Hydroalkylation of aromatic hydrocarbons
AssigneeMobil Oil Corporation
InventorsClarence D. Chang, Jane C. Cheng, Terry E. Helton, Michael A. Steckel, Scott A. Stevenson
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Abstract
There is described a process and a catalyst for the hydroalkylation of an aromatic hydrocarbon, particularly benzene, wherein the catalyst comprises a first metal having hydrogenation activity and a crystalline inorganic oxide material having a X-ray diffraction pattern including the following d-spacing maxima 12.4.+-.0.25, 6.9.+-.0.15, 3.57.+-.0.07 and 3.42.+-.0.07.
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A process for producing a cycloalkyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon comprising the step of contacting an aromatic hydrocarbon with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst which has hydrogenation activity and alkylation activity and which comprises a first metal having hydrogenation activity and a crystalline inorganic oxide material having alkylation activity and an X-ray diffraction pattern including d-spacing maxima at 12.4.+-.0.25, 6.9.+-.0.15, 3.57.+-.0.07 and 3.42.+-.0.07 Angstrom.
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