MTBE Production from Crude C4s - Cost Analysis - MTBE E11A

Book excerpt: This report presents a cost analysis of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) production from a crude C4s raffinate-1 stream and methanol The process examined is similar to UOP's Ethermax process for isobutylene etherification. In this process the etherification reaction is conducted in two steps, the first step being a conventional reactor and the second a reactive distillation column. Other established commercial etherification processes with similar configuration, like CBI's CDMTBE, Axens' MTBE Process and Evonik's MTBE Process may as well be represented by the economic analysis presented in this report. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): Bertau, M., et al., 2014, Methanol: The Basic Chemical and Energy Feedstock of the Future, 1st edition Keywords: Etherification Reaction, Fluid Catalytic Cracking, Crude C4, Steam Cracking C4