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Process for making isooctenes from aqueous isobutanol

  • US 20090099401A1
  • Filed: 06/13/2007
  • Published: 04/16/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A process for making at least one isooctene comprising contacting a reactant comprising isobutanol and at least about 5% water (by weight relative to the weight of the water plus isobutanol) with at least one acid catalyst at a temperature of about 50 degrees C. to about 450 degrees C. and a pressure from about 0.1 MPa to about 20.7 MPa to produce a reaction product comprising said at least one isooctene, and recovering said at least one isooctene from said reaction product to obtain at least one recovered isooctene.

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