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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2018
Sabic Global Technologies B.v., Bergen op Zoom, NL;
Vijay Dinkar Bodas, Riyadh, SA;
Sultan Eid Al-Otaibi, Riyadh, SA;
Guillermo Leal, Riyadh, SA;
Mohammed Bismillah Ansari, Riyadh, SA;
Naif Mohammed Al Naddah Al-Otaibi, Riyadh, SA;
SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V., Bergen op Zoom, NL;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a cetane-boosting fuel additive includes reacting formaldehyde and 2-ethylhexanol at a mole ratio of 10:1 to 1:1, or 5:1 to 1.5:1, or 4:1 to 2:1, or 3.5:1 to 2.5:1 in the presence of a heterogeneous acid catalyst at a temperature of 300 to 375° K to obtain a cetane-boosting product mixture comprising HC(CH)CH(CHCH)CH(OCH)OH, HC(CH)CH(CHCH)CH(OCH)OCHCH(CHCH)(CH)CH, or a combination thereof, wherein n has an average value of 2.8 to 3.2, preferably an average value of 3.