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Dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons with zinc titanate catalyst

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1977-10-27
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Granted: 1979-03-13
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Expires: 1997-10-27
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Abstract

Abstract A process is used to dehydrogenate organic compounds to a higher degree of unsaturation by contacting in a first step, the organic compound with a calcined zinc titanate catalyst. In the second step, the catalyst is contacted with oxygen essentially in the absence of the dehydrogenatable organic compound. The first and second steps are repeated sequentially.

Inventors

  • 👤 Darrell W. Walker
  • 👤 Floyd E. Farha, Jr.

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 17:44
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/06; C; C07; C07C; C07C5/00; C07C5/32; C07C5/321; C07C5/322; C07C5/327; C07C5/333; C07C5/3332; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P20/00; Y02P20/50; Y02P20/584

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim 66 words
A process for catalytically dehydrogenating a dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon feedstock having at least one ##STR2## grouping which comprises: contacting said feedstock with a regenerable dehydrogenation catalyst in the substantial absence of free oxygen under dehydrogenation conditions wherein said regenerable dehydrogenation catalyst is prepared by calcining a mixture of zinc oxide and titanium dioxide at a temperature in the range of from about 650° to about 1050° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 66 words
A process for catalytically dehydrogenating a dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon feedstock having at least one ##STR2## grouping which comprises: contacting said feedstock with a regenerable dehydrogenation catalyst in the substantial absence of free oxygen under dehydrogenation conditions wherein said regenerable dehydrogenation catalyst is prepared by calcining a mixture of zinc oxide and titanium dioxide at a temperature in the range of from about 650° to about 1050° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 17 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said catalyst consists essentially of zinc, titanium and combined oxygen.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 44 words
A process according to claim 2 wherein the atomic ratio of zinc to titanium in said catalyst is in the approximate range of 1.74:1 to 2.15:1 and the amount of oxygen is sufficient to satisfy the valence requirements of said zinc and said titanium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 33 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein said dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon feedstock is contacted with said catalyst under dehydrogenation conditions for a reaction period in the range of about 0.05 second to 10 minutes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 36 words
A process of claim 1 wherein following the reaction period of said dehydogenatable hydrocarbon feedstock with said regenerable dehydrogenation catalyst, said catalyst is thereafter regenerated by contacting said catalyst with an oxygen-containing gas under regeneration conditions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 29 words
A process according to claim 5 wherein said catalyst is contacted for a regeneration period ranging from about 1 to 10 times the length of the dehydrogenation reaction period.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 19 words
A process according to claim 5 wherein steam is additionally present in admixture with said oxygen-containing gas during regeneration.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 21 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein said feedstock is a dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon having 2 to 12 carbon atoms per molecule.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 12 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said catalyst is zinc orthotitanate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 20 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the reaction temperature is in the range of about 426° to 705° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 15 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the pressure is between 0.05 and 250 psia.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 22 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said reaction period is in the approximate range of about 0.5 second to 5 minutes.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 32 words
A process according to claim 5 further comprising the intermediate step of purging said catalyst after regeneration with an inert gas before reuse thereof for the dehydrogenation of said dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon feedstock.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 23 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said catalyst is calcined at a temperature in the approximate range of 675° to 975° C.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 20 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said titanium dioxide has an average particle size of less than 100 millimicrons.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 19 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said titanium dioxide has an average particle size of about 30 millimicrons.

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