Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for producing benzene, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hydrocracking feed stream comprising C5-C12 hydrocarbons, (b) contacting the hydrocracking feed stream in the presence of hydrogen with a hydrocracking catalyst comprising 0.01-1 wt-% hydrogenation metal in relation to the total catalyst weight and a zeolite having a pore size of 5-8 A and a silica (Si02) to alumina (AI2O3) molar ratio of 5-200 under process conditions including a temperature of 425-580° C., a pressure of 300-5000 kPa gauge and a Weight Hourly Space Velocity of 0.1-15 h−1 to produce a hydrocracking product stream comprising benzene, toluene and C8+ hydrocarbons, (c) separating benzene, toluene and the C8+ hydrocarbons from the hydrocracking product stream and (d) selectively recycling back at least part of the toluene from the separated products of step (c) to be included in the hydrocracking feed stream.process for producing benzene from a c5-c12 hydrocarbon mixture
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for producing benzene comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hydrocracking feed stream comprising C5-C12 hydrocarbons, (b) contacting the hydrocracking feed stream in the presence of hydrogen with a hydrocracking catalyst under process conditions including a temperature of 425-580° C., a pressure of 300-5000 kPa gauge and a Weight Hourly Space Velocity of 3-30 h−1 to produce a hydrocracking product stream comprising BTX and (c) separating the BTX from the hydrocracking product stream, wherein the hydrocracking catalyst comprises a shaped body comprising a zeolite and a binder and a hydrogenation metal deposited on the shaped body, wherein the amount of the hydrogenation metal is 0.010-0.30 wt-% with respect to the total catalyst and wherein the zeolite is ZSM-5 having a silica (SiO2) to alumina (Al2O3) molar ratio of 25-75.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for producing benzene comprising the steps of: a) separating a source feedstream comprising C5-C12 hydrocarbons including benzene and alkylbenzenes into a first feedstream comprising a higher proportion of benzene than the source feedstream and a second feedstream comprising a lower proportion of benzene than the source feedstream and subsequently, b) contacting the first feedstream in the presence of hydrogen with a first hydrocracking catalyst comprising 0.01-1 wt-% hydrogenation metal in relation to the total catalyst weight and a zeolite having a pore size of 5-8 Å and a silica (SiO2) to alumina (Al2O3) molar ratio of 5-200 under first process conditions to produce a first product stream comprising benzene, wherein the first process conditions include a temperature of 425-580° C., a pressure of 300-5000 kPa gauge and a Weight Hourly Space Velocity of 0.1-15 h−1, and c) contacting the second feedstream with hydrogen under second process conditions to produce a second product stream comprising benzene, wherein i) the second process conditions are suitable for hydrocracking and step (c) involves contacting the second feedstream in the presence of hydrogen with a second hydrocracking catalyst comprising 0.01-1 wt-% hydrogenation metal in relation to the total catalyst weight and a zeolite having a pore size of 5-8 Å and a silica (SiO2) to alumina (Al2O3) molar ratio of 5-200 under the second process conditions which include a temperature of 300-600° C., a pressure of 300-5000 kPa gauge and a Weight Hourly space Velocity of 0.1-15 h−1, ii) the second process conditions are suitable for toluene disproportionation and involve contracting the second feedstream with a toluene disproportionation catalyst, or iii) the second process conditions are suitable for hydrodealkylation.
Abstract translation:本发明涉及一种生产苯的方法,包括以下步骤:a)将包含C 5 -C 12烃(包括苯和烷基苯)的源原料流分离成包含比源原料流更高比例的苯的第一进料流,以及包含 苯的比例低于源原料流,随后b)使氢存在下的第一进料流与相对于总催化剂重量的包含0.01-1重量%氢化金属的第一加氢裂化催化剂和具有孔径的沸石 并且在第一工艺条件下,二氧化硅(SiO 2)与氧化铝(Al 2 O 3)摩尔比为5-200,以产生包含苯的第一产物流,其中第一工艺条件包括425-580℃的温度 ,压力为300-5000kPa表压,重量每小时空速为0.1-15h-1,和c)使第二进料流与氢在第二过程 以产生包含苯的第二产物流,其中i)第二工艺条件适用于加氢裂化,步骤(c)包括在氢存在下使第二进料流与第二加氢裂化催化剂接触,所述第二加氢裂化催化剂包含0.01-1重量%氢化 相对于总催化剂重量的金属和在第二工艺条件下的孔径为5-8和二氧化硅(SiO 2)与氧化铝(Al 2 O 3)摩尔比为5-200的沸石,其包括温度为300-600 ℃,压力为300-5000kPa表压,重量小时空间速度为0.1-15h-1,ii)第二工艺条件适用于甲苯歧化,并涉及用甲苯歧化催化剂收缩第二进料流,或 iii)第二工艺条件适用于加氢脱烷基化。
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for producing benzene comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hydrocracking feed stream comprising C 5 -C 12 hydrocarbons, (b) contacting the hydrocracking feed stream in the presence of hydrogen with a hydrocracking catalyst under process conditions including a temperature of 425-580°C, a pressure of 300-5000 kPa gauge and a Weight Hourly Space Velocity of 3-30 h -1 to produce a hydrocracking product stream comprising BTX and (c) separating the BTX from the hydrocracking product stream, wherein the hydrocracking catalyst comprises a shaped body comprising a zeolite and a binder and a hydrogenation metal deposited on the shaped body, wherein the amount of the hydrogenation metal is 0.010-0.30 wt-% with respect to the total catalyst and wherein the zeolite is ZSM-5 having a silica (SiO 2 ) to alumina (Al 2 O 3 ) molar ratio of 25-75.