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US 5,476,972 AGranted
Isopropyl alcohol and ether production from crude by-product acetone
AssigneeTexaco Chemical Company
InventorsPei-Shing E. Dai, Robert J. Taylor, Jr., John F. Knifton, Bobby R. Martin
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Abstract
Disclosed is a one-step method for synthesis of ethers from mixtures of acetone and t-butyl alcohol which comprises reacting an acetone-rich feed over a bifunctional catalyst comprising 5%-45% by weight hydrogenation catalyst on 55%-95% of the total catalyst weight of a support comprising a zeolite and a Group III or IV oxide.
Claims15
A one-step integrated process for generation of ethers from a crude by-product acetone stream which comprises reacting said acetone stream with hydrogen over a single bifunctional catalyst comprising:
- 5%-45% by weight of one or more metals from the group consisting of Group IB and Group VIII on a support comprising 55% to 95% by weight of the total catalyst of a support selected from the group consisting of .beta.-zeolite, dealuminated Y-zeolite and pentasil zeolites optionally mixed with a metal oxide selected from Group III or IV of the Periodic Table.
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