PROCESS INTENSIFICATION OF MTBE SYNTHESIS UNIT

摘要

A method of making methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and related systems are disclosed. The method can include supplying a C-4 hydrocarbon containing feed stream to a first distillation column to produce a first stream comprising isobutylene, reacting the first stream with methanol in at least one MTBE reactor to produce a second stream comprising MTBE, supplying the second stream to a second distillation column to produce a third stream comprising MTBE and a fourth stream comprising unreacted isobutylene, and supplying the fourth stream to the first distillation column.