Catalyst compositions and use in heavy aromatics conversion processes

A process, comprising:

• contacting a feedstock and optionally hydrogen with a catalyst composition under suitable conversion conditions in a reactor comprising at least one fixed catalyst bed of the catalyst composition to produce said lighter aromatic products,
• wherein the feedstock comprises C8+ aromatic hydrocarbons and the lighter aromatic product comprises benzene, toluene and xylene,
• wherein the catalyst composition comprises:
• (i) a mixture of a first zeolite having a constraint index of 3 to 12 and a second zeolite comprising a mordenite zeolite synthesized from TEA or MTEA;
• (ii) at least one first metal of Group 10 of the IUPAC Periodic Table;
• and
• (iii) at least one second metal of Group 11 to 15 of the IUPAC Periodic Table,
• wherein the mordenite zeolite has a mesopore surface area of greater than 30 m2/g and the mordenite zeolite comprises agglomerates composed of primary crystallites, and
• wherein the primary crystallites have an average primary crystal size as measured by TEM of less than 80 nm and an aspect ratio of less than 2.