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US 2019/0169092 A1Published application
Production of Neopentane
AssigneeExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
InventorsKun Wang, Lorenzo C. DeCaul, Michele L. Paccagnini, Etienne Mazoyer, James R. Lattner, Helge Jaensch, Ali A. Kheir
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are processes for producing neopentane. The processes generally relate to demethylating neohexane and/or neoheptane to produce neopentane. The neohexane and/or neoheptane may be provided by the isomerization of C6-C7 paraffins.
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A process for producing neopentane, the process comprising:
- (a) providing a feed stream including C6-C7 paraffins;
- (b) isomerizing the C6-C7 paraffins to produce an isomerization product including neohexane and/or neoheptane;
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- (c) demethylating the neohexane and/or neoheptane to produce a demethylation product including at least 40 wt % neopentane based on the weight of the demethylation product.
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