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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
May. 09, 2013
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, Riyadh, SA;
Aghaddin Kh. Mammadov, Houston, TX (US);
Ali Said Al-Khuraimi, Jeddah, SA;
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, Riyadh, SA;
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for converting a feed stream consisting of reactive components and an optional feed diluent to a product stream comprising aromatic hydrocarbons and C2-C3 olefins, wherein the reactive components comprise at least 90 vol % of an aliphatic ether selected from the group consisting of methyl tertiary butyl ether and ethyl tertiary butyl ether, the process comprising the step of contacting the feed stream with a catalyst composition comprising a zeolite catalyst, wherein the zeolite catalyst is a zeolite modified by Ga and an element M1 selected from the group consisting of Zn, Cd and Cu.