Integrated process for the production of isononanol and stable / lubricating alcohol gasoline blending components

Abstract

In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for producing alcohol gasoline blending components includes cracking, in a steam cracker, a hydrocarbon feed to form a first ethylene stream, a first propylene stream, and a C4 stream comprising isobutene and butadiene; reacting, in a methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) unit, the C4 stream with a methanol stream to form MTBE and a butadiene-rich C4 stream; selectively hydrogenating, in a butadiene unit, the butadiene-rich C4 stream to form a butene-rich C4 stream including butene-1, cis-butene-2, and trans-butene-2; producing, in an isononanol unit, isononanol and an olefin-rich stream from the butene-rich C4 stream; and hydrating the olefin-rich stream in a hydration unit by combining the olefin-rich stream with a water stream and a catalyst composition to produce the alcohol gasoline blending components.

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