EINSTUFIGES VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON METHYL-TERT.BUTYLETHER.

摘要

A method is disclosed wherein t-butanol is reacted with methanol in a reaction zone in the presence of a catalyst to provide methyl-tert-butyl ether and the improvement of accomplishing the reaction in one-step which comprises: a. using a catalyst selected from the group consisting of acidic aluminas, acidic silicas, or combinations thereof and zeolites containing alumina or silica, and acidic clay mineral catalysts; b. continuously contacting said t-butanol and methanol in a molar amount of about 0.1 to 10 moles of methanol per mole of t-butanol with said catalyst at a temperature of about 20 DEG C to about 250 DEG C and a pressure of about atmospheric to about 1000 psig to obtain the methyl-tert-butyl product. n