Patent · US Expired

Hydrodealkylation of alkylaromatic compounds

US5053574A · kind A · utility

20Cited by
3References
7Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 11, 1990
Grant dateOct 1, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 11, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C2521/18
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A catalyst for hydrodealkylation of alkylaromatic compounds which comprises porous alumina particles with coke deposited thereon in the pores, said alumina particles having a pore volume of 0.1 to 1.5 cm.sup.3 /g and a specific surface area of 5 to 500 m.sup.2 /g, the quantity of said coke being 1 to 30% by weight of said alumina particles, and the pore volume and the specific surface area of said catalyst being 0.05 to 1.5 cm.sup.3 /g and 1 to 500 m.sup.2 /g, respectively.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.