Inventors:
John Scott Buchanan - Lambertville NJ, US
Ronald J. Cimini - Friendswood TX, US
Robert A. Crane - Lumberton TX, US
Wenyih F. Lai - Bridgewater NJ, US
Jose G. Santiesteban - Baton Rouge LA, US
David A. Stachelczyk - Houston TX, US
David L. Stern - Annandale NJ, US
Hye-Kyung C. Timken - Albany CA, US
William A. Weber - Burlington NJ, US
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc. - Houston TX
International Classification:
C07C 6/12
Abstract:
In a process for converting C+ aromatic hydrocarbons to lighter aromatic products a feed comprising C+ aromatic hydrocarbons is contacted under transalkylation reaction conditions with a catalyst composition comprising (i) a first molecular sieve selected from the group consisting of ZSM-12, mordenite and a porous crystalline inorganic oxide material having an X-ray diffraction pattern including d-spacing maxima at 12. 40. 25, 6. 90. 15, 3. 570. 07 and 3. 420. 07; and (ii) a second molecular sieve having a constraint index ranging from 3 to 12. At least the first molecular sieve has a hydrogenation component associated therewith and the first and second molecular sieves are contained in the same catalyst bed. The C+ aromatic hydrocarbons are converted under the transalkylation reaction conditions to a reaction product containing xylene.