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Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE PREPARATION OF TRIPTANE AND/OR TRIPTENE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002070440
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A continuous or semi-continuous process for the production of triptane and/or triptene from methanol and/or dimethyl ether in the presence in a reactor of an effective concentration of catalyst active for the conversion of methanol and/or dimethyl ether to triptane and/or triptene in which process co-produced water is separated from the catalyst as a vapour phase whilst the catalyst is retained in a liquid or solid phase. Preferably, the catalyst comprises zinc halide and is maintained in said reactor in an active form and an effective concentration. Apparatus for use in the process may comprise a reactor having at least one reaction zone and at least one separation zone.

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Inventors:
COOK STEVEN DAVID (GB)
COOPER JEREMY BERNARD (GB)
ELSTNER PETER JOHN (GB)
KAY RICHARD DANIEL (GB)
LAUGHTON ALAN (GB)
MORRIS GEORGE ERNEST (GB)
SMITH STEPHEN JAMES (GB)
SUNLEY JOHN GLENN (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2002/000843
Publication Date:
November 14, 2002
Filing Date:
February 27, 2002
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Assignee:
BP OIL INT (GB)
COOK STEVEN DAVID (GB)
COOPER JEREMY BERNARD (GB)
ELSTNER PETER JOHN (GB)
KAY RICHARD DANIEL (GB)
LAUGHTON ALAN (GB)
MORRIS GEORGE ERNEST (GB)
SMITH STEPHEN JAMES (GB)
SUNLEY JOHN GLENN (GB)
International Classes:
B01J19/24; C07B61/00; C07C1/20; C07C7/04; C07C7/09; C07C9/16; C07C11/02; C10L1/16; C10L1/18; (IPC1-7): C07C1/20
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