Iso-hexanes and Isopentane: Light Straight-Run Gasoline Isomerised over Platinum-Alumina with Hydrogen (Gulf, US 3,071,535)

The lightest straight-run gasoline is mostly straight-chain pentane and hexane, of low octane. Rearranged into their branched forms over a platinum catalyst with hydrogen, they become isopentane and iso-hexanes, high in both research and motor octane. Result (Gulf's example, barrels per day): from 7,549 of light straight-run gasoline, 2,873 of isopentane and 2,792 of iso-hexanes, plus 1,796 of isoheptanes split off beforehand. Source: Condrasky & Glazier, US 3,071,535 (Gulf, filed 1959). Not given: temperature, pressure, space velocity. Hydrogen and light hydrocarbons: fire risk. Picture drawn by Youblob.

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Split off the isoheptanes

Prefractionate the light straight-run gasoline (C5-190 °F, 7,549 barrels a day) to separate isoheptanes and heavier, 1,796, which go to hydrogen treating, from the C5-C6 paraffins.

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경질 직류 휘발유7549 parts by volume

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Split the C5-C6 into pentane and hexane cuts

Distil the C5-C6 fraction into a concentrated normal-pentane cut and a cut concentrated in normal hexane and methylpentanes.

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Isomerise each cut over platinum-alumina with hydrogen

Isomerise the two cuts separately over a halogen-promoted platinum-alumina catalyst with hydrogen. Gulf uses off-gas from its platinum reformer, 360,000 cubic feet a day. Gulf gives no temperature or pressure.

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Fractionate and recycle the unconverted

Fractionate the reactor effluent. Send unconverted normal pentane, normal hexane and methylpentanes back to the reactors. Keep the isopentane (2,873) and iso-hexanes (2,792) for blending; 156 goes to fuel gas.

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