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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marcel J. G. Janssen, Kessel-Lo, BE;
Cornelius W. M. Van Oorschot, Braschaat, BE;
Kenneth R. Clem, Humble, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 2/034 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 2/034 ;
Abstract
This invention is to a method of rejuvenating a molecular sieve. The method includes contacting a molecular sieve having a methanol uptake index of less than 1, or a catalyst containing molecular sieve having a methanol uptake index of less than 1, with anhydrous liquid or vapor until the methanol uptake index is increased by at least 10%. The rejuvenated molecular sieve or catalyst can be used to make an olefin product from an oxygenate-containing feedstock. The preferred molecular sieve is a silicoaluminophosphate (SAPO) molecular sieve.