MCM-36 as a catalyst for upgrading paraffins
AssigneeMobil Oil Corporation
InventorsGregory A. Jablonski, David O. Marler, Wieslaw J. Roth
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Abstract
There is provided a process for isomerizing and/or disproportionating a paraffin over a catalyst comprising MCM-36. Examples of paraffins which may be isomerized and/or disproportionated include those having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms. The reaction may take place in the presence or absence of cofed hydrogen, and the catalyst may optionally include a hydrogenation metal, such as platinum. An example of a particular reaction is the disproportionation of isopentane to produce a product comprising isobutane and branched hexanes.
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A process for disproportionating a paraffin having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms, said process comprising contacting said paraffin with a catalyst comprising MCM-36, said contacting taking place under conditions sufficient to cause a disproportionation reaction involving conversion of said paraffin to other paraffins having at least one more or at least one less carbon atoms per molecule.
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