Systems and methods to produced branched aliphatic alcohols are described.
Systems may include a dehydrogenation-isomerization unit, an olefin
dimerization unit, an olefin isomerization unit, a hydroformylation unit,
a dehydrogenation unit, a hydrogenation unit and/or combinations thereof.
Methods for producing branched aliphatic alcohols may include
isomerization of olefins in a process stream. The isomerized olefins may
be hydroformylated to produce aliphatic alcohols. After hydroformylation
of the aliphatic alcohols, unreacted components from the hydroformylation
process may be separated from the aliphatic alcohols products. The
unreacted components from the hydroformylation process may be recycled
back into the main process stream or sent to other processing units.
Addition of multiple streams to the units may be performed to control
reaction conditions in the units.