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Process for transalkylating benzene and dialkylbenzene

Assignee: Shell USA Inc
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Filing: 1982-03-05
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Granted: 1983-03-01
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Expires: 2002-03-05
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Abstract

Abstract Benzene and dialkylbenzene are transalkylated to alkylbenzene by contact at temperatures of 175° C. to 450° C. with a novel siliceous composition prepared by impregnating porous silica with aluminum hydride and subsequently heating the impregnated silica to a temperature of from about 300° C. to about 900° C. in a non-oxidizing environment.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lynn H. Slaugh

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 20:43
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07D; C07D307/00; C07D307/02; C07D307/04; C07D307/06; C07D307/08; B; B01; B01J; B01J21/00; B01J21/12; C07C; C07C2/00; C07C2/02; C07C2/04; C07C2/06; C07C2/08; C07C2/26; C07C2/30; C07C2/54; C07C2/64; C07C2/66; C07C209/00; C07C209/04; C07C209/14; C07C209/18; C07C5/00; C07C5/22; C07C5/27; C07C5/2729; C07C5/2732; C07C5/2756; C07C5/2759; C07C6/00; C07C6/08; C07C6/12; C07C6/126; C07C2521/00; C07C2521/06; C07C2521/08; C07C2531/00; C07C2531/02; C07C2531/12; C07C2531/14; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P20/00; Y02P20/50; Y02P20/52

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 80 words
A process for transalkylation of benzene and dialkylbenzene to alkylbenzene which comprises contacting the benzene and the dialkylbenzene at about 175° to about 450° C. with a catalyst prepared by a process which comprises impregnating a substantially dehydrated amorphorous silica gel with aluminum hydride dissolved in an anhydrous, non-hydroxyl containing organic solvent, drying the impregnated silica to remove the solvent and subsequently heating the impregnated silica at a temperature of about 300° to about 900° C. in a non-oxidizing atmosphere.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 80 words
A process for transalkylation of benzene and dialkylbenzene to alkylbenzene which comprises contacting the benzene and the dialkylbenzene at about 175° to about 450° C. with a catalyst prepared by a process which comprises impregnating a substantially dehydrated amorphorous silica gel with aluminum hydride dissolved in an anhydrous, non-hydroxyl containing organic solvent, drying the impregnated silica to remove the solvent and subsequently heating the impregnated silica at a temperature of about 300° to about 900° C. in a non-oxidizing atmosphere.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
The process of claim 1 where in preparing the catalyst the impregnated silica is subsequently heated to a temperature of about 450° C. to about 750° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 32 words
The process of claim 1 where in preparing the catalyst the impregnated silica before heating contains from about 0.01 to about 35 percent by weight of aluminum hydride measured as aluminum metal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 32 words
The process of claim 1 where in preparing the catalyst the impregnated silica before heating contains from about 0.1 to about 25 percent by weight of aluminum hydride measured as the metal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 32 words
The process of claim 1 where in preparing the catalyst the impregnated silica before heating contains from about 1 to about 10 percent by weight of aluminum hydride measured as the metal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 29 words
The process of claim 5 where in preparing the catalyst the aluminum hydride is AlH 3 .1/3(CH 3 CH 2 ) 2 O dissolved in tetrahydrofuran or diethyl ether.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 32 words
The process of claim 2 where in preparing the catalyst the impregnated silica before heating contains from about 0.01 to about 35 percent by weight of aluminum hydride measured as the metal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 32 words
The process of claim 2 where in preparing the catalyst the impregnated silica before heating contains from about 0.1 to about 25 percent by weight of aluminum hydride measured as the metal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 32 words
The process of claim 2 where in preparing the catalyst the impregnated silica before heating contains from about 1 to about 10 percent by weight of aluminum hydride measured as the metal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 29 words
The process of claim 9 where in preparing the catalyst the aluminum hydride is AlH 3 .1/3(CH 3 CH 2 ) 2 O dissolved in tetrahydrofuran or diethyl ether.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 17 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the temperature ranges from about 200° C. to about 300° C.

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