Effects of Sorption Enhancement and Isobutene Formation on Etherification of Glycerol with tert -Butyl Alcohol in a Flow Reactor

The formation of byproducts in the react

The formation of byproducts in the reaction of synthesis of isopropyl tert-butyl ether from isopropyl alcohol and isobutene on an acidic macroporous copolymer

✍ J. Tejero; A. Calderón; F. Cunill; J.F. Izquierdo; M. Iborra 📂 Article 📅 1997 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 831 KB

The effect of temperature and of tire initial molar isopropanol-isobutene ratio, RNO, on byproducts formation in isopropyl reti-butyl ether (IPTBE) synthesis in the presence of tire resin Bayer K-2631 were determined. The formation of diisopropyl ether, diisobutene (2,4,4-trimethyl-I-pentene, and 2,