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WO2014085112A1 - Procédé de déshydrogénation - Google Patents

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WO2014085112A1
WO2014085112A1 PCT/US2013/070468 US2013070468W WO2014085112A1 WO 2014085112 A1 WO2014085112 A1 WO 2014085112A1 US 2013070468 W US2013070468 W US 2013070468W WO 2014085112 A1 WO2014085112 A1 WO 2014085112A1
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  • the present invention relates to a process for dehydrogenating saturated cyclic hydrocarbons such as cyclohexane and/or methylcyclopentane, and in particular, cyclohexane and methylcyclopentane produced during hydroalkylation of benzene to cyclohexylbenzene.
  • Cyclohexylbenzene can be produced from benzene by the process of hydroalkylation or reductive alkylation.
  • benzene is heated with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst such that the benzene undergoes partial hydrogenation to produce a reaction intermediate such as cyclohexene which then alkylates the benzene starting material.
  • a catalyst such that the benzene undergoes partial hydrogenation to produce a reaction intermediate such as cyclohexene which then alkylates the benzene starting material.
  • U.S. Patent Nos. 4,094,918 and 4, 177,165 disclose hydroalkylation of aromatic hydrocarbons over catalysts which comprise nickel- and rare earth-treated zeolites and a palladium promoter.
  • U.S. Patent No. 6,037,513 has disclosed that cyclohexylbenzene selectivity in the hydroalkylation of benzene can be improved by contacting the benzene and hydrogen with a bifunctional catalyst comprising at least one hydrogenation metal and a molecular sieve of the MCM-22 type.
  • the hydrogenation metal is preferably selected from palladium, ruthenium, nickel, cobalt, and mixtures thereof, and the contacting step is conducted at a temperature of 50°C to 350°C, a pressure of 100 kPa to 7000 kPa, a benzene to hydrogen molar ratio of 0.01 to 100 and a weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) of 0.01 hr 1 to 100 hr 1 .
  • WHSV weight hourly space velocity
  • One disadvantage of this process is that it produces impurities such as cyclohexane and methylcyclopentane. These impurities represent loss of valuable benzene feed. Moreover, unless removed, these impurities will tend to build up in the system, thereby displacing benzene and increasing the production of undesirable by-products. Thus, a significant problem facing the commercial application of cyclohexylbenzene as a phenol precursor is removing the cyclohexane and methylcyclopentane impurities.
  • the first effluent composition is then separated into a cyclohexane/methylcyclopentane-rich composition, a benzene-rich composition, and a cyclohexylbenzene-rich composition and the cyclohexane/methylcyclopentane-rich composition is contacted with a second, low acidity, dehydrogenation catalyst to convert at least a portion of the cyclohexane to benzene and at least a portion of the methylcyclopentane to linear and/or branched paraffins and form a second effluent composition.
  • the benzene-rich composition and the second effluent composition can then be recycled to the hydroalkylation step.
  • one problem with this process is that cyclohexane and methylcyclopentane have similar boiling points to that of benzene so that their separation by conventional distillation is difficult.
  • At least part of the Ce product composition is then contacted with a second catalyst under dehydrogenation conditions to convert at least part of the cyclohexane to benzene and produce a second effluent composition which comprises benzene and hydrogen and which can be recycled to the hydroalkylation step.
  • Conversion of cyclohexane is especially important since its boiling point is within 1°C of that of benzene. Conversion of methylcyclopentane is also desired but less important than cyclohexane since there is a difference of nearly 9°C in the boiling point of methylcyclopentane and benzene.
  • catalyst containing at least one dehydrogenation metal e.g., platinum or palladium
  • a Group 1 or Group 2 metal promoter i.e., alkali metal or alkaline earth metals
  • dehydrogenation catalysts having further improved cyclohexane conversion and/or selectivity are needed.
  • a first aspect of the present disclosure relates to a dehydrogenation process, the process comprising:
  • a second aspect of the present disclosure relates to a process for making phenol and/or cyclohexanone, the process comprising:
  • (2C) cleaving at least a portion of the cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide to produce a cleavage reaction product comprising phenol and cyclohexanone.
  • the processes of the present disclosure have at least one or more of the following advantages.
  • FIGs. 1 and 2 are charts showing conversion and selectivity, respectively, of cyclohexane to benzene using two different catalysts activated by two differing procedures according to the examples in the present disclosure.
  • a process is described as comprising at least one "step.” It should be understood that each step is an action or operation that may be carried out once or multiple times in the process, in a continuous or discontinuous fashion. Unless specified to the contrary or the context clearly indicates otherwise, each step in a process may be conducted sequentially in the order as they are listed, with or without overlapping with one or more other step, or in any other order, as the case may be. In addition, one or more or even all steps may be conducted simultaneously with regard to the same or different batch of material.
  • a second step may be carried out simultaneously with respect to an intermediate material resulting from treating the raw materials fed into the process at an earlier time in the first step.
  • the steps are performed in the order as listed.
  • the indefinite article “a” or “an” shall mean “at least one” unless specified to the contrary or the context clearly indicates otherwise.
  • embodiments using “a hydrogenation metal” include embodiments where one, two, or more different types of the hydrogenation metals are used, unless specified to the contrary or the context clearly indicates that only one type of the hydrogenation metal is used.
  • wt% means percentage by weight
  • vol% means percentage by volume
  • mol% means percentage by mole
  • ppm means parts per million
  • ppm wt and wppm are used interchangeably to mean parts per million on a weight basis. All “ppm” as used herein are ppm by weight unless specified otherwise. All concentrations herein are expressed on the basis of the total amount of the composition in question. All ranges expressed herein should include both end points as two specific embodiments unless specified or indicated to the contrary.
  • cyclohexylbenzene when used in the singular form, means mono substituted cyclohexylbenzene.
  • the composition of catalysts and precursors of catalysts are expressed on the basis of the dry components.
  • the catalyst materials may entrain water to different degrees, such water is not considered in its composition.
  • the catalyst materials or their precursors may be processed and/or used with a small quantity of water contained therein, it is preferred that the activated catalyst is dry (e.g., having a water content of at most 5.0 wt%, or at most 3.0 wt%, or at most 1.0 wt%, or at most 0.5 wt%, or at most 0.1 wt%) when put into use in a dehydrogenation process according to the present disclosure.
  • the quantities of the first, second and third metals in the catalysts and precursors thereof are expressed on the basis of elemental metal, regardless of the oxidation state thereof.
  • all quantities of Pt, Pd, Sn, K, Na, Ni, Co, and other Groups 1, 2, 6-10, and 14 metals in these catalyst materials are expressed an elemental basis, even though they may be present in the materials at issue in the form of, e.g., in whole or in part, salts, oxides, complexes, and elemental metals.
  • a catalyst composition made with 1.9 grams of tin chloride salt (1.0 gram of tin) and 22.29 grams of tetraamine platinum hydroxide solution (4.486 wt% Pt) that is supported on 98 grams of silicon dioxide contains 1.0 wt% of tin and 1.0 wt% Pt, based upon the total weight of the catalyst composition in dry components.
  • the composition of the precursor of a catalyst is expressed in terms of the final composition of the activated catalyst prepared therefrom.
  • One having ordinary skill in the art of catalyst preparation can batch the starting materials, such as salts, solutions, oxides, and the like, to achieve a final target chemical composition of the activated catalyst.
  • a catalyst precursor comprising 1.0 wt% of Pt, 1.0 wt% Sn, and 98.0 wt% of silica means a precursor comprises the desired amount of starting materials such as one or more of Pt0 2 , Pt, Sn0 2 , SnO, SnCl 4 , SnC3 ⁇ 4, and the like, that upon activation, would be converted into a final catalyst comprising platinum, tin, and silica in the above amounts.
  • MCM-22 type material includes one or more of:
  • a unit cell is a spatial arrangement of atoms which if tiled in three-dimensional space describes the crystal structure. Such crystal structures are discussed in the "Atlas of Zeolite Framework Types," Fifth Edition, 2001, the entire content of which is incorporated as reference;
  • molecular sieves made from a common second degree building block being a 2-dimensional tiling of such MWW framework topology unit cells, forming a monolayer of one unit cell thickness, desirably one c-unit cell thickness;
  • molecular sieves made from common second degree building blocks being layers of one, or more than one, unit cell thickness, wherein the layer of more than one unit cell thickness is made from stacking, packing, or binding at least two monolayers of one unit cell thickness.
  • the stacking of such second degree building blocks can be in a regular fashion, an irregular fashion, a random fashion, or any combination thereof; and
  • molecular sieves made by any regular or random 2-dimensional or 3- dimensional combination of unit cells having the MWW framework topology.
  • Molecular sieves of the MCM-22 type include those molecular sieves having 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.
  • the X-ray diffraction data used to characterize the material are obtained by standard techniques such as using the K-alpha doublet of copper as incident radiation and a diffractometer equipped with a scintillation counter and associated computer as the collection system.
  • Materials of the MCM-22 type include MCM-22 (described in U.S. Patent No. 4,954,325), PSH-3 (described in U.S. Patent No. 4,439,409), SSZ-25 (described in U.S. Patent No. 4,826,667), ERB-1 (described in European Patent No. 0293032), ITQ-1 (described in U.S. Patent No. 6,077,498), ITQ-2 (described in International Patent Publication No. WO97/17290), MCM-36 (described in U.S. Patent No. 5,250,277), MCM-49 (described in U.S. Patent No. 5,236,575), and MCM-56 (described in U.S. Patent No.
  • molecular sieves such as UZM-8 (described in U.S. Patent No. 6,756,030), may be used alone or together with the MCM-22 type molecular sieves as well for the purpose of the present disclosure.
  • the molecular sieve is selected from (a) MCM-49; (b) MCM- 56; and (c) isotypes of MCM-49 and MCM-56, such as ITQ-2.
  • the dehydrogenation catalyst employed in the dehydrogenation reaction comprises (i) an inorganic support; (ii) a first metal selected from Groups 6 to 10 of the Periodic Table of Elements; optionally (iii) a second metal selected from Group 14 of the Periodic Table of Elements; and optionally (iv) a third metal selected from Groups 1 and 2 of the Periodic Table of Elements.
  • the dehydrogenation catalyst may comprise both the first metal and the second metal, but is essentially free of the third metal. Examples of such catalyst are described in, e.g., WO2012/134552, the relevant portion of which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • the dehydrogenation catalyst may comprise both the first and third metal, but is essentially free of the second metal. Examples of such catalyst are described in, e.g., WO2011/096998, the relevant portion of which is incorporated herein by reference. It is also possible, that the dehydrogenation catalyst used in the processes of the present disclosure comprises a first, a second, and a third metal simultaneously.
  • the numbering scheme for the Periodic Table Element Groups disclosed herein is the New Notation provided on the inside cover of Hawley 's Condensed Chemical Dictionary (14 th Edition), by Richard J. Lewis.
  • the catalyst used in the processes of the present disclosure comprises a first metal selected from Groups 6 to 10 of the Periodic Table of Elements, such as platinum and/or palladium.
  • the metal selected from Groups 6 to 10 of the Periodic Table of Elements is present in an amount in a range from Fml wt% to Fm2 wt%, where Fml can be 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.05, 0.08, 0.10, 0.30, 0.50, 0.80, 1.00, 1.50, 2.00, 2.50, 3.00, 3.50, 4.00, 4.50, or 5.00; and Fm2 can be 10.0, 9.50, 9.00, 8.50, 8.00, 7.50, 7.00, 6.50, 6.00, 5.50, 5.00, 4.50, 4.00, 3.50, 3.00, 2.50, 2.00, 1.50, or 1.00, to the extent Fml ⁇ Fm2.
  • the catalyst used in the processes of the present disclosure may comprise (i) nickel at a concentration of at most 2.0 wt%, or at most 1.0 wt%, or at most 0.5 wt%, or at most 0.1 wt% nickel; and (ii) cobalt at a concentration of at most 2.0 wt%, or at most 1.0 wt%, or at most 0.5 wt%, or at most 0.1 wt%, the percentages based on the total weight of the catalyst.
  • the catalyst composition is free or substantially free of ruthenium, rhodium, lead, and/or germanium, and/or any other active elemental components.
  • the first metal in the activated catalyst is the primary component responsible for the dehydrogenation function of the catalyst.
  • a cyclic hydrocarbon especially a saturated compound such as cyclohexane, can be activated when in contact the first metal, undergo a dehydrogenation reaction, and be converted into a unsaturated compound such as benzene.
  • at least part of the first metal of the activated catalyst used in the dehydrogenation processes of the present disclosure should be in elemental form in order to confer the desired level of dehydrogenation activities.
  • the activated catalyst when in use in the dehydrogenation process, comprises at least x% of the first metal in element form, where x can be 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 98, 99, or even 99.5. It is also highly desired that, during a whole dehydrogenation reaction campaign according to the present disclosure, at least a majority of the first metal in the catalyst is maintained in elemental state. In an environment where hydrogen gas is abundant, such as in a typical dehydrogenation reactor in normal operation, such condition can be met.
  • the second metal a Group 14 metal
  • the second metal is present in the activated dehydrogenation catalyst used in the dehydrogenation process of the present disclosure in an amount in a range of from Sml wt% to Sm2 wt%, based on the total weight of the dehydrogenation catalyst, where Sml can be 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.05, 0.08, 0.10, 0.30, 0.50, 0.80, 1.00, 1.50, 2.00, 2.50, 3.00, 3.50, 4.00, 4.50, or 5.00; and Sm2 can be 10.0, 9.50, 9.00, 8.50, 8.00, 7.50, 7.00, 6.50, 6.00, 5.50, 5.00, 4.50, 4.00, 3.50, 3.00, 2.50, 2.00, 1.50, or 1.00, to the extent Sml ⁇ Sm2.
  • the Group 14 metal is tin.
  • the ratio of the metal selected from Groups 6 to 10 of the Periodic Table of Elements to the metal selected from Group 14 of the Periodic Table of Elements (e.g., the Pt/Sn ratio) in the catalyst can be in a range from Rtl to Rt2, where Rtl can be 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 8.0, 10.0, 15.0, 20.0, 30.0, 40.0, 50.0, and Rt2 can be 400, 350, 300, 250, 200, 150, 100, 90.0, 80.0, 70.0, 60.0, 50.0, to the extent Rtl ⁇ Rt2.
  • Preferable ranges of the ratio are: from 2.5 to 400; from 2.7 to 200; and from 3.0 to 100.
  • the activated catalyst used in the processes of the present disclosure comprises a third metal which is one or more of Group 1 and Group 2 of the Periodic Table of Elements.
  • the third metal is present in an amount in a range from Tml wt% to Tm2 wt%, where Tml can be 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0; and Tm2 can be 5.0, 4.5, 4.0, 3.5, 3.0, 2.5, 2.0, 1.5, 1.0, as long as Tml ⁇ Tm2.
  • the third metal may comprise a metal of the Group 1 elements of the Periodic Table of Elements, such as potassium, cesium, and rubidium; preferably potassium.
  • the third metal may include at least one Group 2 element of the Periodic Table of Elements such as beryllium, calcium, magnesium, strontium, barium, and radium; preferably calcium and magnesium.
  • the third metal in the catalyst used in the processes of the present disclosure are mostly likely present in an oxidation state higher than 0, such as +1, +2, and the like, in the form of oxides, salts, sulfides, hydrides, and the like.
  • first metal, second metal, and third metal may not be purely the elemental metal, but could, for example, be at least partly in another form, such as a salt, oxide, chloride, hydride, sulfide, carbonate, etc., even though the composition of the catalyst is expressed in terms of elemental metals for the first, second, and third metals.
  • the activated dehydrogenation catalyst used in the dehydrogenation processes of the present disclosure further comprises an inorganic support.
  • the dehydrogenation catalyst support may comprise one or more of silica, alumina, a silicate, an aluminosilicate, zirconia, carbon, or carbon nanotubes.
  • the support may comprise an inorganic oxide such as one or more of silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, and zirconium dioxide.
  • the support may or may not comprise a binder.
  • Impurities that can be present in the catalyst support are, for example, sodium salts such as sodium silicate, which can be present from anywhere from 0.01 wt% to 2 wt%.
  • Suitable silica supports are described in, for example, PCT Pub. No. WO/2007084440 Al filed on January 12, 2007, and entitled "Silica Carriers" and is hereby incorporated by reference for this purpose.
  • the dehydrogenation catalyst may comprise a silica support having pore volumes and median pore diameters determined by the method of mercury intrusion porosimetry described by ASTM Standard Test D4284.
  • the silica support may have surface areas as measured by ASTM D3663.
  • the pore volumes may be in the range from about 0.2 cc/gram to about 3.0 cc/gram.
  • the median pore diameters are in the range from about 10 angstroms to about 2000 angstroms, or from 20 angstroms to 500 angstroms; and the surface areas (m 2 /gram) are in the range from 10 to 1000 m 2 /gram, or from 20 to 500 m 2 /gram.
  • the support may or may not comprise a binder.
  • the dehydrogenation catalyst precursor can be prepared by sequentially or simultaneously treating the support, such as by impregnation, with one or more liquid compositions comprising the first metal or a precursor thereof, the second metal or a precursor thereof, and/or the third metal or precursor thereof, and an optional inorganic base component or a precursor in a liquid carrier, such as water.
  • An organic dispersant may be added to each liquid carrier to assist in uniform application of the metal component(s) to the support.
  • Suitable organic dispersants include amino alcohols and amino acids, such as arginine.
  • the organic dispersant may be present in the liquid composition in an amount between 1.0 wt% and 20 wt% of the liquid composition.
  • the catalyst may comprise a first metal and a second metal, but is essentially free of the third metal, and the catalyst precursor can be prepared by sequential impregnation with the second metal precursor being applied to the support before the Group 6-10 metal component.
  • the inorganic support can be heated in one or more stages, generally at a temperature of 100°C to 700°C for a time of 0.5 to 50 hours, to effect one or more of: (a) removal of the liquid carrier; (b) conversion of a metal component to a catalytically active form; and (c) decompose the organic dispersant.
  • the heating may be conducted in an oxidizing atmosphere, such as air. A catalyst precursor is thus obtained.
  • the catalyst precursor may comprise the first metal in one or more oxidation states, such as in elemental form, a salt, an oxide, and the like.
  • the catalyst precursor is prepared by a step of calcination in the air or other 0 2 -containing atmosphere, at least a part of the first metal, the optional second and third metals are in an oxidized form.
  • the catalyst comprises Pt and Sn and a silica support, and the precursor is prepared by impregnating the silica support by a Pt salt and Sn salt solution followed by drying and calcination in air, the catalyst precursor would typically comprise at least a part of Pt in the form of Pt0 2 , and a part of Sn in the form of SnC> 2 .
  • the catalyst precursor is subject to a step of activation prior to being used in a dehydrogenation reaction.
  • the activation involves heating the catalyst precursor in a reducing atmosphere comprising 3 ⁇ 4 at an elevated temperature.
  • the reducing atmosphere can be pure hydrogen, or a mixture of hydrogen with other reducing or inert gas, such as N 2 , CH 4 , C 2 H 5 , other hydrocarbons, and the like.
  • the H 2 -containing atmosphere used for the activation step prior to contacting the catalyst precursor is a substantially dry stream of gas comprising H 2 O at no more than aa vol%, where aa can be 5.0, 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0, 0.8, 0.5, 0.3, 0.1, 0.05, 0.01, 0.005, 0.001, 0.0005, or even 0.0001.
  • the dry H 2 stream can serve to heat the catalyst precursor, dry the precursor before significant reduction occurs, and purging the 3 ⁇ 40 produced during reduction, if any.
  • the first metal if in an oxidation state higher than elemental, would be at least partly reduced to a lower oxidation state, advantageously elemental state.
  • PtC> 2 and PdO can be reduced to Pt and Pd by H2 at an elevated temperature.
  • the second metal if in an oxidation state higher than elemental, may be reduced to a lower oxidation state or elemental state as well in the activation step by hydrogen and/or other components in the activation atmosphere.
  • the third metal being a Group 1 or 2 metal in the Periodic Table such as K, Na, Ca, and the like, if present in the catalyst, would most likely remain in an oxidation state higher than elemental in the activated catalyst in the form of oxide, salt, or part of complex material such as a glass or ceramic material formed with the inorganic support material.
  • the catalyst precursor may be heated from a lower temperature, e.g., room temperature, to a target activation temperature.
  • activation temperature means the highest temperature the catalyst precursor is exposed to for at least 3 minutes (or at least 5 minutes, or at least 10 minutes, or at least 15 minutes, or at least 20 minutes) during activation. It is highly desired that the catalyst precursor is surrounded by a H2-containing atmosphere during the heating step.
  • the temperature heating rate of the catalyst precursor can be in a range from HRl°C/minute to HR2°C/minute, where HR1 can be 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, and HR2 can be 50, 45, 40, 35, 34, 32, 30, 28, 26, 25, 24, 22, 20, or 18.
  • the temperature is relatively low, e.g., lower than 100°C
  • reducing of the first and/or second and/or third metal(s) can be slow and negligible.
  • Tl can be 300, 320, 340, 350, 360, 380, 400, 420, 440, 450.
  • the catalyst precursor is held within the temperature range from Tact - 20°C to Tact for an activation duration of at least Dl minutes, where Tact is the activation temperature, and Dl can be 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 120, 150, 180, 240, 300, 360, 420, 480, 540, 600, 660, 720, 780, 840, or even 900.
  • Tact is the activation temperature
  • Dl can be 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 120, 150, 180, 240, 300, 360, 420, 480, 540, 600, 660, 720, 780, 840, or even 900.
  • too high an activation temperature and too long a temperature hold period around the maximal temperature can be detrimental to the performance of the activated catalyst.
  • the first and second metals in elemental form may be mobilized on the surface of the inorganic support at very high temperature, agglomerate to form large crystals, thereby reducing the number of effective sites on the activated catalyst.
  • the activaton temperature the catalyst precursor is exposed to in the activation step is not higher than T2°C, where T2 can be 650, 640, 630, 620, 610, 600, 590, 580, 570, 560, 550, 540, 530, 520, 510, and even 500.
  • the catalyst precursor is exposed to a H2-containing atmosphere at least b% of the time, where b can be 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 95, 98, or even 100%.
  • b can be 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 95, 98, or even 100%.
  • an activation temperature in the range of 300°C to 600°C is particularly advantageous, especially for those catalysts comprising Pt and/or Pd as the first metal, and a second metal such as Sn.
  • Data showed that cyclohexane dehydrogenation using those catalysts activated at such high temperature demonstrated notably higher conversion of cyclohexane to benzene, all without sacrificing the selectivity.
  • the catalyst precursor containing Pt and Sn is activated at an activation temperature in a range from Tal°C to Ta2°C, where Tal and Ta2 can be, independently, 300, 310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 380, 390, 400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460, 470, 480, 490, 500, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560, 570, 580, 590, or 600, as long as Tal ⁇ Ta2.
  • Tal and Ta2 can be, independently, 300, 310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 380, 390, 400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460, 470, 480, 490, 500, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560, 570, 580, 590, or 600, as long as Tal ⁇ Ta2.
  • the catalyst precursor At the end of the temperature holding period around the activation temperature, it is desired that at least y% of all of the first and second metals in the catalyst precursor have been reduced to the desired oxidation state, such as elemental state, where y can be 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 98, 99, 99.5, 99.8, or even 99.9.
  • the catalyst comprises Pt and/or Pd
  • the catalyst comprises Sn
  • the catalyst precursor is mostly, and preferably substantially all, converted into an activated catalyst.
  • the activated catalyst at this stage may be at a temperature higher or lower than or substantially the same as the use temperature of the activated catalyst in the dehydrogenation process.
  • the catalyst may then be put into the dehydrogenation reactions after further heating or cooling accordingly where needed.
  • it is highly desired that the activated catalyst is protected from oxidation before use.
  • a H2-containing or inert atmosphere the same or different from the atmosphere used in the activation step. It is particularly advantageous to conduct the activation step and the dehydrogenation step in the same reactor, eliminating the need of transporting the activated catalyst to the dehydrogenation reactor and complications caused.
  • the activated dehydrogenation catalyst may have an oxygen chemisorption value (ocv) of greater than ocvl%, where ocva can be 5, 8, 12, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28, or 30.
  • oxygen chemisorption value (ocv) of a particular catalyst is a measure of metal dispersion on the catalyst and is defined as:
  • the oxygen chemisorption values referred to herein are measured using the Micromeritics ASAP 2010 physisorption analyzer as follows. Approximately 0.3 to 0.5 grams of catalyst are placed in the Micrometrics device. Under flowing helium, the catalyst is ramped from ambient (18°C) to 250°C at a rate of 10°C per minute and held for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, the sample is placed under vacuum at 250°C for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes of vacuum, the sample is cooled to 35°C at 20°C per minute and held for 5 minutes. The oxygen and hydrogen isotherm is collected in increments at 35°C between 0.50 and 760 mm Hg. Extrapolation of the linear portion of this curve to zero pressure gives the total (i.e., combined) adsorption uptake.
  • the alpha value of the dehydrogenation catalyst is from 0 to 10, and from 0 to 5, and from 0 to 1.
  • the alpha value of the support is an approximate indication of the catalytic cracking activity of the catalyst compared to a standard catalyst.
  • the alpha test is described in U.S. Patent No. 3,354,078 and in J. Catalysis, 4, 527 (1965); 6, 278 (1966); and 61, 395 (1980), to which reference is made for a description of the test.
  • the experimental conditions of the test used to determine the alpha values referred to in this specification include a constant temperature of 538°C, and a variable flow rate as described in detail in J. Catalysis, 61, 395 (1980).
  • the alpha value may range from valphal to valph2, where valphal can be 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6,
  • valpha2 can be 200, 175, 150, 125, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, 1.9, 1.8, 1.7, 1.6, 1.5, 1.4, 1.3, 1.2, 1.1,
  • the activated dehydrogenation catalyst made by using the method of the present disclosure can be used for dehydrogenating a first composition comprising any dehydrogenable hydrocarbon materials such as those containing a cyclic hydrocarbon compound.
  • the first composition comprises a cyclic hydrocarbon compound, such as cyclopropane, cyclobutane, cyclopentane, cyclohexane, cycloheptane, cyclooctane, cyclododecane, cyclodecane, cycloundecane, and derivatives (such as alkylated derivatives) thereof.
  • the first composition may comprise CI wt% to C2 wt% of a saturated cyclic hydrocarbon (e.g., cyclohexane), where CI and C2 can be, independently, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 3.0, 5.0, 8.0, 10.0, 15.0, 20.0, 25.0, 30.0, 35.0, 40.0, 45.0, 50.0, 55.0, 60.0, 70.0, 75.0, 80.0, 85.0, 90.0, 95.0, 98.0, as long as CI ⁇ C2, where the percentages are based on the total weight of the first composition contacting the activated catalyst.
  • a saturated cyclic hydrocarbon e.g., cyclohexane
  • the first composition comprises a six-membered cyclic hydrocarbon such as cyclohexane
  • it may further comprise one or more five-membered ring cyclic hydrocarbon (such as cyclopentane, methylcyclopentane, ethylcyclopentane, and the like), at a concentration based on the total weight of the first composition in a range from C3 wt% to C4 wt%, where C3 and C4 can be, independently, 0.01, 0.03, 0.05, 0.08, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30, 0.35, 0.40, 0.45, 0.50, 0.60, 0.70, 0.80, 0.90, 1.00, 1.50, 2.00, 2.50, 3.00, 3.50, 4.00, 4.50, 5.00, as long as C3 ⁇ C4.
  • C3 and C4 can be, independently, 0.01, 0.03, 0.05, 0.08, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30, 0.35, 0.40
  • the first composition may further comprise a non-dehydrogenable component, such as an aromatic hydrocarbon, at a concentration based on the total weight of the first compositon in a range from C5 wt% to C6 wt%, where C5 and C6 can be, independently, 5, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, or 95, as long as CI ⁇ C2.
  • the aromatic hydrocarbon may be, for example, benzene.
  • the aromatic hydrocarbon can be the same as the product of the dehydrogenation process using the activated dehydrogenation catalyst of the present disclosure.
  • the non-dehydrogenable component in the first composition can serve as the heat carrier need for maintaining the dehydrogenation reaction at a desired temperature and reaction rate.
  • Suitable conditions for the dehydrogenation step include a temperature of 100°C to 1000°C, a pressure of atmospheric to 100 kPa-gauge to 7000 kPa-gauge (kPag), and a weight hourly space velocity of 0.2 h 1 to 50 hr 1 .
  • the temperature of the dehydrogenation process can be from Tdl °C to Td2 °C, where Tdl can be 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600; and Td2 can be 1000, 950, 900, 850, 800, 750, 700, 650, 600, or 550, as long as Tdl ⁇ Td2.
  • the pressure of the dehydrogenation process can be from PI kPa (gauge) to P2 kPa (gauge), where PI and P2 can be, independently, 0, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, or 7000.
  • the reactor configuration used for the dehydrogenation process may comprise one or more fixed bed reactors containing a solid catalyst with a dehydrogenation function.
  • Per- pass conversion of the saturated cyclic hydrocarbon (e.g., cyclohexane) using the present catalyst can be at least con%, where con can be 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or even 98.
  • the reaction is endothermic. Typically temperature of the reaction mixture drops across a catalyst bed because of the endothermic effect. External heat may be supplied through one or more heat exchangers to the reactant in the reactor to maintain the temperature of the reactant in the desired range.
  • the temperature of the reaction composition drops across each catalyst bed, and then is raised by the heat exchangers.
  • 1 to 5 beds are used, with a temperature drop of 30°C to 100°C across each bed.
  • the last bed in the series runs at a higher exit temperature than the first bed in the series.
  • the present process can be used with any composition comprising a saturated cyclic hydrocarbon (e.g., cyclohexane) and, optionally a five-membered ring compound (e.g., methylcyclopentane), the process has particular application as part of an integrated process for the conversion of benzene to phenol.
  • the benzene is initially converted to cyclohexylbenzene by any conventional technique, including alkylation of benzene with cyclohexene in the presence of an acid catalyst, such as zeolite beta or an MCM-22 type molecular sieve, or by oxidative coupling of benzene to biphenyl followed by hydrogenation of the biphenyl.
  • an acid catalyst such as zeolite beta or an MCM-22 type molecular sieve
  • the cyclohexylbenzene is generally produced by contacting the benzene with hydrogen under hydroalkylation conditions in the presence of a hydroalkylation catalyst whereby the benzene undergoes the following reaction (1) to produce cyclohexylbenzene (CHB):
  • the hydroalkylation reaction can be conducted in a wide range of reactor configurations including fixed bed, slurry reactors, and/or catalytic distillation towers.
  • the hydroalkylation reaction can be conducted in a single reaction zone or in a plurality of reaction zones, in which at least the hydrogen is introduced to the reaction in stages.
  • Suitable reaction temperatures are from 100°C to 400°C, such as from 125°C to 250°C, while suitable reaction pressures (gauge) are from 100 kPa to 7,000 kPa, such as from 500 kPa to 5,000 kPa.
  • suitable values for the molar ratio of hydrogen to benzene are between 0.15: 1 and 15: 1, such as between 0.4: 1 and 4: 1 for example, between 0.4: 1 and 0.9: 1.
  • the catalyst employed in the hydroalkylation reaction is generally a bifunctional catalyst comprising a molecular sieve of the MCM-22 type described above and a hydrogenation metal.
  • any known hydrogenation metal can be employed in the hydroalkylation catalyst, although suitable metals include palladium, ruthenium, nickel, zinc, tin, and cobalt, with palladium being particularly advantageous.
  • the amount of hydrogenation metal present in the catalyst can be in a range from 0.05 wt% to 10 wt%, such as from 0.1 wt% to 5.0 wt%, of the catalyst.
  • the MCM-22 type molecular sieve is an aluminosilicate
  • the amount of hydrogenation metal present is such that the molar ratio of the aluminum in the molecular sieve to the hydrogenation metal is preferably from 1.5 to 1500, for example, from 75 to 750, such as from 100 to 300.
  • the hydrogenation metal may be directly supported on the MCM-22 type molecular sieve by, for example, impregnation or ion exchange.
  • at least 50 wt%, for example at least 75 wt%, and generally substantially all of the hydrogenation metal is supported on an inorganic oxide separate from, but composited with the molecular sieve.
  • the activity of the catalyst and its selectivity to desired products such as cyclohexylbenzene and dicyclohexylbenzene are increased as compared with an equivalent catalyst in which the hydrogenation metal is supported on the molecular sieve.
  • the inorganic oxide employed in such a composite hydroalkylation catalyst is not narrowly defined provided it is stable and inert under the conditions of the hydroalkylation reaction.
  • Suitable inorganic oxides include oxides of Groups 2, 4, 13, and 14 of the Periodic Table of Elements, such as alumina, titania, and/or zirconia.
  • the hydrogenation metal can be deposited on the inorganic oxide, such as by impregnation, before the metal-containing inorganic oxide is composited with the molecular sieve.
  • the catalyst composite can be produced by co-pelletization, in which a mixture of the molecular sieve and the metal-containing inorganic oxide are formed into pellets at high pressure (generally 350 kPa to 350,000 kPa), or by co-extrusion, in which a slurry of the molecular sieve and the metal-containing inorganic oxide, optionally together with a separate binder, are forced through a die. If necessary, additional hydrogenation metal can subsequently be deposited on the resultant catalyst composite.
  • the molecular sieve, the inorganic oxide, and the optional binder can be composited and formed into pellets by, e.g., extrusion, which is then impregnated by the one or more dispersions, such as solutions, containing one or more of the metals.
  • the catalyst may comprise a binder.
  • Suitable binder materials include synthetic or naturally occurring substances as well as inorganic materials such as clay, silica, and/or metal oxides. The latter may be either naturally occurring or in the form of gelatinous precipitates or gels including mixtures of silica and metal oxides.
  • Naturally occurring clays which can be used as a binder include those of the montmorillonite and kaolin families, which families include the subbentonites and the kaolins, commonly known as Dixie, McNamee, Georgia, and Florida clays or others in which the main mineral constituent is halloysite, kaolinite, dickite, nacrite, or anauxite.
  • Suitable metal oxide binders include silica, alumina, zirconia, titania, silica- alumina, silica-magnesia, silica-zirconia, silica-thoria, silica-beryllia, silica-titania, as well as ternary compositions such as silica-alumina-thoria, silica-alumina-zirconia, silica-alumina- magnesia, and silica-magnesia-zirconia.
  • the hydroalkylation step is highly selective towards cyclohexylbenzene
  • the effluent from the hydroalkylation reaction will normally contain unreacted benzene feed, some dialkylated products, and other by-products, particularly cyclohexane, and methylcyclopentane.
  • typical selectivities to cyclohexane and methylcyclopentane in the hydroalkylation reaction are 1-25 wt% and 0.1-2.0 wt%, respectively.
  • the dehydrogenation reaction can be performed on all or a portion of the output of the hydroalkylation step.
  • the hydroalkylation reaction effluent is separated into at least a (i) C6-rich composition; and (ii) the remainder of the hydroalkylation reaction effluent.
  • a composition is described as being "rich in” in a specified species (e.g., C6-rich, benzene-rich or hydrogen-rich), it is meant that the wt% of the specified species in that composition is enriched relative to the feed composition (i.e., the input).
  • a " ⁇ " species generally means any species containing 6 carbon atoms.
  • This C6-rich composition can be then subjected to the dehydrogenation process described above such that at least a portion of the cyclohexane in the composition is converted to benzene and at least a portion of the methylcyclopentane is converted to linear and/or branched paraffins, such as 2- methylpentane, 3-methylpentane, n-hexane, and other hydrocarbon components such as isohexane, C5 aliphatics, and Ci to C 4 aliphatics.
  • the dehydrogenation product composition may then be fed to a further separation system, typically a further distillation tower, to divide the dehydrogenation product composition into a benzene-rich stream and a benzene-depleted stream.
  • the benzene-rich stream can then be recycled to the hydroalkylation step, while the benzene-depleted stream can be used as a fuel for the process.
  • a composition is described as being "depleted" with respect to a particular species (e.g., benzene-depleted), it is meant that the wt% of the specified species in that composition is depleted relative to the feed composition (i.e., the material charged into the reactor).
  • the remainder of hydroalkylation reaction effluent may be fed to a second distillation tower to separate the monocyclohexylbenzene product (e.g., cyclohexylbenzene) from any dicyclohexylbenzene and other heavies.
  • the monocyclohexylbenzene product e.g., cyclohexylbenzene
  • Transalkylation with additional benzene may be effected in a transalkylation reactor, separate from the hydroalkylation reactor, over a suitable transalkylation catalyst, including large pore molecular sieves such as a molecular sieve of the MCM-22 type, zeolite beta, MCM-68 (see U.S. Patent No. 6,014,018), zeolite Y, zeolite USY, and mordenite.
  • a large pore molecular sieve may have an average pore size of at least 7 A, such as from 7 A to 12 A.
  • the transalkylation reaction is typically conducted under at least partial liquid phase conditions, which suitably include a temperature of 100°C to 300°C, a pressure of 800 kPa to 3500 kPa, a weight hourly space velocity of 1 hr 1 to 10 hr 1 on total feed, and a benzene/dicyclohexylbenzene weight ratio of 1 : 1 to 5: 1.
  • the transalkylation reaction effluent can then be returned to the second distillation tower to recover the additional monocyclohexylbenzene product produced in the transalkylation reaction.
  • the cyclohexylbenzene can be converted into phenol and cyclohexanone by a process similar to the Hock process.
  • cyclohexylbenzene is initially oxidized to the corresponding hydroperoxide. This is accomplished by introducing an oxygen-containing gas, such as air, into a liquid phase containing the cyclohexylbenzene.
  • an oxygen-containing gas such as air
  • atmospheric air oxidation of cyclohexylbenzene in the absence of a catalyst, is very slow and hence the oxidation is normally conducted in the presence of a catalyst.
  • Suitable catalysts for the cyclohexylbenzene oxidation step are the N-hydroxy substituted cyclic imides described in U.S. Patent No. 6,720,462 and incorporated herein by reference, such as N-hydroxyphthalimide, 4-amino-N-hydroxyphthalimide, 3-amino-N- hydroxyphthalimide, tetrabromo-N-hydroxyphthalimide, tetrachloro-N-hydroxyphthalimide, N-hydroxyhetimide, N-hydroxyhimimide, N-hydroxytrimellitimide, N-hydroxybenzene- 1,2,4-tricarboximide, N,N'-dihydroxy(pyromellitic diimide), N,N'-dihydroxy(benzophenone- 3,3',4,4'-tetracarboxylic diimide), N-hydroxymaleimide, pyridine-2,3-dicarboximide, N- hydroxysuccinimide, N-hydroxy(tartaric imide), N-
  • the catalyst is N-hydroxyphthalimide.
  • Another suitable catalyst is ⁇ , ⁇ ', ⁇ ''-trihydroxyisocyanuric acid.
  • these materials can be used either alone or in the presence of a free radical initiator and can be used as liquid-phase, homogeneous catalysts or can be supported on a solid carrier to provide a heterogeneous catalyst.
  • a free radical initiator can be used as liquid-phase, homogeneous catalysts or can be supported on a solid carrier to provide a heterogeneous catalyst.
  • the N-hydroxy substituted cyclic imide or the ⁇ , ⁇ ', ⁇ ''-trihydroxyisocyanuric acid is employed in an amount between 0.0001 wt% to 15 wt%, such as between 0.001 wt% to 5.0 wt%, of the cyclohexylbenzene.
  • Suitable conditions for the oxidation step include a temperature between 70°C and 200°C, such as 90°C to 130°C, and a pressure of 50 kPa to 10,000 kPa.
  • Any oxygen- containing gas preferably air, can be used as the oxidizing agent.
  • the reaction can take place in batch reactors or continuous flow reactors.
  • a basic buffering agent may be added to react with acidic by-products that may form during the oxidation.
  • an aqueous phase may be introduced, which can help dissolve basic compounds, such as sodium carbonate.
  • Another reactive step in the conversion of the cyclohexylbenzene into phenol and cyclohexanone involves cleavage of the cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide, which is conveniently effected by contacting the hydroperoxide with a catalyst in the liquid phase at a temperature of 20°C to 150°C, such as 40°C to 120°C, and a gauge pressure of 50 kPa to 2,500 kPa, such as 100 kPa to 1000 kPa.
  • the cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide is preferably diluted in an organic solvent inert to the cleavage reaction, such as methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone, phenol or cyclohexylbenzene, to assist in heat removal.
  • the cleavage reaction can be conveniently conducted in a catalytic distillation unit.
  • the catalyst employed in the cleavage step can be a homogeneous catalyst or a heterogeneous catalyst.
  • Suitable homogeneous cleavage catalysts include sulfuric acid, perchloric acid, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, and p-toluenesulfonic acid. Ferric chloride, boron trifluoride, sulfur dioxide, and sulfur trioxide are also effective homogeneous cleavage catalysts.
  • the preferred homogeneous cleavage catalyst is sulfuric acid, with preferred concentrations in the range of 0.05 wt% to 0.5 wt%.
  • a neutralization step preferably follows the cleavage step. Such a neutralization step typically involves contact with a basic component, with subsequent removal of a salt-enriched phase by decanting or distillation.
  • a suitable heterogeneous catalyst for use in the cleavage of cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide includes a clay, such as an acidic montmorillonite silica-alumina clay, as described in U.S. Patent No. 4,870,217, or a faujasite molecular sieve as described in WO2012/145031.
  • a clay such as an acidic montmorillonite silica-alumina clay, as described in U.S. Patent No. 4,870,217, or a faujasite molecular sieve as described in WO2012/145031.
  • the effluent from the cleavage reaction comprises phenol and cyclohexanone in substantially equimolar amounts and, depending on demand, the cyclohexanone can be sold or can be dehydrogenated into additional phenol.
  • Any suitable dehydrogenation catalyst can be used in this reaction, such as the dehydrogenation catalyst or a variation of the catalyst described herein.
  • Suitable conditions for the dehydrogenation step comprise a temperature of 250°C to 500°C and a pressure of 0.01 atm to 20 atm (1 kPa to 2030 kPa), such as a temperature of 300°C to 450°C and a pressure of 1 atm to 3 atm (100 kPa to 300 kPa).
  • a catalyst precursor comprising Pt as the first metal, Sn as the second metal, S1O2 as the inorganic support and essentially free of a third metal, was activated at various temperatures in the presence of a flowing 3 ⁇ 4 stream, and then tested for activities in the dehydrogenation of cyclohexane under nominally identical dehydrogenation conditions in a tubular down-flow reactor.
  • Method of making the catalyst precursor was disclosed in WO2012/134552, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
  • Procedure A The catalyst was activated by ramping from room temperature to
  • the activation was conducted at 100 psig (689 kPa gauge) with pure hydrogen.
  • Procedure B The catalyst was activated by ramping from room temperature to
  • catalyst activity was nearly doubled when the catalyst was activated using Procedure B as compared as procedure A.
  • the improved activity was achieved with no loss in selectivity.
  • Non-limiting embodiments of the processes of the present disclosure include:
  • a dehydrogenation process comprising:
  • (IA) providing a catalyst precursor comprising (i) an inorganic support and (ii) 0.05 wt% to 10.0 wt% of a first metal selected from the Groups 6 to 10 metals of the Periodic Table of Elements, the percentages based on the total weight of the catalyst precursor;
  • IC contacting a first composition with the activated dehydrogenation catalyst in a dehydrogenation reactor under a dehydrogenation condition to convert at least a portion of the cyclohexane to benzene and obtain a dehydrogenation reaction product.
  • step (IB) is in a range from 420°C to 550°C.
  • step (ID) recycling at least a portion of the benzene in the dehydrogenation reaction product to step (IBa).
  • step (1A) comprises at least one of: silica; alumina; an aluminosilicate; an oxide of a Group 3-5 metal in the Periodic Table of Elements; carbon; and carbon nanotube.
  • the catalyst precursor further comprises at least one of: (iii) from 0.05 wt% to 5.0 wt% of a second metal selected from Group 14 of the Periodic Table of Elements; and (iv) from 0.05 wt% to 10.0 wt% of a third metal selected from the Groups 1 and 2 metals of the Periodic Table of Elements.
  • step (IB) the H 2 -containing atmosphere comprises at least 90 wt% of hydrogen.
  • step (IB) comprises treating the catalyst precursor at a temperature in a range from 300°C to 600°C in a flowing stream of 3 ⁇ 4- containing atmosphere.
  • step (IB) comprises heating the catalyst precursor at a temperature in a range from 450°C to 550°C for at least 15 minutes.
  • step (IB) comprises heating the catalyst precursor at a first heating rate in a range from 2°C to 30°C/minute at a temperature below 400°C, and/or a second heating rate in a range from 1°C to 15°C/minute in a temperature range from 400°C to 600°C.
  • step (1A) comprises:
  • (1A-3) calcining the impregnated support at a temperature in a range from 500°C to 1000°C.
  • step (IBa) the first composition further comprises benzene and hydrogen.
  • step (1C) The process of any of El to E21, wherein in step (1C), the first composition comprises 0.01 wt% to 5.0 wt% methylcyclopentane, the percentages based on the total weight of the first composition, and at least a portion of the methylcyclopentane is converted into a paraffin.
  • step (1C) the dehydrogenation condition comprises a temperature in a range from 300°C to 600°C.
  • (2C) cleaving at least a portion of the cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide to produce a cleavage reaction product comprising phenol and cyclohexanone.
  • a dehydrogenation process comprising: (3A) providing a catalyst precursor comprising (i) an inorganic support, and (ii) 0.05 wt% to 10.0 wt% of a first metal selected from the Groups 6 to 10 metals of the Periodic Table of Elements, the percentages based on the total weight of the catalyst precursor;
  • E30 The process of E29, wherein the second metal comprises Ge, Sn and/or Pb, and the third metal comprises Na and/or K.
  • E33 The process of any of E25 to E32, wherein in step (lBb), the first composition further comprises hydrogen, and in step (IB), the H2-containing atmosphere is the first composition.
  • E34 The process of any of E25 to E33, wherein after step (IB) but before (1C), the activated dehydrogenation catalyst is protected by a protective atmosphere free of (3 ⁇ 4.
  • step (3B) comprises treating the catalyst precursor at a temperature in a range from 300°C to 600°C in a flowing stream of H 2 - containing atmosphere.
  • step (3B) comprises heating the catalyst precursor at a temperature in a range from 450°C to 550°C for at least 15 minutes.
  • step (3B) comprises heating the catalyst precursor at a first heating rate in a range from 2°C to 30°C/minute at a temperature below 400°C, and/or a second heating rate in a range from 1°C to 15°C/minute in a temperature range from 400°C to 600°C.
  • step (3A) comprises:
  • (3A-1) providing the inorganic support
  • (3A-3) calcining the impregnated support at a temperature in a range from 500°C to 1000°C.
  • step (3C) the composition comprises cyclohexane, benzene and hydrogen, and at least a portion of the cyclohexane is converted to benzene.
  • step (3C) The process of any of E25 to E42, wherein in step (3C), the composition comprises methylcyclopentane, and at least a portion of the methylcyclopentane is converted into a paraffin.
  • step (3C) the dehydrogenation condition comprises a temperature in a range from 300°C to 600°C.
  • E45 The process of any of E25 to E44, wherein the first metal is Pt and/or Pd.

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L'invention concerne un procédé pour la déshydrogénation d'un hydrocarbure par un catalyseur de déshydrogénation comprenant une étape d'activation du précurseur de catalyseur dans une atmosphère contenant a2-. Un procédé d'activation particulièrement avantageux comprend le chauffage du précurseur de catalyseur jusqu'à une température dans une plage de 400°C à 600°C. Le procédé de la présente invention est particulièrement avantageux pour déshydrogéner du cyclohexane pour fabriquer du benzène.
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