Patent SG-11201901832V-A (SG)
Title: Heavy aromatics to btx conversion process and catalyst compositions used
Inventor: ELIA CHRISTINE
IPC: B01J29/80
Filed: 2017-09-28
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 19 April 2018 (19.04.2018) WIPO I PCT omit °nolo olo °Holm° Immo oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/071184 Al (51) International Patent Classification: B01J 29/068 (2006.01) BO1J 29/44 B01J 29/072 (2006.01) B01J 29/46 B01J 29/076 (2006.01) B01J 29/48 B01J 29/12 (2006.01) B01J 29/74 B01J 29/14 (2006.01) B01J 29/76 B01J 29/22 (2006.01) B01J 29/78 B01J 29/24 (2006.01) B01J 29/80 B01J 29/26 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/053889 (22) International Filing Date: 28 September 2017 (28.09.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/406,155 10 October 2016 (10.10.2016) US 16201374.2 30 November 2016 (30.11.2016) EP (71) Applicant: EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. [US/US]; 5200 Bayway Drive, Baytown, TX 77520 (US). (72) Inventors: ELIA, Christine, N.; 900 Ardsley Lane, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (US). LAI, Wenyih, F.; 656 Bel- lerive Court, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (US). NAIR, Hari; 125 W. Main St., Apt. 325, Somerville, NH 08876 (US). CUTLER, Joshua, I.; 64 W. Main Street, Apt. 201, Somerville, NJ 08876 (US). BAI, Chuansheng; 4 Grant Way, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 (US). ROLLMAN, Nicholas, S.; 221 Oval Drive, Hamburg, PA 19526 (US). (74) Agent: TYUS, Darryl M. et al.; Exxonmobil Chemical Company, Law Department, P.O. Box 2149, Baytown, TX 77522-2149 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: - as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (2006.01) (2006.01) (2006.01) (2006.01) (2006.01) (2006.01) (2006.01) 1-1 co N O co O C (54) Title: HEAVY AROMATICS TO BTX CONVERSION PROCESS AND CATALYST COMPOSITIONS USED (57) : Disclosed are processes for conversion of a feedstock comprising Cs+ aromatic hydrocarbons to lighter aromatic prod- ucts in which the feedstock and optionally hydrogen are contacted in the presence of the catalyst composition under conversion con- ditions effective to dealkylate and transalkylate said aromatic hydrocarbons to produce said lighter aromatic products compris- Cg+ ing benzene, toluene and xylene. The catalyst composition comprises a zeolite selected from zeolite beta, ZSM-4, ZSM-5, ZSM-11, ZSM-12, ZSM-20, ZSM-22, ZSM-23, ZSM-35, ZSM-48, ZSM-50, ZSM-57, ZSM-58, MCM-68, faujasite zeolite, mordenite zeolite or a MCM-22 family material, a first metal of group 6 in an amount of 0.001 wt% to 20.0 wt%, and a second metal of group 9 or 10 in an amount of 0.001 wt% to 20.0 wt %, and is treated with a source of sulfur and/or a source of steam.