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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2010
Applicant:
William M. Cross, Jr., Kemah, TX (US);
Inventor:
William M. Cross, Jr., Kemah, TX (US);
Assignee:
Catalytic Distillation Technologies, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 1/213 (2006.01); C07C 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 11/02 (2013.01); C07C 1/213 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for the conversion of an alcohol to an olefin is disclosed. The process may include: contacting at least one C2 to C5 alcohol with an organic acid in the presence of an esterification catalyst to convert at least a portion of the at least one C2 to C5 alcohol and the organic acid to an ester; at least one of catalytically and thermally degrading the ester to form an organic acid and an olefin.