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US2774801A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Conversion of methylnaphthalenes

Assignee: ExxonMobil Oil Corp
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Filing: 1952-09-16
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Granted: 1956-12-18
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Expires: 1972-09-16
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Harry L Coonradt
  • 👤 Wilbur K Leaman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 00:09
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C4/00; C07C4/08; C07C4/12; C07C4/14; C07C4/18; C07C2521/00; C07C2521/02; C07C2521/04; C07C2523/00; C07C2523/16; C07C2523/24; C07C2523/26; C07C2523/28; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S585/00; Y10S585/929; Y10S585/94

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 130 words
A PROCESS FOR CONVERTING METHYL-SUBSTITUTED NAPHTHALENES INTO OTHER VALUABLE AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS, WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING THE METHYL-SUBSTITUTED NAPHTHALENE WITH A CATALYST SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF (1) CHROMIA SUPPORTED ON ALUMINA AND CONTAINING BETWEEN ABOUT 4 WEIGHT PERCENT AND ABOUT 12 WEIGHT PERCENT CHROMIA, (2) CHROMIA COGELLED WITH ALUMINA AND CONTAINING BETWEEN ABOUT 18 MOLE PERCENT AND ABOUT 80 MOLE PERCENT CHROMIA, AND (3) MOLYBDENUM OXIDE-ALUMINA CONTAINING BETWEEN ABOUT 5 WEIGHT PERCENT AND ABOUT 20 WEIGHT PERCENT MOLYBDENUM OXIDE, AT A TEMPERATURE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 1000* F. AND ABOUT 1150* F., FOR A CONTACT TIME OF BETWEEN ABOUT ONE SECOND AND ABOUT 1000 SECONDS, AND IN THE PRESENCE OF HYDROGEN GAS UNDER PRESSURES OF BETWEEN ABOUT 50 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH GAUGE AND ABOUT 200 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH GAUGE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 130 words
A PROCESS FOR CONVERTING METHYL-SUBSTITUTED NAPHTHALENES INTO OTHER VALUABLE AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS, WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING THE METHYL-SUBSTITUTED NAPHTHALENE WITH A CATALYST SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF (1) CHROMIA SUPPORTED ON ALUMINA AND CONTAINING BETWEEN ABOUT 4 WEIGHT PERCENT AND ABOUT 12 WEIGHT PERCENT CHROMIA, (2) CHROMIA COGELLED WITH ALUMINA AND CONTAINING BETWEEN ABOUT 18 MOLE PERCENT AND ABOUT 80 MOLE PERCENT CHROMIA, AND (3) MOLYBDENUM OXIDE-ALUMINA CONTAINING BETWEEN ABOUT 5 WEIGHT PERCENT AND ABOUT 20 WEIGHT PERCENT MOLYBDENUM OXIDE, AT A TEMPERATURE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 1000* F. AND ABOUT 1150* F., FOR A CONTACT TIME OF BETWEEN ABOUT ONE SECOND AND ABOUT 1000 SECONDS, AND IN THE PRESENCE OF HYDROGEN GAS UNDER PRESSURES OF BETWEEN ABOUT 50 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH GAUGE AND ABOUT 200 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH GAUGE.

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