Euteco Impianti S.p.a.

Luigi Verde

Benedetto Calcagno

Claudio Divo

Emanuele Sartorio

Production of cumene by alkylation of benzene with propylene on a solid phosphoric acid catalyst, using a first step with a plurality of catalyst beds in series and a second step with a single catalyst bed, using an overall benzene/propylene molar ratio of at least 6:1, continuously delivering the benzene to the first bed, continuously delivering a series of streams of liquid propylene respectively to the first bed and, in the form of a cold stream, between each pair of contiguous beds, and using a benzene/propylene molar ratio higher than 16:1 at the inlet of each bed of the first step, and higher than 25:1 at the inlet of the bed of the second step.

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Busto Arsizio, Italy

Luigi Verde