Patent ID: 6972348
Filing Date: 2005-12-06
Classification: C07C

Abstract:
1. A process for transalkylation of aromatics comprising contacting a feed stream comprising naphthalene and C 11 aromatics with a catalyst at transalkylation conditions to produce a product stream comprising C 8 aromatics, the catalyst comprising a solid-acid support material selected from the group consisting of mordenite, mazzite, zeolite beta, ZSM-11, ZSM-12, ZSM-22, ZSM-23, MFI topology zeolite, NES topology zeolite, EU-1, MAPO-36, MAPSO-31, SAPO-5, SAPO-11, SAPO-41, silica-alumina, ion-exchanged version thereof, and mixtures thereof and a metal component selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, nickel, tin, lead, iridium, germanium, rhenium, or a combination thereof.