TY - GEN
T1 - Development of a novel transalkylation catalyst to enhance xylene production
AU - Abudawoud, Raed
AU - Al-Amer, Mohammed
AU - Zhang, Zhonglin
AU - Mohammad, Thamer
AU - Ali, Syed Ahmed
AU - Al-Khattaf, Sulaiman Saleh
AU - Aitani, Abdullah M.
AU - Ali, Muhammed Ashraf
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - An in-house novel catalyst was developed and compared to a commercial catalyst for the transalkylation process. The in-house catalyst demonstrated significant conversion of trimethylbenzene isomers (TMB) and methyl-ethyl-benzene isomers (MEB) in producing a substantial yield of xylene in addition to lesser amounts of benzene and toluene, all of which positively impact economics. The in-house catalyst converts 99% of MEB and 57% of TMB compared to the commercial catalyst, which converts 89% MEB and 48% TMB, while also producing light hydrocarbons at about 16.5% compared to 7% for the commercial catalyst. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 23rd Annual Saudi-Japan Symposium on Catalysts in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals 2013 (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 12/2-3/2013).
AB - An in-house novel catalyst was developed and compared to a commercial catalyst for the transalkylation process. The in-house catalyst demonstrated significant conversion of trimethylbenzene isomers (TMB) and methyl-ethyl-benzene isomers (MEB) in producing a substantial yield of xylene in addition to lesser amounts of benzene and toluene, all of which positively impact economics. The in-house catalyst converts 99% of MEB and 57% of TMB compared to the commercial catalyst, which converts 89% MEB and 48% TMB, while also producing light hydrocarbons at about 16.5% compared to 7% for the commercial catalyst. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 23rd Annual Saudi-Japan Symposium on Catalysts in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals 2013 (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 12/2-3/2013).
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84902455882
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84902455882
SN - 9781629938080
T3 - King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Research Institute - Annual Catalysts in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals Symposium Papers
SP - 76
EP - 80
BT - King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Research Institute - 23rd Annual Saudi-Japan Symposium on Catalysts in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals 2013
PB - King Fahd Univ. of Petroleum and Minerals Res. Inst.
ER -