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Regeneration of metal halide catalysts via halogenation
Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1975-11-04
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Granted: 1978-01-17
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Expires: 1995-11-04
Abstract
Abstract Deactivated or partially deactivated hydrocarbon conversion catalysts comprising (a) one or more Lewis acids of the formula MXn where M is a component selected from Group IIIA, IVB, V, VIB or VIII Elements of the Periodic Table or their mixtures, X is a halogen, and n is the atomic ratio of halogen to M and varies from 1 to 8, and (b) a strong Bronsted acid, may be regenerated by contacting said catalysts with a halogen selected from the group consisting of fluorine or chlorine. If a portion of the catalyst has been hydrolyzed, the catalyst may be regenerated via halogenation as above or by contact with a hydrogen halide selected from the group consisting of hydrogen fluoride or hydrogen chloride and then fluorine. The preferred Lewis acid is a metal halide, preferably tantalum pentafluoride, niobium pentafluoride or mixtures thereof. The preferred Bronsted acid is a hydrogen halide, preferably hydrogen fluoride.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Siskin
- 👤 Ronald J. Gillespie
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-04 12:21
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C2/00; C07C2/54; C07C2/64; C07C2/66; C07C2/68; B; B01; B01J; B01J27/00; B01J27/28; B01J27/32; C07C2/56; C07C2/58; C07C2/60; C07C5/00; C07C5/22; C07C5/2206; C07C5/2226; C07C5/2246; C07C5/2253; C07C2527/00; C07C2527/06; C07C2527/08; C07C2527/12; C07C2527/1206; C07C2527/133; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P20/00; Y02P20/50; Y02P20/584
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
In a hydrocarbon conversion process which comprises contacting a hydrocabon feedstock with a substantially liquid phase catalyst comprising a metal fluoride selected from the group consisting of tantalum pentafluoride, niobium pentafluoride and mixtures thereof in combination with hydrogen fluoride, thereby forming a hydrocarbon phase and a catalyst phase, at least a portion of said catalyst phase having become deactivated due to the presence of organic contaminants and inorganic separating at least a portion of said catalyst phase from said hydrocarbon phase, the improvement which comprises regenerating at least a portion of said catalyst phase in a regeneration zone by contact therein with a halogen selected from the group consisting of fluorine or chlorine at a temperature between about -30° and about 1000° C. for a period of time sufficient to obtain a catalyst possessing a greater activity for hydrocarbon conversion than that possessed by the deactivated catalyst, at least a portion of said contaminants being converted to halogenated or partially halogenated hydrocarbons and volatilized during said regeneration.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
In a hydrocarbon conversion process which comprises contacting a hydrocabon feedstock with a substantially liquid phase catalyst comprising a metal fluoride selected from the group consisting of tantalum pentafluoride, niobium pentafluoride and mixtures thereof in combination with hydrogen fluoride, thereby forming a hydrocarbon phase and a catalyst phase, at least a portion of said catalyst phase having become deactivated due to the presence of organic contaminants and inorganic separating at least a portion of said catalyst phase from said hydrocarbon phase, the improvement which comprises regenerating at least a portion of said catalyst phase in a regeneration zone by contact therein with a halogen selected from the group consisting of fluorine or chlorine at a temperature between about -30° and about 1000° C. for a period of time sufficient to obtain a catalyst possessing a greater activity for hydrocarbon conversion than that possessed by the deactivated catalyst, at least a portion of said contaminants being converted to halogenated or partially halogenated hydrocarbons and volatilized during said regeneration.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the hydrogen fluoride is distilled from the catalyst phase prior to regeneration.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 2 wherein at least a portion of the metal fluoride component of the catalyst phase is recovered from the regeneration zone and recycled to said hydrocarbon conversion process.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the catalyst obtained from the regeneration zone is recycled to the hydrocarbon conversion process.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the regeneration is effected at a temperature ranging between -30° and 400° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said hydrocarbon conversion process is isomerization and said hydrocarbon feedstock comprises an acyclic hydrocarbon having at least four carbon atoms, an alicyclic hydrocarbon having at least six carbon atoms and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
74 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said hydrocarbon conversion process is alkylation and said hydrocarbon feedstock is selected from the group consisting of an acyclic hydrocarbon having at least one carbon atom, an alicyclic hydrocarbon having at least 5 carbon atoms, an aromatic and alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon having at least 6 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof and said hydrocarbon feedstock is reacted with olefins containing from 2 to about 12 carbon atoms per molecule.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
162 words
In a hydrocarbon conversion process which comprises contacting a hydrocarbon feedstock with a substantially liquid phase catalyst comprising a metal fluoride selected from the group consisting of tantalum pentafluoride, niobium pentafluoride and mixtures thereof in combination with hydrogen fluoride, thereby forming a hydrocarbon phase and a catalyst phase, at least a portion of said catalyst phase having become deactivated due to the presence of organic contaminants and inorganic contaminants separating at least a portion of said catalyst phase from said hydrocarbon phase, the improvement which comprises regenerating at least a portion of said catalyst phase in a regeneration zone by contact therein with fluorine at a temperature in the range of from about -30° to about 1000° C for a period of time sufficient to obtain a catalyst possessing a greater activity for hydrocarbon conversion than that possessed by the deactivated catalyst, at least a portion of said contaminants being converted to halogenated or partially halogenated hydrocarbons and volatilized during said regeneration.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
162 words
In a hydrocarbon conversion process which comprises contacting a hydrocarbon feedstock with a substantially liquid phase catalyst comprising a metal fluoride selected from the group consisting of tantalum pentafluoride, niobium pentafluoride and mixtures thereof in combination with hydrogen fluoride, thereby forming a hydrocarbon phase and a catalyst phase, at least a portion of said catalyst phase having become deactivated due to the presence of organic contaminants and inorganic contaminants separating at least a portion of said catalyst phase from said hydrocarbon phase, the improvement which comprises regenerating at least a portion of said catalyst phase in a regeneration zone by contact therein with fluorine at a temperature in the range of from about -30° to about 1000° C for a period of time sufficient to obtain a catalyst possessing a greater activity for hydrocarbon conversion than that possessed by the deactivated catalyst, at least a portion of said contaminants being converted to halogenated or partially halogenated hydrocarbons and volatilized during said regeneration.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 8 wherein said hydrocarbon conversion process is isomerization and said hydrocarbon feedstock comprises an acyclic hydrocarbon having at least four carbon atoms, an alicyclic hydrocarbon having at least six carbon atoms and mixtures thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
68 words
The process of claim 8 wherein said hydrocarbon conversion process is alkylation and said hydrocarbon feedstock comprises an acyclic hydrocarbon having at least one carbon atom, an alicyclic hydrocarbon having at least 5 carbon atoms, an aromatic and alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon having at least 6 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof and said hydrocarbon feedstock is reacted with olefins containing from 2 to about 12 carbon atoms per molecule.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 8 wherein at least a portion of the catalyst obtained from the regeneration zone is recycled to the hydrocarbon conversion process.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 8 wherein at least a portion of the hydrogen fluoride is distilled from the catalyst phase prior to regeneration.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 12 wherein at least a portion of the metal fluoride component of the catalyst phase is recovered from the regeneration zone and recycled to said hydrocarbon conversion process.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 8 wherein the regeneration zone is maintained at a temperature ranging from about -30° to about 400° C.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 14 wherein at least a portion portion of the catalyst phase is hydrolyzed and is contacted with hydrogen fluoride or hydrogen chloride prior to contact with fluorine.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 15 wherein said hydrocarbon conversion process is isomerization and said hydrocarbon feedstock comprises an acyclic hydrocarbon having at least four carbon atoms, an alicyclic hydrocarbon having at least six carbon atoms and mixtures thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
74 words
The process of claim 15 wherein said hydrocarbon conversion process is alkylation and said hydrocarbon feedstock is selected from the group consisting of an acyclic hydrocarbon having at least one carbon atom, an alicyclic hydrocarbon having at least 5 carbon atoms, an aromatic and alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon having at least 6 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof and said hydrocarbon feedstock is reacted with olefins containing from 2 to about 12 carbon atoms per molecule.
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