| 摘要 |
A process is disclosed for the production of alkyl tertiary alkyl ether from alkanol and iso-olefin employing zeolite catalyst, particularly zeolite Beta, that results is a high ether selectivity and a significant reduction in the formation of olefin oligomer by-product. The improvement is realized by incorporating a catalyst pretreatment step in the overall etherification process. The zeolite catalyst pretreatment comprises either steaming or a hydrothermal treatment using liquid water at elevated temperature. The process is particularly effective in reducing the formation of dimer by-product in the zeolite Beta catalyzed process for the formation of MTBE with high selectivity. |
