The bulk catalytic distillation technology developed by the Research Institute of Qilu Branch Company of SINOPEC for the production of methyl tert-butyl ether(MTBE)has significant advantages such as simplified structure,convenient operation and low investment costs.Application examples from numerous MTBE units in China have shown that this technolo-gy exhibits excellently in key performance indicators such as conversion rate,product purity and unit operation stability.Moreover,the results of capacity expansion and retrofitting of several domestic MTBE units have demonstrated that the use of the bulk catalytic distillation technology can significantly reduce retrofit investment costs and production costs.
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