Patent ID: 6051746
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: B01J,C07C,Y02P

Abstract:
A method for converting an organic starting material including at least one oxygenate to olefins comprising:contacting a feed comprising said organic starting material including at least one oxygenate with a small pore molecular sieve catalyst other than a zeolite under conditions effective to produce olefins, wherein said catalyst comprises a framework of material selected from the group consisting of silica, alumina, phosphate, and combinations thereof, and a modifier selected from the group consisting of:polynuclear aromatic heterocyclic compounds comprising at least three interconnected ring structures comprising at least one nitrogen atom as a ring substituent, each of said ring structures having at least five ring members;decomposed derivatives of said polynuclear aromatic heterocyclic compounds; andmixtures thereof.