Abstract: The present invention relates to a plant and a process for producing propylene at least one oxygenate, comprising a reactor for converting the reactant mixture into a product mixture which comprises propylene and also aliphatic and aromatic C5+ hydrocarbons, at least one distillation column for removing a C5+ stream, the C5+ stream comprising at least 90 wt % of the aliphatic and aromatic C5+ hydrocarbons of the product mixture, an extractive distillation column for separating the C5+ stream into an aromatics stream and an aliphatics stream, the aliphatics stream comprising at least 90 wt % of the aliphatics of the C5+ stream, and the aromatics stream comprising at least 90 wt % of the aromatics of the C5+ stream, and an aliphatics recycle line for at least partial recycling of the aliphatics stream to the reactor. According to the invention, an aromatics recycle line is provided which returns the aromatics stream at least partially as extractant into the extractive distillation column.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for recycling intermediate product streams of at least gasoline from the MTP plant to the steam cracker plant for processing with the feedstock of the steam cracker plant to generate a higher percentage of ethylene and propylene. The steam cracker feedstock can be ethane.

Abstract: A process for producing short-chain olefins by conversion of oxygenates in a multi-stage fixed-bed reactor, in which the individual stages for reaction zones are covered with beds of a granular, form-selective zeolite catalyst and the feed mixture containing oxygenates is added distributed over the reaction stages. An increase of the availability of the fixed-bed reactor for the olefin production with the same or an increased yield of short-chain olefins is achieved in that one or more reaction zones are charged with a distinctly reduced mass flow of the feed mixture containing oxygenates, wherein the reduced mass flow fraction is distributed over other reaction zones.

Abstract: A process for producing olefins from oxygenates includes the following steps: (i) heterogeneously catalyzed conversion of at least one oxygenate to a stream containing propylene, aromatics and cyclic olefins, (ii) at least partial hydrogenation of the aromatics and cyclic olefins to naphthenes, and (iii) at least partial recirculation of the naphthenes into the heterogeneously catalyzed conversion.

Abstract: A process for producing olefins from oxygenates can include the following steps: (i) heterogeneously catalyzed conversion of at least one oxygenate to a product stream containing C2 olefins, C3 olefins, C4 olefins, C5/6 hydrocarbon compounds, and C7+ hydrocarbon compounds; and (ii) separation of a propylene stream consisting of C3 olefins for at least 95 wt-%, wherein at least 10 wt-% of the propylene stream are recirculated into process step (i).

Abstract: There is proposed a process for producing short-chain olefins by conversion of oxygenates in a multi-stage fixed-bed reactor (OTO reactor) with reaction zones each operated adiabatically, in which the individual stages or reaction zones are covered with beds of a granular, form-selective zeolite catalyst which previously has been subjected to a steam pretreatment in an external, isothermally or quasi-isothermally operated steam pretreatment reactor. By means of the external steam pretreatment according to the invention, higher lifetimes of the catalyst used are obtained as compared to a steam pretreatment in the OTO reactor. The availability of the OTO reactor for the olefin production is increased.

Abstract: A process for producing olefins from oxygenates comprises the following steps: (i) heterogeneously catalyzed conversion of at least one oxygenate to an entire stream containing propylene, aromatics and cyclic olefins; (ii) olefin interconversion of at least a part of the entire stream; (iii) separation of a stream rich in aromatics from the reaction product of the olefin interconversion; and (iv) hydrogenation of the stream rich in aromatics.

Abstract: A process for producing short-chain olefins by conversion of oxygenates in a multi-stage fixed-bed reactor, in which the individual stages for reaction zones are covered with beds of a granular, form-selective zeolite catalyst and the feed mixture containing oxygenates is added distributed over the reaction stages. An increase of the availability of the fixed-bed reactor for the olefin production with the same or an increased yield of short-chain olefins is achieved in that one or more reaction zones are charged with a distinctly reduced mass flow of the feed mixture containing oxygenates, wherein the reduced mass flow fraction is distributed over other reaction zones.

Abstract: A process of producing a catalyst based on pentasil-type crystalline aluminosilicate is described, including the steps of (a) treating hydrous aluminium oxide with an aqueous, acid-containing medium, (b) mixing the hydrous aluminium oxide treated with aqueous, acid-containing medium from step (a) with an H-zeolite and (c) calcining the mixture obtained in step (b). In addition, a catalyst is disclosed which is obtained by such a process, as well as its use in CMO and OTO processes.