Olefin upgrading process with guard bed regeneration

a technology of olefin upgrading and guard bed, which is applied in the direction of hydrocarbon oil treatment products, physical/chemical process catalysts, bulk chemical production, etc., can solve the problems of increasing the pressure drop across the reactor, reducing the activity of the refinery, and not being able to divert petroleum fuels and lubricants to petrochemical uses
US20080029437A1Inactive Publication Date: 2008-02-07EXXON RES & ENG CO
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US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
EXXON RES & ENG CO
Publication Date
2008-02-07
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Abstract

A process for the regeneration of materials used in the guard beds preceding the reactors used in an olefin conversion process which converts olefinic refinery streams to higher boiling hydrocarbon products by polymerization (oligomerization) or alkylation of aromatics including benzene. Products of the process may include olefin oligomers and alkylaromatics in the gasoline boiling range as well as alkylaromatic petrochemicals such as cumene and ethylbenzene. The process is integrated with the olefin conversion process to ensure continuous operation of the olefin conversion without sending the feedstock containing the contaminant(s) to the reactor. The process uses reaction products from the olefin conversion process to regenerate the guard bed material and so is economically attractive since it does not require the use of separate purge, regeneration feed and separation systems. A plurality of guard beds is used, each containing a material which removes catalyst poisons. The guard beds are operated on a swing system in which one or more beds is kept on stream to remove the contaminant(s) while one or more of the remaining beds is being purged or regenerated. In this way, continuity of operation is assured. The regeneration medium is a product stream from the olefin conversion process.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 834,804, filed 2 Aug. 2006.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] This invention relates to a method for the regeneration of guard bed sorbents and catalysts used in light olefin polymerization and alkylation processes for the production of gasoline boiling range motor fuel.

[0003] The present application is related to the following previously filed applications which describe related catalytic processes used for making gasoline boiling range liquid hydrocarbon products:U.S. Ser. No. 11 / 362,257, filed 27 Feb. 2006, “Gasoline Production by Olefin Polymerization”.U.S. Ser. No. 11 / 362,128, filed 27 Feb. 2006, “Gasoline Production By Olefin Polymerization With Aromatics Alkylation”U.S. Ser. No. 11 / 362,256, filed 27 Feb. 2006, “Process for Making High Octane Gasoline with Reduced Benzene Content”U.S. Ser. No. 11 / 362,255, filed 27 Feb. 2006, “Vapor Phase Aromatics Alkylati...

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