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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
Exxonmobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Jihad M. Dakka, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Guang Cao, Princeton, NJ (US);
Patrick L. Hanks, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
James R. Bielenberg, Lebanon, NJ (US);
Cynthia F. Omilian, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Jessica M. Wittmann, Easton, PA (US);
ExxonMoble Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for forming alkylate from an isoparaffin-containing feed. Olefins for the alkylation reaction can be generated from a portion of the isoparaffin-containing feed. This can be achieved, for example, by using selective oxidation to convert a portion of isoparaffins into alcohol, such as conversion of isobutane to t-butyl alcohol. The alcohol can then be converted to an alkene, such as conversion of t-butyl alcohol to isobutene, in the alkylation reaction environment in the presence of a solid acid catalyst. The solid acid catalyst can then facilitate alkylation of isoparaffin using the in-situ formed alkenes. A catalyst having an MWW framework is an example of a suitable solid acid catalyst.