Abstract:
This invention relates to a process for the production of an alcohol, the process comprising (a) reacting an olefin and water in the presence of a catalyst under conditions sufficient to form a crude alcohol stream comprising alcohol, and a dialkyl ether; (b) separating at least a portion of the crude alcohol stream into an alcohol-containing stream and a dialkyl ether stream; (c) contacting at least a portion of the dialkyl ether stream with an ether decomposition catalyst, the ether decomposition catalyst comprising a mixed metal oxide having the following composition XmYnZpOq where X is at least one metal selected from Group 4 of the Periodic Table of Elements, Y is at least one metal selected from Group 3 (including the Lanthanides and Actinides) and Group 6 of the Periodic Table of Elements and Z is at least one metal selected from Groups 7, 8, and 11 of the Periodic Table of Elements; m, n, p, and q are the atomic ratios of their respective components and, when m is 1, n is from about 0.01 to about 0.75, p is from 0 to about 0.1, and q is the number of oxygen atoms necessary to satisfy the valence of the other components, to form a crude dialkyl ether decomposition stream comprising alcohol and olefin; (d) recovering at least a portion of the olefin from the crude dialkyl ether decomposition stream; and (e) recycling at least a portion of the olefin recovered in step (d) to step (a).
Abstract:
A porous crystalline material is described having the chabazite framework type and having a composition involving the molar relationship: X2O3:(n)YO2, wherein X is a trivalent element, such as aluminum, boron, iron, indium, and/or gallium; Y is a tetravalent element such as silicon, tin, titanium and/or germanium; and n is greater than 100 and typically greater than 200, such as about 300 to about 4000, for example from about 400 to about 1200. The material is synthesized in a fluoride medium and exhibits activity and selectivity in the conversion of methanol to lower olefins, especially ethylene and propylene.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of making Group 3 and Group 4 mixed metal oxide catalyst suitable for the decomposition of ethers to alkenes and alkanols. In an embodiment, it relates to a method of making a cerium-zirconium mixed metal oxide catalyst. In an embodiment, the catalyst made by the process of the invention is used for the production of isopropanol (IPA) from isopropyl ether (IPE).
Abstract:
An ethylbenzene conversion catalyst is described which comprises a molecular sieve and a hydrogenation metal, wherein the catalyst exhibits a benzene hydrogenation activity at 100° C. of less than about 100 and a metal dispersion, as measured by hydrogen chemisorption, greater than 0.4 and wherein the molecular sieve is steamed to an alpha value of less than 400 prior to incorporation of the palladium with the molecular sieve.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for producing alkylated aromatic hydrocarbons, preferably with an oxygen or sulfur containing alkylating agent, in the presence of a multi-component molecular sieve catalyst composition that includes a molecular sieve and an active metal oxide. The invention is also directed to methods of making and formulating the multi-component molecular sieve catalyst composition useful in producing alkylated aromatics.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a catalyst composition, a method of making the same and its use in the conversion of a feedstock, preferably an oxygenated feedstock, into one or more olefin(s), preferably ethylene and/or propylene The catalyst composition comprises a molecular sieve and at least one oxide of a metal selected from Group 3 of the Periodic Table of Elements, the Lanthanide series of elements and the Actinide series of elements.
Abstract:
A process is described for converting an oxygenate-containing feedstock into one or more olefins in a reactor system including a plurality of fixed bed reactors each containing a catalyst composition comprising a molecular sieve and at least one metal oxide having an uptake of carbon dioxide at 100° C. of at least 0.03 mg/m2 of the metal oxide. Each reactor is sequentially rotated between at least one operating mode, wherein the catalyst composition in the reactor is contacted with the oxygenate-containing feedstock, and a regeneration mode, wherein the catalyst composition in the reactor is contacted with a regeneration medium.
Abstract translation:描述了一种在含有含氧化合物的原料转化为一种或多种烯烃的方法,该反应器系统包括多个固定床反应器,每个反应器均含有包含分子筛和至少一种二氧化碳吸收量的至少一种金属氧化物, 至少为0.03mg / m 2的金属氧化物。 每个反应器在至少一个操作模式之间依次旋转,其中反应器中的催化剂组合物与含氧化合物的原料接触,再生模式,其中反应器中的催化剂组合物与再生介质接触。
Abstract:
A process is disclosed for producing α-methylstyrene, acetone, and phenol wherein the amount of α-methylstyrene produced may be controlled by selectively converting a portion of the cumene hydroperoxide to dimethyl phenyl carbinol, the hydrated form of α-methylstyrene. The dimethyl phenyl carbinol thus produced will lead to increased production of α-methylstyrene upon dehydration in the acid cleavage unit of the phenol plant. By controlling the fraction of the cumene hydroperoxide reduced to dimethyl phenyl carbinol, the amount of α-methylstyrene produced in the plant can be continuously set to meet the demand of the market for α-methylstyrene. Also disclosed is a non-acidic catalyst for reduction of cumene hydroperoxide.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a conversion process of a feedstock, preferably an oxygenated feedstock, into one or more olefin(s), preferably ethylene and/or propylene, in the presence of a molecular sieve catalyst composition that includes a molecular sieve and a Group 3 metal oxide and/or an oxide of a Lanthanide or Actinide series element. The invention is also directed to methods of making and formulating the molecular sieve catalyst composition useful in a conversion process of a feedstock into one or more olefin(s).
Abstract:
A process for producing phenol and acetone from cumene hydroperoxide is described in which the cumene hydroperoxide is contacted with a solid-acid catalyst comprising a mixed oxide of cerium and a Group IVB metal.