Chemtura Corporation

Lanxess Solutions US Inc.

Lanxess Corporation

Alan B True

Ronald Abbott

Mitchel Cohn

Huiyuan Chen

Ronald D Abbott

Catalysts, in particular clay catalysts, use in alkylation reaction of aromatic compounds, e.g., aromatic amines, that have lost activity during use, are regenerated by contacting the used catalyst with a mixture of a minor amount of an acid, in a mixture with water and an organic solvent. The regeneration process is readily incorporated into an alkylation process for aromatic amines.

Regeneration of clay catalysts for alkylation of aromatic rings

Aromatic amines, for example, diarylamines such as diphenylamine, dinaphthylamine, N-phenyl-N-naphthyl amine etc., are alkylated by passing a mixture of the amine and an olefin, though a clay catalyst in a fixed bed reactor system. The process is conveniently run as a continued process, produces an alkylated aromatic amine in excellent purity and provides efficiencies in material and energy use.

Fixed bed process for clay catalyzed alkylation of aromatic amines

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