Patent ID: 8105968

Claim:
A solid acid catalyst for use in olefin/paraffin alkylation processes comprising: (a) an ultrastable Y (“USY”) zeolite; (b) a multimetallic material incorporated with the zeolite, the multimetallic material being selected from the group consisting of PtNi, PtCo, PtNiAg, PtNiAu, PtNiRu, PtNiIr, PtNiRh, PtNiRe, PdNi, PdCo, PtPdCo, PtPdNi, PdNiAg, PdNiAu, PdNiRu, PdNiIr, PdNiRh, PdNiRe, PtNiCo, PdNiCo, PtPdNiCo, PtNiCoFe, and combinations thereof, wherein the concentration of Pt or Pd in said multimetallic material is no greater than 0.12% by weight.