Patent ID: 6160190
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: B01J,C07C,Y02P

Abstract:
An improved process for the alkylation of an aromatic compound with an olefin wherein the improvement comprises contacting said aromatic compound and olefin with a catalytic porous microcomposite comprising perfluorinated ion-exchange polymer with pendant sulfonic and/or carboxylic acid groups entrapped within and highly dispersed throughout a network of metal or metalloid oxide, wherein the weight percentage of perfluorinated ion-exchange polymer in the microcomposite is from about 0.1 to about 90 percent, wherein the size of the pores in the microcomposite is about 1 nm to about 75 nm, and wherein the microcomposite optionally further comprises pores having a size in the range of about 75 nm to about 1000 nm.