Texaco Inc.

John Hazen

Chi-Lin O'Young

James E Browne

Regis J Pellet

Alison E Hadowanetz

Chakka Sudhakar

Frank Dolfinger, Jr

Daniel Glenn Casey

Robert A Sawicki

Dennis J Pao

Dennis Joseph Rao

John F Matteo

A naphtha or a middle distillate hydrocarbon is dehydroaromatized by hydrotreating in the presence of a catalyst containing non-noble Group VIII metal and Group VI-B metal on carbon.

Carbon-supported hydrodearomatization catalyst

A process of converting linear olefins to branched olefins by a skeletal isomerization reaction wherein said reaction is carried out at a temperature of between about 300.degree. C. and about 650.degree. C., under a pressure of between about 0.1 and about 100 atmospheres and a space velocity of said linear olefins of between about 0.1 and about 40 WHSV in the presence of a steamed then acid washed zeolite ferrierite catalyst.

Treated bound ferrierite zeolites for skeletal isomerization of

The method of converting n-butylenes to isobutylene by a skeletal isomrization reaction wherein said reaction is carried out at a temperature of between 300.degree. C. and 650.degree. C., under a pressure of between 0.1 and 100 atmospheres and a space velocity of said n-butylenes of between 0.1 and 40 WHSV using a cagalyst comprising a zeolite binder selected frm the group consisting of alumina, silica, silica-alumina, clay and a combination thereof, said catalyst having a pore size of at least about 4.5 angstroms and the pore size structure is characteried by intersecting 10-member ring and 8-member ring channels.

Skeletal isomerization of n-olefins to iso-olefins on binded ferrierite

The conversion of normal olefins such as n-butylenes can be converted to branched olefin species such as isobutylene by skeletal isomerization over zeolite-based catalysts having pore sizes of at least about 4.5 Angstroms and a pore structure characterized by intersecting 10-MR and 8 MR channels. The zeolite-based catalysts have sufficient acidity to catalyze the skeletal isomerization of normal olefins. The catalysts can be used to produce isoolefins for reaction with alcohols in integrated processes to produce alkyl tertiary alkyl ethers such as MTBE.

Skeletal isomerization of n-butylenes to isobutylene on zeolites

Hydrodearomatization of middle distillate hydrocarbons

Normal olefins such as n-butenes can be converted to iso olefins such as isobutylene by skeletal isomerization over catalysts of boron-beta zeolites having pore sizes of at least about 5 Angstroms and containing boron in the framework structure thereof. The boron-beta zeoliteS have sufficient acidity to catalyze the skeletal isomerization of normal olefinsto iso-olefins. The catalysts can be used to produce iso-olefins for reaction with alcohols in integrated processes to produce alkyl tertiary alkyl ethers such as MTBE.

Skeletal isomerization of n-butylenes to isobutylene on boron-beta

Normal olefins such as n-butenes and normal alkanes such as n-butane can be coverted to branched olefin species such as isobutylene by skeletal dehydroisomerization over catalysts preferably containing metals selected from Groups IB, IIB, IIIB, IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIII and the rear earth elements which are deposited upon borosilicate zeolites having pore sizes of at least about 5 Angstroms and containing boron in the framework structure thereof. The borosilicates have sufficient acidity to catalyze the skeletal isomerization of both normal alkanes and normal olefins. The catalysts can be used to produce isoolefins for reaction with alcohols in integrated processes to produce alkyl tertiary alkyl ethers such as MTBE.

Growing community of inventors

Cragsmoor, NY, United States of America

John Hazen