Patent ID: 9302953
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: B01J,C07C,C10G

Claim Text:
1. A process for producing para-xylene, the process comprising: (a1) separating a feed stream comprising C (b1) contacting at least part of the toluene-containing stream with a methylating agent under conditions effective to convert toluene to xylenes and produce a methylated effluent stream; (c1) recovering para-xylene from the C (d1) contacting at least part of the at least one para-xylene depleted stream with a xylene isomerization catalyst under liquid phase conditions effective to isomerize xylenes in the para-xylene depleted stream and produce an isomerized stream; (e1) recycling at least part of the isomerized stream to (c1); (f1) contacting at least part of the C (g1) recycling at least part of the transalkylated stream to (b1) and (c1).