Conversion of heavy reformate into xylenes over mordenite-based catalysts

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2125-2135

  Ali, S A ^a   Aitani, A M ^a   Ercan, C ^b   Wang, Y ^b   Al Khattaf, S ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Aromatics; Fluidized bed reactor; Heavy reformate; Mordenite; Transalkylation; Xylenes; ZSM 5

Indexed keywords

AROMATICS; FLUIDIZED-BED REACTOR; HEAVY REFORMATE; MORDENITES; TRANSALKYLATION; ZSM-5;

BENZENE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COKE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; SUPERSATURATION; TOLUENE; XYLENE; ZEOLITES;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 80052811712     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2011.01.031     Document Type: Article

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