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US 3,969,427 AGranted
Conversion of alcohols and/or ethers to hydrocarbons
AssigneeMobil Oil Corporation
InventorsWeldon K. Bell, Clarence D. Chang
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Abstract
Conversion of lower alcohols or their corresponding ethers or halides alone or in admixture to conjunct mixtures of hydrocarbon products by catalyzing the conversion with a molten salt bath of zinc chloride with or without potassium chloride with cofed hydrogen.
Claims3
In the process of converting a feed of at least one member selected from the group consisting of lower organic alkyl alcohols, ethers, and halides to conjunct hydrocarbon mixtures by bubbling a substantial amount of said feed as a vapor through a molten salt comprising zinc chloride at about 570 to 750.degree.F;
- the improvement which comprises cofeeding hydrogen in a proportion of about 180 to 3600 SCF per pound mol of feed at a pressure of about 0 to 1500 psig into admixture with said vapor and passing said admixture through said molten salt.
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