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US 8,734,737 B2Granted
Production of EB from toluene and methane
AssigneeFina Technology, Inc.
InventorsJames R. Butler, Joseph E. Pelati
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Abstract
A process for making ethylbenzene and/or styrene by reacting toluene with methane is disclosed. In one embodiment the process can include reacting toluene with methane to form a product stream comprising ethylbenzene and further processing the ethylbenzene to form styrene in an existing styrene production facility.
Claims9
A system for producing ethyl benzene comprising:
- a first reactor, wherein the first reactor is adapted to react toluene and methane to form an output stream comprising ethylbenzene or styrene;
- wherein the first reactor comprises one or more single or multi-stage catalyst beds containing a catalyst comprising a base zeolite selected from the group consisting of X zeolite, Y zeolite, mordenite, silicalite, and AIPO4-5;
- an existing styrene production facility, wherein the output stream from the first reactor is fluidically connected to the existing styrene production facility.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.