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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7351328 | Desulfurization and novel process for same A composition comprising a metal oxide and a promoter, wherein at least a portion of the promoter is present as a reduced valence promoter, and methods of preparing such composition are disclosed. The thus-obtained composition is employed in a desulfurization zone t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7030285 | Alkylation process A side-chain of a substituted aromatic compound is alkylated by reacting the aromatic compound with an alkylating agent in the presence of a catalyst. The catalyst comprises a restructured smectite clay to which basic ions are incorporated by ion-exchange. The restr... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6939998 | Preparation of 5-tert-butyl-metaxylene using a solid active clay catalyst Alkylation of metaxylene with isobutylene using a solid active clay catalyst produces 5-tert-butyl-metaxylene with high isomer selectivity with respect to 4-tert-butyl-metaxylene. The process is controlled to extend catalyst life and significantly reduce environment... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6420305 | Solid acid catalyst, method for producing the same and reaction method using the same A method for producting a solid acid catalyst is provided which produces a shaped material of a solid acid catalyst containing a sulfureous component but have a high activity and having a practically sufficient handleability and mechanical strength involv... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6388156 | Direct selective synthesis of para-xylene by reacting an aromatic compound with a methylating agent formed from CO, Co2 and H2 It has been discovered that para-xylene (PX) can be synthesized with improved selectivity by reacting an aromatic compound such as toluene and/or benzene with a reactant(s) such as a combination of hydrogen and carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide and/or... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6172274 | Solid catalyst alkylation process using a wetting zone A solid catalyst alkylation process that wets catalyst particles with the alkylation substrate prior to introducing the catalyst particles to a liquid phase alkylation reactor is disclosed. A vapor stream from the wetting step that comprises the alkylatio... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6169219 | Alkylation of aromatics with removal of polymeric byproducts Detergent-quality linear alkylaromatics are recovered from an alkylation reactor effluent containing polymeric byproducts, such as dimers and trimers of the olefinic feedstock. The effluent stream passes to another reactor operating at a higher temperatur... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6010617 | Process for producing non-carcinogenic coal-tar-derived products A process for reducing the mutagenicity of a coal-tar-based product containing polynuclear aromatic compounds. The process includes the step of contacting the coal-tar-based product in the presence of an alkylating agent with an acid catalyst under alkyla... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5977424 | Catalyst and process for preparing long chain alkyl-aromatic compounds A catalyst is disclosed which comprises a clay belonging to the family of smectites, containing multi-metal pillars, together with a process which uses such a catalyst for the alkylation of aromatic hydrocarbons by means of long chain linear olefins. The ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5962760 | Alkylation of aromatics using a metal cation-modified friedel-crafts type catalyst A process for the alkylation of aromatic compounds with an olefin or alkyl halide having from 1 to 24 carbon atoms utilizes a novel catalyst comprising: a) a refractory inorganic oxide, b) the reaction product of a first metal halide and bound surface hyd... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5922922 | Process for producing an alkylated, non-oxygen-containing aromatic hydrocarbon An alkylated aromatic hydrocarbon is produced having the following properties: (a) less than 40 wt. % of the alkylated aromatic hydrocarbon is 2-aryl; and (b) at least 20 wt. % of the alkylated aromatic hydrocarbon is a monoalkylate. That alkylated aromat... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5804690 | Selective monomethylation of aromatics with dimethylcarbonate A mono-methylation process for the production of methylated aromatics by reacting aromatics with dimethylcarbonate in the presence of a metal oxide or binary metal oxide catalyst. A process for preparing toluene from benzene by reacting with dimethylcarbo... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5786290 | Catalyst and process for preparing long chain alkylaromatic compounds A catalyst is disclosed which comprises a clay belonging to the family of smectites, containing multi-metal pillars, together with a process which uses such a catalyst for the alkylation of aromatic hydrocarbons by means of long chain linear olefins. The ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5770782 | Process and system for alkylation of aromatic compounds This invention is directed to a reactive distillation process and system for the alkylation of liquid aromatic compounds with a liquid olefin or olefin/paraffin mixture. The aromatic compound may have from about 6 to about 30 carbons and the olefin may ha... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5733439 | Hydrocarbon conversion processes using substituted fluoride smectite clays Hydrocarbon conversion processes, e.g., alkylation, are disclosed and claimed which use as the catalyst novel fluoride containing substituted smectite clays. The clay has the formula Ax (My M'4-y)(Si8-x Mt... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5628880 | Etherification--hydrogenation process A process for removing dienes from etherification uses a hydrogenation zone in the reactor distillation column above the etherification zone. MTBE is produced and the unreacted C4 stream is also subjected to selective hydrogenation of the butad... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5491271 | Detergent alkylation using a regenerable clay catalyst Tetrahedrally charged clays have been found to be active, regenerable catalysts in detergent alkylation, both as delaminated and pillared clays. The pillared saponites and beidellites are especially favored in forming detergent range alkylates using olefi... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5488193 | Process for reducing polynuclear aromatic mutagenicity by alkylation A process for reducing the mutagenicity of a polynuclear aromatic containing material containing from three to seven fused aromatic rings, especially a hydrocarbon refinery stream. The process reduces the initial mutagenicity index to a lower value by alk... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5414185 | Treated pillared clays and alkylation process using same This invention relates to a treated pillared clay made by the process comprising the steps of: (A) contacting at least one clay with an effective amount of at least one ammonium ion source to exchange sodium and/or calcium ions in said clay for ammonium i... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5344997 | Alkylation of aromatics using a fluorided silica-alumina catalyst A fluorided silica-alumina catalyst, particularly one with a silica:alumina ratio in the range of 1:1-9:1 containing from 1 to 6 weight percent fluoride, is particularly effective in the liquid phase alkylation of benzene by linear olefins to produce line... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5202515 | Process for preparing alkyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbons An alkyl-substituted hydrocarbon is prepared by alkylating an alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon having at least one hydrogen atom at an alpha-position in a side chain with an olefin in the presence of a solid base which is obtainable by heating and reacting an a... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5191134 | Aromatics alkylation process Long chain alkyl substituted aromatic compounds, particularly alkylated naphthalenes are produced by the alkylation of aromatics, e.g. naphthalene, with an olefin or other alkylating agent possessing at least 6 carbon atoms, usually 12 to 20 carbon atoms,... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5171915 | Alkylaromatic lubricants from alpha-olefin dimer It is disclosed that aromatic compounds can be alkylated with mono-olefinic HVI-PAO dimer in contact with an acidic catalyst to produce novel alkylated aromatic compositions. It has been found that the novel HVI-PAO dimer alkylated aromatic compositions e... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5132437 | Synthesis of 1-aminoanthraquinone 1-Aminoanthraquinone (1-AAQ) is synthesized by the reaction of 2-chlorobenzyl chloride and xylene in the presence of a solid acid catalyst to yield 2-chloro dimethyldiphenylmethane, subsequent oxidation of the methyl groups, ring closure to form a 1-chlor... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5118872 | Process for conducting heterogeneous chemical reactions There is provided a new process for conducting heterogeneous chemical reactions in which a particulate catalyst is slurried in one of the reactant streams and fed into a distillation column reactor in a distillation reaction zone. The distillation reactio... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5097061 | Method for preparing -(4-isobutylphenyl)propionic acid or its precursor A method for preparing -(4-isobutylphenyl)propionic acid or its precursor is here disclosed which comprises a step A of forming p-isobutylstyrene from p-isobutylethylbenzene and a step B of forming -(4-isobutylphenyl)propionaldehyde from p-i... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5043511 | Production of alkyl aromatic compounds Alkyl aromatic compounds may be prepared by reacting an aromatic compound such as benzene with an alkylating agent such as an olefin or alkyl halide in the presence of an alkylation catalyst. The alkylation catalyst of the present invention comprises a cl... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5043509 | Shaped catalyst particles utilizable for the conversion of organic compounds Catalyst particles which are employed in reactions involving the conversion of organic compounds should possess a desired configuration in order to maintain a desired voidage which will permit passage of the feedstock through the catalyst bed during the c... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4978807 | Method for the preparation of methyl tertiary butyl ether A method and apparatus for conducting a catalytic distillation process is provided which allows for maintaining a liquid level in selected portions of the catalyst bed. Three particular processes disclosed are the production of methyl tertiary butyl ether... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4973782 | Preparation of 2,2-diethyltoluene A diethyltoluene mixture rich in 2,5-diethyltoluene and containing less tha 5% of the 3,5-diethyltoluene can be prepared by methylating 1,4-diethylbenzene with an excess of methanol in the presence of amorphous silica-alumina catalysts. The most desirable... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4962255 | Catalysts and process for the production of hydrocarbons and substitution of hydrocarbons A method of selective beta-alkylation of aromatic substrates such as naphthalene or a derivative thereof, comprising reacting the substrate with an alcohol or olefin alkylating agent in the presence of a catalyst selected from the group consisting of a cr... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4914242 | Process for preparing 3-ethylbenzophenone 3-Ethylbenzophenone is prepared by oxidizing a by-product heavy oil fraction produced in the production of ethylbenzene using ZSM-5 type synthetic zeolite catalyst, without splitting carbon-to-carbon bonds. 3-Ethylbenzophenone is a starting material for s... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4795550 | Removal of trace olefins from aromatic hydrocarbons This invention presents a novel treating process for the removal of trace quantities of olefinic impurities from a hydrocarbon process stream. Specifically, this process operates at liquid phase conditions treating hydrocarbon streams comprising substanti... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4727209 | Hydrocarbon alkylation processes employing a phosphorus-modified alumina composite Hydrocarbon conversion processes including hydrocracking and hydrotreating are performed utilizing a novel phosphorus-modified alumina composite comprising a hydrogel having a molar ratio on an elemental basis of phosphorus to aluminum of from 1:1 to 1:10... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4721826 | Process for restoring or maintaining the activity of heterogeneous catalysts for reactions at normal and low pressures By the process of the present invention the activity of heterogeneous catalysts for reactions at normal and low pressures is restored or maintained. These catalysts can lose their activity as a result of the deposition, physisorption or chemisorption of o... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4613717 | Process for producing a 1,4-dialkylbenzene By the vapor phase reaction of benzene or a monoalkylbenzene with an alkylating agent in the presence of a specific catalyst obtained by subjecting a zeolite to a treatment with a gas containing a silicic acid ester and then a calcination in an oxygen-con... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4605806 | Proton-catalyzed reactions catalyzed by hydrogen ion-exchanged layered clays The invention relates to the use of hydrogen ion-exchanged layered clays in organic reactions which are catalyzed by protons. Such organic reactions include the production of ethers by the reaction of an alcohol with an olefin or an olefin oxide, the prod... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4570027 | Alkylation of aromatic molecules using a silica-alumina catalyst derived from zeolite Aromatic molecules are alkylated using a silica-alumina catalyst derived from zeolite. The silica-alumina catalyst is a partially collapsed zeolite, i.e., a material of reduced crystallinity. The alkylation process which employs this material of reduced c... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4551572 | Process for reacting aromatic compounds A process for reacting an aromatic compound, water and carbon monoxide in the presence of a cadmium-containing catalyst is disclosed.... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4542250 | Use of stabilized pillared interlayered clays as catalyst in alkylation reactions A method for carrying out processes capable of catalysis by protons using as catalyst a stabilized pillared interlayered clay.... | 09/17/1985 |