Patent ID: 6784330
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: C01B,C07C

Abstract:
A process for producing ethylene, propylene and gasoline boiling range fuel product, the process comprising the steps ofi) providing methanol to a refinery comprising a FCC unit and an alkylation unit; ii) producing ethylene, propylene and butene in the FCC unit; iii) isolating ethylene and propylene produced in the FCC unit from butenes produced in the FCC unit; iv) converting the methanol to olefins comprising ethylene, propylene and butenes; v) isolating butenes produced in the step of converting from ethylene and propylene produced in the step of converting; and vi) supplying butene produced in the converting step and butene produced in the FCC unit to the alkylation unit to produce the gasoline boiling range fuel product.