Low temperature transalkylation of o-diethylbenzene with benzene to ethylbenzene using triflic acid as a catalyst

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 841-846

  Al Kinany, M C ^a   Jibril, B Y ^b   Al Khowaiter, S H ^a   Al Dosari, M A ^a   Al Megren, H A ^a   Al Zahrani, S M ^b   Al Humaizi, K I ^b  

^a Petroleum and Petrochemicals Research Institute   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Diethylbenzenes; Disproportionation; Ethylbenzene; Isomerization; Transalkylation; Trifilic acid

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BENZENE; ISOMERS; LOW TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; ORGANIC ACIDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ETHYLBENZENE (EB); LOW TEMPERATURE TRANSALKYLATION; MOLE RATIOS; TRIFLIC ACIDS;

CATALYSIS;

ALKYLATION; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 15744377446     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2004.08.011     Document Type: Article

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