Conversion of methanol to products comprising gasoline boiling components
AssigneeMobil Oil Corporation
InventorsHartley Owen, Paul B. Venuto
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Abstract
Methanol is converted in a plurality of conversion zones at temperatures selected from within the range of 500.degree. to 1200.degree.F. and reactant residence time within the range of 0.5 to 60 seconds in the presence of crystalline zeolite containing catalyst to particularly form products of desired volatility and octane in the gasoline boiling range. The distribution of methyl groups on C.sub.6 + aromatics formed in the process to desired products is particularly accomplished under selected temperature and reactant contact time conditions.
Claims15
In a process for converting methanol by contacting the same over a crystalline zeolite conversion catalyst at elevated temperature, the improvement which comprises passing a methanol-containing charge in contact with said crystalline zeolite conversion catalyst in a conversion zone maintained at a temperature within the range of about 900.degree. to about 1200.degree.F for a reactant to catalyst contact time within the range of 0.5 to 5 seconds to produce an aliphatic product enhancing the front end octane level of gasoline boiling range material, passing another portion of a methanol-containing charge in contact with a crystalline aluminosilicate conversion catalyst in a conversion zone maintained at a temperature within the range of about 500.degree. to about 900.degree.F for a reactant to catalyst contact time within the range of from 10 to 60 seconds so as to provide highly aromatic products boiling in the gasoline boiling range and recovering a product of each of said methanol conversion operations as a combined product of improved octane value over the entire boiling range of gasoline boiling range material.
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