Combined Process for Production of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether from tert-Butyl Alcohol and Methanol

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN

Mohammed Matouq¹  Tomohiko Tagawa¹  Shigeo Goto¹ 

[1] Department of Chemical Engineering, Nagoya University

关键词: Reactive Distillation;    Pervaporation;    Methyl tert-Butyl Ether;    Heteropoly Acid;    Ion Exchange Resin;    tert-Butyl Alcohol;    Membrane Reactor;   

DOI  :  10.1252/jcej.27.302

来源: Maruzen Company Ltd

【 摘 要 】

References(4)Cited-By(13)Reactive distillation for the production of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) from methanol (MeOH) and tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) using two types of catalysts, ion exchange resin and heteropoly acid (HPA), has been studied. The reaction was performed in the liquid phase and at the boiling point of the reactant mixture under atmospheric pressure. The reactive distillation was examined with and without pervaporation. An azeotropic mixture of XTBE and MeOH was obtained as a top product. HPA showed higher selectivity than did ion exchange resin. It was found that the pervaporation might be effective in removing water.

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