Patent ID: 7186873
Filing Date: 2007-03-06
Classification: C07C,C10G,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A process for producing xylenes from reformate, which process comprises: (a) forming a full range naphtha reformate containing benzene, toluene or mixtures thereof and hydrogen; and, (b) methylating at least a portion of the benzene, toluene, or mixtures thereof present in said full range naphtha reformate in a reactive distillation zone with a methylating agent in the vapor phase and under reactive/distillation conditions and in the presence of a catalyst effective for the methylation and comprising a silica selectivated ZSM-5 molecular sieve molecular sieve to produce a resulting product having a higher xylenes content than said reformate; wherein said full range naphtha reformate is transferred to said methylation reaction zone without interstage separation.