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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2020
Ifp Energies Nouvelles, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Jean-Francois Joly, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Frederic Feugnet, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
IFP Energies nouvelles, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Abstract
Apparatus and process for converting aromatic compounds, comprising/using: a fractionating train (-) suitable for extracting at least one benzene-comprising fraction (), one toluene-comprising fraction () and one fraction () comprising xylenes and ethylbenzene from the feedstock (); a xylene separating unit () suitable for treating the fraction comprising xylenes and ethylbenzene and producing a para-xylene-comprising extract () and a raffinate () comprising ortho-xylene, meta-xylene and ethylbenzene; an isomerizing unit () for treating the raffinate and producing a para-xylene-enriched isomerizate (), which is sent to the fractionated train; and an alkylating reaction section () for treating at least part of the benzene-comprising fraction with an ethanol source () and producing an alkylation effluent () comprising ethylbenzene, which is sent to the isomerizing unit.