Phillips 66 Company

Matthew J Wülfers

Jianhua Yao

Bruce B Randolph

Neal Donald McDaniel

James Anthony Suttil

Anthony O Baldridge

Maziar Sardashti

Edward C Weintrob

Processes for producing liquid transportation fuels by converting a hydrocarbon feed stream comprising both isopentane and n-pentane. The hydrocarbon feed stream is separated into a first fraction that predominantly comprises isopentane and a second fraction that predominantly comprises n-pentane and some C6 paraffins. The first fraction is catalytically activated to produce an activation effluent comprising olefins and aromatics, while the second fraction is isomerized to convert at least a portion of the n-pentane to isopentane, then combined with the hydrocarbon feed stream to allow the newly-produced isopentane to be separated into the first fraction. Finally, the activation effluent is oligomerized. The process produced increased yields of products that meet specifications for a blend component of liquid transportation fuels.

Isomerization, catalytic activation and oligomerization of pentane-enriched hydrocarbon mixtures

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Collinsville, OK, United States of America

Matthew J Wülfers