The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 1982
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1980
Tamio Onodera, Matsuyama, JP;
Tokuji Sakai, Matsuyama, JP;
Yasuo Yamasaki, Matsuyama, JP;
Koji Sumitani, Matsuyama, JP;
Teijin Petrochemical Industries Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a process for isomerization of xylenes which comprises contactng an aromatic hydrocarbon stock mainly containing xylene isomers not attaining a thermodynamic equilibrium composition with a catalyst composition containing a crystalline aluminosilicate at an elevated temperature in the vapor phase in the presence of hydrogen, the improvement wherein said catalyst composition comprises a crystalline aluminosilicate having a silica/alumina mole ratio of at least 10 and contains at least two metals which are (a) platinum and (b) at least one metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, chromium, zinc, gallium, germanium, strontium, yttrium, zirconium, molybdenum, palladium, tin, barium, cesium, cerium, tungsten, osmium, lead, cadmium, mercury, indium, lanthanum, beryllium, lithium and rubidium.