Can post-ether C5 and post-ether C4 be mixed into the etherification reactor?
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Can post-ether C5 and post-ether C4 be mixed into the etherification reactor? What products are formed when they react with strongly acidic resin catalysts? What intense reactions occur in the reactor after the mixed feed is introduced?
Please clarify whether the etherification reactor is used in an MTBE plant or for the etherification of other light oils
The reactor catalysts and operating parameters for MTBE and TAME are similar. What I’m asking is: what effects will occur if the etherified products of both are fed into the reactor at the same time? Could adding a separate catalytic distillation column after the reactor help to separate the final products of both more effectively?
The C5 component in MTBE does not participate in the reaction, but it ends up mixed in with the MTBE product, which is why the MTBE becomes Unqualified
After etherification, C5 was not mixed with MTBE; in our case, ATME and MTBE are mixed inside the device. Now, isopentane is further removed from C5 after etherification; I’m not clear about what reactions will occur between C4 and C5 after etherification inside the reactor, and whether such a process has any value for recycling.
Does \"etherified C5\" refer to C5 after the etherification of light gasoline? Does \"etherified C4\" refer to C4 after MTBE etherification? What is the purpose of mixing these two materials together before feeding them into the etherification reactor?
No reaction occurs; C4 and C5 remain separate. There’s no point in feeding them into the reactor together, and separating them once mixed is difficult. MTBE cannot be sold on its own. Second, won’t the oxygen content in the oil increase?