Open AccessDevelopment of a Process for the Acid‐Catalyzed Etherification of Glycerine and Isobutene Forming Glycerine Tertiary Butyl Ethers
Author(s) -
Behr A.,
Obendorf L.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
engineering in life sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1618-2863
pISSN - 1618-0240
DOI - 10.1002/1618-2863(20020709)2:7<185::aid-elsc185>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - catalysis , ether , organic chemistry , chemistry , octane , tertiary amine
Based on the synthesis of glycerine tertiary butyl ethers from glycerine, a process for the technical production of “higher ethers” (diether and triether) was developed. “Higher ethers” can be used as octane boosters for automotive fuel and are a promising alternative to methyl tertiary butyl ether. The new process, which makes it possible to almost completely convert glycerine and isobutene into the desired “higher ethers”, is compared with a process already applied for the production of glycerine ditertiary butyl ether.