Hydroalkylation using a rhenium, nickel, rare earth zeolite
AssigneePhillips Petroleum Company
InventorTimothy P. Murtha
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Abstract
A reaction mixture comprising an aromatic hydrocarbon and hydrogen is contacted under hydroalkylation conditions with a composition comprising at least one rhenium compound supported on a calcined, acidic, nickel and rare earth-treated crystalline zeolite.
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A process for producing monocyclic alkylaromatic hydrocarbons and alkyl-substituted monocyclic alkylaromatic hydrocarbons which comprises contacting a reaction mixture comprising a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon or an alkyl-substituted monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and hydrogen under hydroalkylation conditions with a catalyst consisting essentially of at least one rhenium compound supported on a calcined, acidic, nickel and rare earth-treated crystalline zeolite selected from the group consisting of type L, type X and type Y zeolites.
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