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US 2005/0033102 A1Published application
Supported ionic liquid and the use thereof in the disproportionation of isopentane
OwnerBruce Randolph, Edward Sughrue +1inventors
InventorsBruce Randolph, Edward Sughrue, Glenn Dodwell
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Abstract
A catalyst system containing an ionic liquid dispersed on a support having an average pore diameter greater than about 225 Å is disclosed. The catalyst system is employed in a process to disproportionate a C5 paraffin.
Claims29
A catalyst system comprising an ionic liquid dispersed on a support having an average pore diameter greater than about 225 Å.
A process comprising:
- a) contacting, under conversion conditions, a hydrocarbon feed stream comprising a C5 paraffin and an initiator with a catalyst system comprising an ionic liquid dispersed on a support;
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- b) withdrawing a product stream comprising a C4 paraffin and at least one C6 paraffin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.