Alkylation of organic aromatic compounds
Abstract
Aromatic compounds are alkylated in a catalytic distillation, wherein the catalyst structure also serves as a distillation component by contacting the aromatic compound with a C[sub 2] to C[sub 10] olefin in the catalyst bed under 0.25 to 50 atmospheres of pressure and at temperatures in the range of 80 C to 500 C, using as the catalyst a molecular sieve characterized as acidic or an acidic cation exchange resin. For example, ethyl benzene is produced by feeding ethylene to about the mid point of the catalyst bed while benzene is conveniently added through the reflux in molar excess to that required to react with ethylene, thereby reacting substantially all of the ethylene and recovering benzene as the principal overhead and ethyl benzene in the bottoms. 1 figures.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5356138
- Patent Number(s):
- 5243115
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-690373
- Assignee:
- Chemical Research and Licensing Co., Pasadena, CA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC07-80CS40454
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 22 Apr 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; AROMATICS; ALKYLATION; ALKENES; ALKYLATED AROMATICS; DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; PRESSURIZATION; SYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; EQUIPMENT; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; 400201* - Chemical & Physicochemical Properties
Citation Formats
Smith, Jr, L A, Arganbright, R P, and Hearn, D. Alkylation of organic aromatic compounds. United States: N. p., 1993.
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title = {Alkylation of organic aromatic compounds},
author = {Smith, Jr, L A and Arganbright, R P and Hearn, D},
abstractNote = {Aromatic compounds are alkylated in a catalytic distillation, wherein the catalyst structure also serves as a distillation component by contacting the aromatic compound with a C[sub 2] to C[sub 10] olefin in the catalyst bed under 0.25 to 50 atmospheres of pressure and at temperatures in the range of 80 C to 500 C, using as the catalyst a molecular sieve characterized as acidic or an acidic cation exchange resin. For example, ethyl benzene is produced by feeding ethylene to about the mid point of the catalyst bed while benzene is conveniently added through the reflux in molar excess to that required to react with ethylene, thereby reacting substantially all of the ethylene and recovering benzene as the principal overhead and ethyl benzene in the bottoms. 1 figures.},
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year = {Tue Sep 07 00:00:00 EDT 1993},
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