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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald J. Nacamuli, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Robert A. Innes, San Rafael, CA (US);
Arnold J. Gloyn, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Assignee:
Chevron Corporation, San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 6/00 ; C07C 1/504 ; C07C 1/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 6/00 ; C07C 1/504 ; C07C 1/508 ;
Abstract
A process is set forth for reacting impure toluene to obtain benzene, toluene and a para-rich xylene stream, which are substantially free of close-boiling non-aromatics. The impure toluene comprises at least 70 wt % toluene and between about 0.2 wt % and about 5 wt % close-boiling non-aromatics. The process may also comprise aromatizing a naphtha over a non-acidic catalyst. The impure toluene from the aromatization step is passed over an acidic intermediate pore zeolite to produce a para-rich xylene stream and chemically pure benzene.