Patent ID: 8853481

Claim:
A method for alkylation of feedstock comprising: contacting the feedstock comprising at least one alkylatable aromatic compound and an alkylating agent with a first alkylating catalyst composition under alkylating conditions including at least a temperature of from about 90° C. to about 230° C. and a molar ratio of alkylatable aromatic compound to alkylating agent of from about 1 to 3, the first alkylating catalyst composition comprising UZM-8zeolite and a binder, the first alkylating catalyst composition having less than about 5wt % UZM-8zeolite; wherein a total alkylated selectivity at the temperature of from about 90° C. to about 230° C. and the molar ratio of alkylatable aromatic compound to alkylating agent of from about 1 to about 3 is greater than 99.0%, a conversion of the alkylating agent is greater than 90%, and an active zone in a catalyst bed containing the first alkylating catalyst is no more than about 50% of a total length of the catalyst bed.