Process for dehydrating methanol to dimethyl ether

摘要

A process for dehydrating methanol to dimethyl ether using a Brønsted acid catalyst which is a 1-dimensional or a 3-dimensional aluminosilicate zeolite or a heteropolyacid, and a promoter of Formula I CnH(2n+1)CO2CH3 wherein n=1 to 11 or Formula II CmH2m(CO2CH3)2 wherein m=2 to 7 and the molar ratio of promoter to methanol is maintained at less than 1.