Patent SG-11201408189S-A (SG)
Title: Xylene isomerization process and catalyst therefor
Inventor: OU JOHN DI-YI
IPC: C07C2/66
Filed: 2013-08-08
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 6 March 2014 (06.03.2014) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2014/035626 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: C07C2/66 (2006.01) B01J29/40 (2006.01) C07C15/08 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: PCT/US2013/054070 8 August 2013 (08.08.2013) English (30) Priority Data: 61/695,493 31 August 2012(31.08.2012) English US (71) Applicant: EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. [US/US]; 5200 Bayway Drive, Baytown, TX 77520- 2101 (US). (72) Inventors: OU, John, Di-Yi; 15415 Bay Green Court, Houston, TX 77059 (US). LUO, Shifang, Luke; 6103 Rustic Creek Lane, Kingwood, TX 77345 (US). JAIN, Surbhi; 3707 Audley St., Apt 12108, Houston, TX 77098 (US). (74) Agents: GRIFFIS, Andrew, B. et al.; ExxonMobil Chem­ ical Company, Law Technology, 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, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, 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, 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(H)) — 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)) (54) Title: XYLENE ISOMERIZATION PROCESS AND CATALYST THEREFOR FX Yields for Catalysts of Crystals II, 1, and I CJ m o o CJ X a. 22.5 22.0 21,5 20.5 20.0 19.5 «b • • • • _ 1 88|g tft \"b B * m A ** L A & A s A m m Crystal lii (<0.1 Micron, Si/Ai2 = 25) A A Crystal I I {0.5 Micron, SS/AI2 - 25) • Crystal II (<0.1 Micron, Si/AI2 - 60) • Crystal lii (<0.1 Micron, Si/Ai2 = 25) Crystal {0.5 Micron, SS/AI2 - 25) • Crystal II (<0.1 Micron, Si/AI2 - 60) • • • • • • + * • • A A 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Cumulated feed/cat, g/g Fig. 1 (57) Abstract: The invention concerns a xylenes isomerization process for the production of equilibrium or near-equilibrium xylenes from a feedstream comprising phenol and/or styrene.