Ethylbenzene conversion catalyst and process
AssigneeExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
InventorsJohn Scott Buchanan, Robert A. Crane, Doron Levin, Daria N. Lissy, Gary D. Mohr, David L. Stern
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Abstract
An ethylbenzene conversion catalyst is described which comprises a molecular sieve and a hydrogenation metal, wherein the catalyst exhibits a benzene hydrogenation activity at 100° C. of less than about 100 and a metal dispersion, as measured by hydrogen chemisorption, greater than 0.4 and wherein the molecular sieve is steamed to an alpha value of less than 400 prior to incorporation of the palladium with the molecular sieve.
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An ethylbenzene conversion catalyst comprising a molecular sieve and a hydrogenation metal, wherein said catalyst exhibits a benzene hydrogenation activity at 100° C. of less than about 100 and a metal dispersion, as measured by hydrogen chemisorption, greater than 0.4 and wherein said molecular sieve has been steamed to an alpha value of less than 400 prior to incorporation of the hydrogenation metal with the molecular sieve.
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