Isobutene Economic data

Pxcxn cnoM of isobi/tane and isobutene. Economic data (France condiuons, mid-1986)... 

Tables 3.10, 3.11 and 3.12 provide economic data on techniques for the selective hydrogenation of butadiene contained in a C4 cut, on the processes for the separation and manufacture of isobutene, and on those relative to the production of n-butenes.

The economic data concerning the production of isobutane by vapor phase n-butane isomerization, with and without recycling of unconverted n-butane, and concerning the production of isobutene by dehydrogenation, by the three main current industrial processes, are given in Table 6.5 a. The corresponding feed and product compositions are given in Table 6.5 b. 

The process involves the dehydrogenation of isobutane to isobutene which is reacted with methanol to produce MTBE. Particular attention should be given to the dehydrogenation reactor design and operation. Technical and economic data for the design are attached. 

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