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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1995
Yves Chauvin, Le Pecq, FR;
Alain Forestiere, Vernaison, FR;
Marie-Claire Marion, Villeurbanne, FR;
H el Olivier, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Patrick Sarrazin, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Jean-Luc Nocca, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Institut Francais du Petrole, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Abstract
An internal combustion engine fuel is produced from a mixture of hydrocarbons comprising olefinic hydrocarbons containing 5 to 8 carbon atoms characterized in that it is produced by a process comprising a) a catalytic etherification step for at least a portion of the etherifiable olefins contained in said hydrocarbon mixture, using at least one alcohol containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the quantity of alcohol employed being such that the alcohol:etherifiable olefin molar ratio is at least 1:1, and b) a water washing step for the ether-containing product before recovery as a fuel.