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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gregory J Gajda, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Edwin P Boldingh, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Jennifer S Holmgren, Bloomingdale, IL (US);
Assignee:
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
585475 ; 585470 ;
Abstract
An improved catalyst and process are disclosed for the selective disproportionation of toluene. The process uses a zeolitic catalyst which is oil-dropped in an aluminum phosphate binder and has an X-ray diffraction pattern showing characteristic intensities at specified Bragg angles. Optionally, the catalyst is selectively precoked prior to toluene disproportionation. The catalyst and process provide improved selectivity for the production of paraxylene.