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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2002
Ajit B. Dandekar, South Plainfield, NJ (US);
Michael Hryniszak, Bordentown, NJ (US);
Jeffrey S. Beck, Clinton, NJ (US);
David L. Stern, Annandale, NJ (US);
Kathleen M. Keville, Beaumont, TX (US);
Ajit B. Dandekar, South Plainfield, NJ (US);
Michael Hryniszak, Bordentown, NJ (US);
Jeffrey S. Beck, Clinton, NJ (US);
David L. Stern, Annandale, NJ (US);
Kathleen M. Keville, Beaumont, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for regenerating a spent aromatics alkylation or transalkylation catalyst comprising a molecular sieve by contacting the spent catalyst with an oxygen-containing gas at a temperature of about 120 to about 600° C. and then contacting the catalyst with an aqueous medium, such as an ammonium nitrate solution, an ammonium carbonate solution or an acid solution.