In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for producing epoxide gasoline blending components includes cracking, in a steam cracker, a hydrocarbon feed to form a first ethylene stream, a first propylene stream, and a C.sub.4 stream comprising isobutene and butadiene; reacting, in a methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) unit, the C.sub.4 stream with a methanol stream to form MTBE and a butadiene-rich C.sub.4 stream; selectively hydrogenating, in a butadiene unit, the butadiene-rich C.sub.4 stream to form a butene-rich C.sub.4 stream including butene-1, cis-butene-2, and trans-butene-2; producing, in an isononanol unit, isononanol and an olefin-rich stream from the butene-rich C.sub.4 stream; and oxidizing the olefin-rich stream in an oxidation unit by combining the olefin-rich stream with an oxidant stream and a catalyst composition to produce the epoxide gasoline blending components.

In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for producing epoxide gasoline blending components includes cracking, in a steam cracker, a hydrocarbon feed to form a first ethylene stream, a first propylene stream, and a C.sub.4 stream comprising isobutene and butadiene; reacting, in a methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) unit, the C.sub.4 stream with a methanol stream to form MTBE and a butadiene-rich C.sub.4 stream; selectively hydrogenating, in a butadiene unit, the butadiene-rich C.sub.4 stream to form a butene-rich C.sub.4 stream including butene-1, cis-butene-2, and trans-butene-2; producing, in an isononanol unit, isononanol and an olefin-rich stream from the butene-rich C.sub.4 stream; and oxidizing the olefin-rich stream in an oxidation unit by combining the olefin-rich stream with an oxidant stream and a catalyst composition to produce the epoxide gasoline blending components.

In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for producing epoxide gasoline blending components includes cracking, in a steam cracker, a hydrocarbon feed to form a first ethylene stream, a first propylene stream, and a C.sub.4 stream comprising isobutene and butadiene; reacting, in a methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) unit, the C.sub.4 stream with a methanol stream to form MTBE and a butadiene-rich C.sub.4 stream; selectively hydrogenating, in a butadiene unit, the butadiene-rich C.sub.4 stream to form a butene-rich C.sub.4 stream including butene-1, cis-butene-2, and trans-butene-2; producing, in an isononanol unit, isononanol and an olefin-rich stream from the butene-rich C.sub.4 stream; and oxidizing the olefin-rich stream in an oxidation unit by combining the olefin-rich stream with an oxidant stream and a catalyst composition to produce the epoxide gasoline blending components.

In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for producing epoxide gasoline blending components includes cracking, in a steam cracker, a hydrocarbon feed to form a first ethylene stream, a first propylene stream, and a C.sub.4 stream comprising isobutene and butadiene; reacting, in a methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) unit, the C.sub.4 stream with a methanol stream to form MTBE and a butadiene-rich C.sub.4 stream; selectively hydrogenating, in a butadiene unit, the butadiene-rich C.sub.4 stream to form a butene-rich C.sub.4 stream including butene-1, cis-butene-2, and trans-butene-2; producing, in an isononanol unit, isononanol and an olefin-rich stream from the butene-rich C.sub.4 stream; and oxidizing the olefin-rich stream in an oxidation unit by combining the olefin-rich stream with an oxidant stream and a catalyst composition to produce the epoxide gasoline blending components.

In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for producing alcohol gasoline blending components includes cracking, in a steam cracker, a hydrocarbon feed to form a first ethylene stream, a first propylene stream, and a C.sub.4 stream comprising isobutene and butadiene; reacting, in a methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) unit, the C.sub.4 stream with a methanol stream to form MTBE and a butadiene-rich C.sub.4 stream; selectively hydrogenating, in a butadiene unit, the butadiene-rich C.sub.4 stream to form a butene-rich C.sub.4 stream including butene-1, cis-butene-2, and trans-butene-2; producing, in an isononanol unit, isononanol and an olefin-rich stream from the butene-rich C.sub.4 stream; and hydrating the olefin-rich stream in a hydration unit by combining the olefin-rich stream with a water stream and a catalyst composition to produce the alcohol gasoline blending components.

In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for producing alcohol gasoline blending components includes cracking, in a steam cracker, a hydrocarbon feed to form a first ethylene stream, a first propylene stream, and a C.sub.4 stream comprising isobutene and butadiene; reacting, in a methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) unit, the C.sub.4 stream with a methanol stream to form MTBE and a butadiene-rich C.sub.4 stream; selectively hydrogenating, in a butadiene unit, the butadiene-rich C.sub.4 stream to form a butene-rich C.sub.4 stream including butene-1, cis-butene-2, and trans-butene-2; producing, in an isononanol unit, isononanol and an olefin-rich stream from the butene-rich C.sub.4 stream; and hydrating the olefin-rich stream in a hydration unit by combining the olefin-rich stream with a water stream and a catalyst composition to produce the alcohol gasoline blending components.

In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for producing epoxide gasoline blending components includes cracking, in a steam cracker, a hydrocarbon feed to form a first ethylene stream, a first propylene stream, and a C.sub.4 stream comprising isobutene and butadiene; reacting, in a methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) unit, the C.sub.4 stream with a methanol stream to form MTBE and a butadiene-rich C.sub.4 stream; selectively hydrogenating, in a butadiene unit, the butadiene-rich C.sub.4 stream to form a butene-rich C.sub.4 stream including butene-1, cis-butene-2, and trans-butene-2; producing, in an isononanol unit, isononanol and an olefin-rich stream from the butene-rich C.sub.4 stream; and hydrogenating the olefin-rich stream by combining the olefin-rich stream with a hydrogen stream and a catalyst composition to produce the paraffins.

In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for producing epoxide gasoline blending components includes cracking, in a steam cracker, a hydrocarbon feed to form a first ethylene stream, a first propylene stream, and a C.sub.4 stream comprising isobutene and butadiene; reacting, in a methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) unit, the C.sub.4 stream with a methanol stream to form MTBE and a butadiene-rich C.sub.4 stream; selectively hydrogenating, in a butadiene unit, the butadiene-rich C.sub.4 stream to form a butene-rich C.sub.4 stream including butene-1, cis-butene-2, and trans-butene-2; producing, in an isononanol unit, isononanol and an olefin-rich stream from the butene-rich C.sub.4 stream; and hydrogenating the olefin-rich stream by combining the olefin-rich stream with a hydrogen stream and a catalyst composition to produce the paraffins.

Provided is a process for converting an alkane to an alkene. The process comprises (a) contacting the alkane and either (i) an oxidizing electrophile comprising a main group element in oxidized form, or (ii) an oxidant and a reduced form of the oxidizing electrophile, in a liquid medium comprising an oxygen acid and optionally one or more additives selected from a non-oxidizable liquid, a salt additive, a Lewis acid, and water, to provide an oxidized intermediate and a reduced form of the oxidizing electrophile; (b) optionally separating the oxidized intermediate and the reduced form of the oxidizing electrophile; and (c) performing an elimination reaction on the oxidized intermediate to provide the alkene and the oxygen acid.

Provided is a process for converting an alkane to an alkene. The process comprises (a) contacting the alkane and either (i) an oxidizing electrophile comprising a main group element in oxidized form, or (ii) an oxidant and a reduced form of the oxidizing electrophile, in a liquid medium comprising an oxygen acid and optionally one or more additives selected from a non-oxidizable liquid, a salt additive, a Lewis acid, and water, to provide an oxidized intermediate and a reduced form of the oxidizing electrophile; (b) optionally separating the oxidized intermediate and the reduced form of the oxidizing electrophile; and (c) performing an elimination reaction on the oxidized intermediate to provide the alkene and the oxygen acid.