Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A process for isomerizing paraffins, which comprises: isomerizing a paraffin feed in the presence of an isomerization catalyst comprising a hydrogenation/dehydrogenation component on a porous support material comprising an inorganic, non-layered, porous, crystalline phase material having pores with diameters of at least about 13 Å and which exhibits, after calcination, an X-ray diffraction pattern with at least one d-spacing greater than about 18 Å with a relative intensity of 100.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A process for isomerizing paraffins, which comprises: isomerizing a paraffin feed in the presence of an isomerization catalyst comprising a hydrogenation/dehydrogenation component on a porous support material comprising an inorganic, non-layered, porous, crystalline phase material having pores with diameters of at least about 13 Å and which exhibits, after calcination, an X-ray diffraction pattern with at least one d-spacing greater than about 18 Å with a relative intensity of 100.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 1 in which the feed comprises a C 4 --C 8 linear paraffin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process according to claim 1 in which the feed comprises n-pentane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process according to claim 1 in which the feed comprises n-hexane.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process according to claim 1 which is carried out at a temperature from about 200° to 800° F.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process according to claim 1 which is carried out at a pressure from atmospheric to about 1000 psig.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 1 which is carried out in the presence of hydrogen.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 1 which is carried out in the presence of hydrogen at a molar ratio of from 0.1:1 to 10:1 (hydrogen:paraffin).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 1 in which the catalyst comprises a noble metal on the porous support.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process according to claim 9 in which the noble metal comprises platinum.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
74 words
A process for isomerizing paraffins, which comprises: isomerizing a paraffin feed in the presence of an isomerization catalyst comprising a hydrogenation/dehydrogenation component on a porous support material comprising an inorganic, non-layered, porous, crystalline phase material having a hexagonal arrangement of uniformly-sized pores with diameters of at least about 13 Å and which exhibits, after calcination, a hexagonal electron diffraction pattern that can be indexed with a d 100 value greater than about 18 Å.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
74 words
A process for isomerizing paraffins, which comprises: isomerizing a paraffin feed in the presence of an isomerization catalyst comprising a hydrogenation/dehydrogenation component on a porous support material comprising an inorganic, non-layered, porous, crystalline phase material having a hexagonal arrangement of uniformly-sized pores with diameters of at least about 13 Å and which exhibits, after calcination, a hexagonal electron diffraction pattern that can be indexed with a d 100 value greater than about 18 Å.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process according to claim 11 in which the porous support material exhibits, after, calcination, an X-ray diffraction pattern with at least one d-spacing greater than about 18 Å with a relative intensity of 100.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
A process according to claim 11 in which the porous support material exhibits, after, calcination, a benzene adsorption capacity of greater than about 15 grams benzene per 100 grams crystalline phase material at 50 torr and 25° C.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process according to claim 11 in which the crystalline phase has an X-ray diffraction pattern following calcination with at least one peak whose d-spacing corresponds to the d value from the electron diffraction pattern.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
116 words
A process according to claim 11 in which the crystalline phase has a composition expressed as follows: M.sub.n/q (W.sub.a X.sub.b Y.sub.c Z.sub.d O.sub.h) wherein M is one or more ions; n is the charge of the composition excluding M expressed as oxides; q is the weighted molar average valence of M; n/q is the number of moles or mole fraction of M; W is one or more divalent elements; X is one or more trivalent elements; Y is one or more tetravalent elements; Z is one or more pentavalent elements; a, b, c, and d are mole fractions of W, X, Y, and Z, respectively; h is a number of from 1 to 2.5; and (a+b+c+d)=1.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process according to claim 15 wherein W comprises a divalent first row transition, metal or magnesium; X is aluminum, boron, gallium or iron; Y is silicon or germanium; and Z comprises phosphorus.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process according to claim 16 wherein a and d are 0 and h=2.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 15 wherein X is aluminum, boron, gallium or iron and Y is silicon or germanium.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process according to claim 18 wherein X comprises aluminum and Y comprises silicon.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process according to claim 11 in which the isomerization catalyst comprises a mesoporous crystalline aluminosilicate which has, after calcination, a hexagonal arrangement of uniformly-sized pores with diameters of at least about 13 Å and the structure of MCM-41.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process according to claim 11 in which the isomerization catalyst comprises from 0.1 to 2 weight percent platinum on the mesoporous support material.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 11 in which the feed comprises a C 4 -C 8 linear paraffin.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process according to claim 11 in which the feed comprises n-pentane.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process according to claim 11 in which the feed comprises n-hexane.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process according to claim 11 which is carried out at a temperature from about 200° to 800° F.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process according to claim 11 which is carried out at a pressure from atmospheric to about 1000 psig.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 11 which is carried out at in the presence of hydrogen at a molar ratio of from 0.1:1 to 10:1 (hydrogen:paraffin).
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process according to claim 11 in which the paraffin feed comprises a C 6 + naphtha which undergoes ring opening in the presence of the catalyst to form paraffins which are isomerized in the presence of the catalyst.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 11 in which the catalyst includes a component having Lewis acid or Bronsted acid activity.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process according to claim 29 in which the catalyst includes aluminum trichloride or boron trifluoride.