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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Fina Technology, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
James R. Butler, Spicewood, TX (US);
Assignee:
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 2/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 2/66 (2013.01); C07C 2523/10 (2013.01); C07C 2529/06 (2013.01); C07C 2529/08 (2013.01); C07C 2529/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of forming ethylbenzene are described herein. In one embodiment, the method includes contacting dilute ethylene with benzene in the presence of an alkylation catalyst to form ethylbenzene, wherein such contact occurs in a reaction zone containing a gaseous phase and recovering ethylbenzene from the reaction zone.