Patent ID: 7091390

Claim:
A hydrocarbon conversion process comprising contacting a hydrocarbon stream with a catalytic composite at hydrocarbon conversion conditions to give a converted product, the hydrocarbon conversion process selected from the group consisting of alkylation of aromatics, alkylation of isoparaffins, transalkylation of aromatics and isomerization of aromatics and the catalytic composite comprises a UZM-8 zeolite; wherein UZM-8 has a layered framework of at least AlO 2 and SiO 2 tetrahedral units and a composition on an as-synthesized and anhydrous basis expressed by an empirical formula of: M m n+ R r p+ Al l-x E x Si y O z where M is at least one exchangeable cation selected from the group consisting of alkali and alkaline earth metals, “in” is the mole ratio of M to (Al+E) and varies from 0 to about 2.0, R is at least one organoammonium cation selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium cations, diquaternary ammonium cations, protonated amines, protonated diamines, protonated alkanolamines and quaternized alkanolammonium cations, “r” is the mole ratio of R to (Al+E) and has a value of about 0.05 to about 5.0, “n” is the weighted average valence of M and has a value of about 1 to about 2, “p” is the weighted average valence of R and has a value of about 1 to about 2, E is an element selected from the group consisting of gallium, iron, boron, chromium, indium and mixtures thereof, “x” is the mole fraction of E and has a value from 0 to about 1.0, “y” is the mole ratio of Si to (Al+E) and varies from about 6.5 to about 35 and “z” is the mole ratio of 0 to (Al+E) and has a value determined by the equation: z =( m·n+r·p+ 3+4 y )/2 and is characterized in that it has the x-ray diffraction pattern having at least the d spacings and intensities set forth in Table A: TABLE A 2-θ d(Å) I/I 0 % 6.40–6.90 13.80–12.80 w–s 6.95–7.42 12.70–11.90 m–s 8.33–9.11 10.60–9.70 w–vs 19.62–20.49 4.52–4.33 m–vs 21.93–22.84 4.05–3.89 m–vs 24.71–25.35 3.60–3.51 w–m 25.73–26.35 3.46–3.38 m–vs.