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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas I. Evans, Glenmoore, PA (US);
Lawrence J. Karas, West Chester, PA (US);
Ramesh Rameswaran, Exton, PA (US);
Assignee:
Arco Chemical Technology, l.p., Greenville, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 2/74 ; C07C 2/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 2/74 ; C07C 2/08 ;
Abstract
A process is provided for the production of a gasoline blending fraction rich in isooctane by the dimerization of isobutylene using tertiary butyl alcohol modifier and lower alkane diluent; advantageously the isobutylene is derived from the dehydration of tertiary butyl alcohol.