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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2003
Sebastian C. Reyes, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Venkatesan V. Krishnan, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Gregory J. Demartin, Flemington, NJ (US);
John Henry Sinfelt, Oldwick, NJ (US);
Karl G. Strohmaier, Port Murray, NJ (US);
Jose Guadalupe Santiesteban, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Sebastian C. Reyes, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Venkatesan V. Krishnan, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Gregory J. DeMartin, Flemington, NJ (US);
John Henry Sinfelt, Oldwick, NJ (US);
Karl G. Strohmaier, Port Murray, NJ (US);
Jose Guadalupe Santiesteban, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a separation process for producing a methanol, ethanol and/or dimethyl ether stream from a first stream containing C+ hydrocarbons. The first stream comprises C+ hydrocarbons, methanol, ethanol and/or dimethyl ether. The process comprises the step of passing the first stream through an adsorbent bed having a crystalline microporous material that preferentially adsorbs methanol, ethanol and/or dimethyl ether over the C+ hydrocarbons.