CPC C07C 1/20 (2013.01) [C07C 7/04 (2013.01); C07C 7/10 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A system for producing a high purity isoamylene stream, the system comprising:
a purification zone comprising a divided wall distillation column configured to receive a crude tertiary amyl ether from a feed source, the divided wall distillation column configured to separate the crude tertiary amyl ether into an overhead lights stream, a bottom heavies stream, and a tertiary amyl ether containing side draw stream;
a decomposition reactor containing a decomposition catalyst configured to convert the tertiary amyl ether as a vapor into isoamylene and alcohol and to produce a reaction effluent;
a separation zone configured to receive the reaction effluent and to separate the reaction effluent into an alcohol stream, a vent stream, a heavy oxygenate stream, and an isoamylene product stream.
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