PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR PREPARING GLYCEROL TERT-BUTYL ETHERS FROM GLYCEROL AND ISOBUTYLENE

摘要

A process for generating a glycerol tert-butyl ether is provided. The process includes feeding glycerol and isobutylene into a reactor and reacting glycerol with isobutylene to obtain a glycerol tert-butyl ether through an etherification reaction. The reactor includes an acid catalyst, and the reactor is configured at a temperature and a pressure at which isobutylene is in a gaseous phase and glycerol is in a liquid phase. Additional processes and systems for generating glycerol tert-butyl ethers are also provided.