Inventors:
Larry L. Iaccino - Friendswood TX, US
Jeevan S. Abichandani - Houston TX, US
John Scott Buchanan - Lambertville NJ, US
Robert A. Crane - Lumberton TX, US
Jihad M. Dakka - Whitehouse Station NJ, US
Xiaobing Feng - Houston TX, US
Shifang L. Luo - Pittsford NY, US
Gary D. Mohr - Houston TX, US
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc. - Houston TX
International Classification:
C07C 2/66
Abstract:
A process is provided for the production of xylenes from reformate. The process is carried out by methylating under conditions effective for the methylation, the benzene/toluene present in the reformate outside the reforming loop, to produce a resulting product having a higher xylenes content than the reformate. Greater than equilibrium amounts of para-xylene can be produced by the process.