards through the reactor or reactors.
2. A process as defined in claim 1, characterised in that the reactants have a linear velocity of between 0.5 and 2 cm/sec.
3. A method as defined in claim 1, characterised in that the temperature in the reactor or reactors ranges from 50 to 60°C.
4. A process as defined in claim 1, characterised in that said aliphatic alcohols are selected from the group consisting of methanol and ethanol.
5. A process as defined in claim 1, characterised in that two or more reactors are used in series.
6. A process as defined in claim 1, wherein the temperature in the reactor or reactors ranges from 50 to 55°C.
7. A process as defined in claim 2, wherein the temperature in the reactor or reactors ranges from 50 to 55°C.
8. A process as defined in claim 7, characterised in that said aliphatic alcohols are selected from the group consisting of methanol and ethanol.
9. A process as defined in claim 8, characterised in that two or more reactors are used in series.
10. A process as defined in claim 1, 2 or 3, characterised in that said reactors are provided with a macroporous acid ion exchange resin catalyst.
11. A process as defined in claim 4, 5 or 6, characterised in that said reactors are provided with a macroporous acid ion exchange resin catalyst.
12. A process as defined in claim 7, 8 or 9, characterised in that said reactors are provided with a macroporous acid ion exchange resin catalyst.
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