摘要:
A start-up procedure for use in the disproportionation of co-fed hydrogen and toluene feedstock over a nickel mordenite catalyst containing between 1.0 - 1.5 weight per cent nickel and having a silica to alumina molar ratio of between 16:1 and 22:1. At reaction start-up, the hydrogen to toluene molar ratio is maintained at an unconventionally low level of between 0.5 and 3.3. With an initial temperature of 250°C and under pressure of 550 psig or greater, toluene disproportionation is effected resulting in desirably high selectivity to benzene product and simultaneously low selectivity to undesirable non-aromatic compound by-product.
摘要:
Ethylbenzene is produced by alkylation over a split load of monoclinic silicalite alkylation catalysts having different silica/alumina ratios. A feedstock containing benzene and ethylene is applied to a multi-stage alkylation reaction zone having a plurality of series-connected catalyst beds. At least one catalyst bed contains a first monoclinic silicalite catalyst having a silica/alumina ratio of at least 275. At least one other catalyst bed contains a second monoclinic silicalite catalyst having a silica/alumina ratio of less than about 275. The alkylation reaction zone is operated at temperature and pressure conditions in which the benzene is in a gaseous phase to cause gas-phase alkylation of the aromatic substrate in the presence of the monoclinic silicalite catalysts to produce an alkylation product. The alkylation product is then withdrawn from the reaction zone for separation and recovery. The use of the split load of catalyst allows a higher purity ethylbenzene product to be produced at improved efficiencies than if only one of the catalysts were used by itself.
摘要:
A process for the alkylation of an aromatic substrate over a molecular sieve zeolite catalyst involving supplying an aromatic substrate to a reaction zone containing the catalyst. The molecular sieve catalyst is an effective aromatic alkylation catalyst and comprises a modified zeolite beta alkylation catalyst having an intergrowth of a ZSM-12 crystalline framework within the crystalline framework of zeolite beta. An alkylating agent is also supplied to the reaction zone which is operated under temperature and pressure conditions effective to cause alkylation of the aromatic substrate by the alklating agent. An alkylated substrate is recovered from the reaction zone. A specific catalyst used in the invention is characterized by an x-ray diffraction pattern characteristic of zeolite beta and having a maximum peak at an interplanar spacing D of 4.0/±0.1A and secondary peaks S 1 at a D spacing of 11.4±.2A, S 2 at a D spacing of 4.2±.1A and a secondary doublet S 3 , S 4 at D spacings within the range of about 3.0-3.4±.1A, and further comprising a first secondary peak characteristic of ZSM-12 occurring at an interplanar spacing D 10.0±2A and additional secondary peaks characteristic of ZSM-12 at D spacings less than the D spacing of said primary peak but greater than the D spacing of said doublet S 3 , S 4 . Specifically, the aromatic substrate is benzene and the alkylating agent is a C 2 -C 4 alkylating agent, specifically ethylene. In a specific embodiment of the invention, there is provided a process for the production of ethylbenzene by the liquid phase ethylation of benzene. In this embodiment of the invention, benzene and an ethylating agent are supplied to a reaction zone comprising a modified zeolite beta alkylation catalyst. The reaction zone is operated under temperature and pressure conditions to maintain the benzene in the liquid phase to cause monoethylation of the benzene under conditions which the xylene produced in the reaction zone is no more than 0.05 wt.% based upon the amount of ethylbenzene produced. The toluene in the reaction zone is no more than 0.1 wt.% based upon the amount of ethylbenzene produced.
摘要:
A start-up procedure for use in the disproportionation of co-fed hydrogen and toluene feedstock over a nickel mordenite catalyst containing between 1.0 - 1.5 weight per cent nickel and having a silica to alumina molar ratio of between 16:1 and 22:1. At reaction start-up, the hydrogen to toluene molar ratio is maintained at an unconventionally low level of between 0.5 and 3.3. With an initial temperature of 250°C and under pressure of 550 psig or greater, toluene disproportionation is effected resulting in desirably high selectivity to benzene product and simultaneously low selectivity to undesirable non-aromatic compound by-product.
摘要:
A metal modified alkylation catalyst comprising a lanthanum/beta zeolite is provided, The lanthanum/beta zeolite has a surface area based upon the crystalline structure of the lanthanum/beta zeolite of at least 600m 2 /g and a sodium content in the crystalline structure of the lanthanum/beta zeolite of less than 0,04 weight percent Na 2 O. A process for the preparation and utilization of the lanthanum/beta zeolite is also provided. The process is particularly useful for the alkylation of an aromatic substrate in the liquid phase by a low molecular weight alkylating agent. A specific process involves the alkylation of benzene with ethylene to produce ethylbenzene. The process is carried out in the liquid phase and at alkylation condition under which the xylene make, based upon the amount of ethylbenzene produced, is no more than 0.03 weight percent.