Abstract: Novel reactor design allows to provide a new and optimum sulfuric acid alkylation process which is operated at low temperature to provide all the benefits, with no complex mixing devices and cumbersome internals which have to be installed through manways. The novel art provided in this embodiment, provides novel Eductor mixing device, and auto refrigeration absorption rather than compression, and makes alkylate product which has a better octane, lower acid consumption and lower capital and operating costs. The reaction of C3 to C5 Olefins with Isobutane in the presence of 90 to 95% sulfuric acid concentration in this novel reactor design provides the low temperature (essentially under isothermal conditions) operation which has advantages over conventional processes of good product quality band low acid consumption.

Abstract: A process for producing ethers by reacting alcohols and olefins in successive catalytic stages is disclosed. The process includes alternating catalytic reaction stages and separation stages.

Abstract: A sweet microwave popcorn product is provided that can be prepared by the consumer in a single step. The product comprises a microwaveable container; a plurality of unpopped corn kernels in the container; and a plurality of sugar pellets in the container. Each sugar pellet comprises sugar in an amount of at least about 15% by weight, based on the total weight of the sugar pellet. The sugar pellets are substantially free of an emulsifying agent.

Abstract: A process for the production of gasoline stocks wherein lower molecular weight olefins are first oligomerized and the oligomers then hydrogenated. In the first instance the oligomerization is carried out in a single pass fixed bed boiling point reactor. The oligomers are then hydrogenated in a distillation column reactor.

Abstract: The overheads from an etherification distillation column reactor containing unreacted alcohol and isoolefin are fed to a finishing reactor and then a portion of the effluent from the finishing reactor is returned to the distillation column reactor.

Abstract: A process is provided for selective etherification of iC.sub.4 =with EtOH to form ETBE in a distillation column reactor containing a fixed bed acid cation exchange resin as a catalytic distillation structure in a reaction distillation zone combined with a straight pass fixed bed reactor. A C.sub.4 feed containing isobutene is mixed with the total liquid downflow from the catalytic distillation reactor and passed to a straight pass fixed bed reactor, where up to about 85% of the isobutene is reacted with ethanol in the distillation column reactor effluent. This stream is returned to the distillation column reactor at a point below where the liquid downflow is withdrawn and then fractionated on conventional trays to remove ETBE as a bottom product.