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2 1US009422213B: 2) United States Patent (10) Patent No: US 9,422,213 B2 Bauer et al. (45) Date of Patent: Aug. 23, 2016 (54) METHOD FOR PRODUCING ETHER AND DEVICE SUITABLE THEREFOR 66) References Cited US. PATENT DOCUMENTS (71) Applicant: ‘THYSSENKRUPP INDUSTRIAL fear Ae aida SOLUTIONS AG, Essen (DE) 4802988 42198) Mucanse 200910025088 AI 12008 Dunet a (72) Inventors: Melanie Bauer, Essen (DE); Harald Kémpel, Nev-Isenburg (DE); Alexander POREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS Schule, Frankf (DF) (73) Assignoe: "THYSSENKRUPP INDUSTRIAL Br Ml aoa? a Ses SOLUTIONS AG, Essen (DE) wo 2ooso4iass AL 4/2006 WO dnlSoHISI6 AZ 32013 (4) Notice: Suibject to any disclaimer, the term of this (OTHER PUBLICATIONS patent is extended or adjusted under 35 USC. 15400) by 0 days German Langunge ltenational Search Report for leterationsl pent application No. PCT/EP2013/002702; mailing date Fey 21 (21) Appl. No: 14428,298 boi English Translation of latenaional Search Report fo International (2) PCTFiled: Sep. 10,2013 eet sean No, PCT EI013 002702 mag dt Fe. 21 English uanslaton of abstset for CN 101903328 (A), Dee. 1.2010. (66) PCTNo: — POTmPzo1/n02702 English transation of abr for DE: 1020111 14228441, Mia 28 Dols $371 ©), Utlmann’s Eneyelopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Fith Complete (Date: Mar. 13,2018 Revie Editon. vel A pp So 844 of 1987, sont English Language Abarat of EPO2708S2, 19 (87) PCT Pub, Nos Wo2014"040719 Fars, Mohammad etal; Modling and Opsiniation of MeOH t9 DME in bothermal Fixel-bot Reactor, Ineritional Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineeing 200, pp. 1-14; vl. 8, Anticle AT: The Barkly Econ Pros, Batley. CA, USA. PCT Pub. Date: Mar: 20, 2014 6) Prior Publication Data 201590232402 A1 Aug. 20,2015 * ited by examiner 0) Foreign Application Priority Data Primary Examiner — Pancha Bakshi (4) Auornes, Agen, or Firm—thysseakrupp North Sep. 15,2012 (DB) 102012018341 America, Ine G1) Inch om ABSTRACT care s109 2006.01) The present disclosure relates to 8 method! and apparats for core aa (2006.01) producing dimethyl eer by cataltie dehydration of metha- Bors 19724 (200601), ol. and by distillation of the dehydration product. ‘The ‘method is characterizedin that the catalytic dc ration takes place in atleast wo reation stages which are connected in Series and of whic fleas the is reaction stage is operated 19100103 2013.01); BOLI 2219/24 201301) dahatialy, wherein acooingofterexction pret takes (58) Field of Classification Search place atleast between the frst and the sevond reaction stages. oC 568/471, 472,618, 698 See application file for complet search history 414 Claims, 2 Drawing Sheets (2) US.CL CU7C 41709 (2013.01); BaLT 19245 (2013.01): €07C 44442 2013.01), BOIS U.S. Patent Aug. 23, 2016 Sheet 1 of 2 US 9,422,213 B2 Figure | U.S. Patent Aug. 23, 2016 Sheet 2 of 2 US 9,422,213 B2 Figure 2 US 9,422,213 B2 1 METHOD FOR PRODUCING DIMETHYL ETHER AND DEVICE SUITABLE THEREFOR (CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED "APPLICATIONS, ‘This application isa U.S. National Stage Entry of Intern tional Patent Application Serial Number PCT/EP2013) (002702, filed Sep. 10, 2013, which claims priority to German patent application no. DE 1020120183410 filed Sep. 15, 2012, the entire contents of both of which are incorporated herein by reference. FIELD ‘The invention relates to a process for preparing dimethyl ‘ether and a roaetor suitable for this purpose, BACKGROUND Dimethyl eer (hereinafer also refered to as “DME") is used in many fields in ncustrial prociction and by the private ‘consumer. Examples are the use as propellant, eg for hai spray or as starting material for chemical syntheses, efor > the preparation of dimethy! sulfate or Hight olefins (ethylene, propylene, butenes). In akliton, DME isa low-emission fuel ‘whichis wedasanaltemative to liquefied petroleum gas rom ‘rude oi (“LPG”) and can replace the ater in the log term, ‘Theuseas lo-emission fuel for diesel vehicles has also been tested successfully ina number of countries, DME is usually prepared from synthesis gs (Hand CO) obtained by reform- Ing of natural as or by gasification of coal or solids “The preparation of dimethyl ethers then fected either by

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