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Title: Catalytic process for hydrocarbon cracking using synthetic mesoporous crystalline material

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6160919

A process is described for catalytic cracking of naphtha feedstock which comprises contacting feedstock containing at least 20 wt % C7-C12 alkanes under catalytic reaction conditions with inorganic, porous, non-layered crystalline phase catalyst material exhibiting, after calcination, an X-ray diffraction pattern with at least one peak at a d-spacing greater than 18 Angstrom units and having a benzene adsorption capacity greater than 15 grams of benzene per 100 grams of said material at 50 torr and 25 C, said catalyst material having active Bronsted acid sites; and wherein said cracking conditions include total pressure up to 500 kPa and reaction temperature of 425 to 650 C for less than 50 wt % partial feedstock cracking; thereby producing cracking effluent containing at least 20 wt % isomeric C4-C5 aliphatics including at least 10 wt % C4-C5 tertiary alkene, and at least 10 wt % C4-C5 isoalkane, based on C[sub 5[minus]] conversion product, with less than 20 wt % aromatics in the total cracking effluent; separating cracking effluent to obtain an aliphatic fraction rich in tertiary C4-C5 alkene and a C6+ fraction; and etherifying the C4-C5 tertiary alkene by catalytic reaction with C[sub 1]-C[sub 4] lower alkanol to produce tertiary-alkyl ether product.

Assignee:
Mobil Oil Corp., Fairfax, VA (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5232580; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-719205
OSTI ID:
6160919
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 21 Jun 1991
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English