Process for producing cumene

• Main Authors: STERN DAVID LAWRENCE, HRYNISZAK MICHAEL, DANDEKAR AJIT B
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 11.01.2011
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; APPARATUS THEREFOR; CHEMISTRY; GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

A process for producing cumene is provided which comprises the step of contacting benzene and propylene under at least partial liquid phase alkylating conditions with a particulate molecular sieve alkylation catalyst, wherein the particles of said alkylation catalyst have a surface to volume ratio o...