Intevep, S.a.

Jose C Gonzalez

Marco A Marquez

Francisco Yanez

Victor J Degouveia

Zaida C Hernandez

Leonardo Escalante

Carmelo Bolivar

Orlando Leal

Process for preparation of ethers in a catalytic distillation column

A process for the production of an ether-rich additive for gasoline, and more particularly, the production of MTBE, TAME and mixtures thereof from light hydrocarbon streams comprising passing the light hydrocarbon stream, preferably from an FCC feedstock, through a superactivated porous particulate medium so as to remove nitrogen compounds, mercaptan and water prior to contacting the feedstock with a catalyst under etherification process conditions. The present invention further includes a process for regenerating the spent superactivated mediums used for purifying the feedstock employed in the process for the production of ether-rich additives for gasoline.

Process for production of an ether-rich additive

A process for treating alumina mediums used for purifying a hydrocarbon feedstock employed in a process for the production of ether-rich additives for gasoline.

Process for treating alumina

A process for the production of an ether-rich additive for gasoline, and more particularly, the production of TAME from light hydrocarbon streams by admixing the light hydrocarbon stream, preferably from an FCC feedstock, prior to distillation of the feedstock with an alcohol in a C.sub.5 feedstock and contacting the feedstock with a catalyst under etherification process conditions.

A process for the production of an ether-rich additive for gasoline, and more particularly, the production of MTBE, TAME and mixtures thereof from light hydrocarbon streams comprising passing the light hydrocarbon stream, preferably from an FCC feedstock, through a superactivated alumina medium so as to remove nitrogen compounds, mercaptan and water prior to contacting the feedstock with a catalyst under etherification process conditions. The present invention further includes a process for regenerating the spent superactivated alumina mediums used for purifying the feedstock employed in the process for the production of ether-rich additives for gasoline.

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San Antonio de Los Altos, Venezuela

Jose C Gonzalez