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Phosphorus modified small pore molecular sieve catalysts, and their use in the production of light olefins

US5925586A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 3, 1997
Grant dateJul 20, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 3, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P30/40
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for the modification of a small pore molecular sieve catalyst to increase its selectivity to ethylene in the production of light olefins from oxygenated compounds, particularly methanol. The catalyst is modified with phosphorus by incorporating a phosphonitrilic oligomer with the catalyst, and then calcining the catalyst at temperature sufficient to decompose the phosphonitrilic oligomer, and deposit from about 0.001 wt. % to about 50 wt. % phosphorus on the catalyst. This modification provides a novel composition in that it increases the ethylene selectivity of the catalyst in the production of light olefins from oxygenates as contrasted with a small pore molecular sieve catalyst otherwise similar except that it has not been so treated and modified with the phosphonitrilic oligomer.

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