Producing tertiary ether/tertiary alcohol mixtures

摘要

Methyl t-butyl ether and/or t-amyl methyl ether is produced by reaction of methanol with a C4 and/or C5 tertiary olefin in the presence of deliberately added water, thereby co-producing the corresponding C4 and/or C5 tertiary alcohol. The product mixture is suitable for blending with hydrocarbon fuels.