Alkylation of organic aromatic compounds in a dual bed system
US4950834A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 1989 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/52
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Cumene is produced in a catalytic distillation column reactor having an upper bed of Omega type molecular sieve catalyst and a lower bed of Y type molecular sieve catalyst. Benzene and propylene are reacted in the upper bed where the Omega type sieve is more selective to cumene that the Y type sieve. Part of the reaction mixture flows down the column to the Y bed where benzene reacts with any unreacted propylene to produce cumene. Additionally, benzene reacts with dipropylbenzene in the Y bed to produce more cumene. Cumene is recovered as bottoms product and unreacted benzene recovered as overheads where it may be returned as reflux to the column to control the mole ratio of benzene to propylene.
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