Appeal No. 96-2339
Application 08/299,391
APPENDIX
17. A method for the continuous preparation of methyl
tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) from tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA)
and methanol (MeOH), which comprises the steps of:
a) continuously passing a feed mixture comprising
substantially peroxides-free tertiary butyl alcohol and
methanol through a methyl tertiary butyl ether etherification
reaction zone containing a bed of a TBA/MeOH etherification
catalyst under etherification reaction conditions to form an
etherification reaction product comprising unreacted methanol,
unreacted tertiary butyl alcohol, water, isobutylene and
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