Patent ID: 6100211
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B01J,C07C

Abstract:
A process for the production of an attrition resistant catalyst composition comprising the steps of:(a) blending one or more acidic zeolites selected from the group consisting of rho and chabazite with one or more particulate binders selected from the group consisting of kaolin, bentonite, alpha-alumina, and titania, at a ratio of from about 25 to about 75 weight %;(b) adding the blend to water to yield a slurry of about 10 to about 55 weight percent solids;(c) spray drying the slurry to form microspherical particles comprising a composite of zeolite and binder; and(d) calcining the particles at a temperature of about 500 to 750.degree. C.