Process for converting oxygenates to distillate fuels
AssigneeUop LLC
InventorsEseoghene Jeroro, Manuela Serban
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Abstract
A process is provided to produce increased amounts of cycloparaffin compounds in a methanol to jet fuel process by modifying the olefin oligomerization step that after hydrogenation provides the increased quantities of cycloparaffins for jet fuel. A two stage oligomerization process is employed in which an acidic catalyst such as a zeolite is in one reactor and a metal, such as nickel, on alumina catalyst is in a second reactor. The two stages may be in either order in the process. A small amount of aromatic compounds may be added to the feed to achieve the desired level of cycloparaffins in the product. Adjustments to other aspects of the process may also help to provide a product with higher cycloparaffin content.
Claims16
A process for increased production of cycloparaffins, said process comprising contacting a methanol stream with a catalyst comprising an alkali modified ZSM-5, a beta zeolite, or a Y-zeolite to produce an olefin stream, oligomerizing said olefin stream in a two-stage oligomerization process under conditions to produce an effluent containing an increased amount of cycloolefins and then hydrogenating said effluent to produce a product stream containing an increased amount of cycloparaffin compounds, wherein the amount of cycloparaffins compounds produced in said product stream after hydrogenation is about 5 to 30 wt %.
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