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US 5,382,742 AGranted
Gallium-containing zeolite MCM-22
AssigneeMobil Oil Corporation
InventorsRoger A. Morrison, Mae K. Rubin
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Abstract
There is provided a gallium-containing MCM-22 zeolite. There are also provided methods for making this zeolite and processes for using this zeolite as a catalyst for the conversion of organic molecules. Particular conversions are reforming and the dehydrogenation of methylcyclohexane to form toluene.
Claims15
A process for converting a hydrocarbon compound, said process comprising contacting said hydrocarbon compound under sufficient conversion conditions with a catalayst comprising a gallium-containing MCM-22 zeolite having a composition comprising the molar relationship
- X.sub.2 O.sub.3 :(n)YO.sub.2
- where n is at least about 10, X is at least one trivalent element, and Y is at least one tetravalent element, wherein X comprises gallium, optionally in combination with one or more other trivalent elements selected from the group consisting of aluminum, boron and iron, and Y is silicon and/or germanium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.