Claims
- 1. A method of converting a hydrocarbon feedstock to propylene comprising: contacting an olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock with a catalyst comprising a catalyst selected from the group consisting of medium pore zeolites having a monodimensional structure, a silica to alumina ratio in excess of 200, and a pore diameter less than 0.7 nm, under cracking conditions to selectively produce a product mixture of light olefins in which selectivity to propylene is in excess of 50% on a weight basis.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the method produces a product mixture having a propylene to butylene ratio of at least 2:1 or a propylene to ethylene ratio of at least 4:1.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock consists essentially of hydrocarbons boiling within the range of 18° to 220° C.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock consists essentially of hydrocarbons boiling in the range of 18° to 148° C.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock comprises from about 10 wt % to about 70 wt % olefins.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein the olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock comprises from about 20 wt % to about 70 wt % olefins.
- 7. The method of claim 1 wherein the olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock comprises from about 5 wt % to about 35 wt % paraffins.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein the olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock comprises from about 10 wt % to about 25 wt % paraffins.
- 9. The method of claim 1 wherein the catalyst is contacted in the range of 400° C. to 700° C.
- 10. The method of claim 1 wherein the catalyst is contacted at a WHSV of 1 to 1,000 hr−1.
- 11. The method of claim 1 wherein the catalyst is contacted at a pressure of 0.1 to 30 atm. absolute.
- 12. The method of claim 1 wherein the catalyst comprises a zeolite having an 8, 10, or 12 membered ring pore structure.
- 13. The method of claim 1 wherein the catalyst comprises a catalyst selected from the group consisting of zeolites from the families MTW, TON, MTT, and the zeolite ZSM-48.
- 14. The method of claim 1 wherein the hydrocarbon feed is cracked over the catalyst at reactor temperatures of from about 400-700° C., pressures of from about 0.1 atmosphere to about 30 atmospheres absolute, and weight hourly space velocities of from about 0.1 hr−1 to about 1,000 hr−1.
- 15. In a method for catalytic cracking of an olefinic hydrocarbon feed by contact with a mixed catalyst to produce a light olefin containing product, the improvement which comprises mixing a catalyst selected from the group consisting of high silica medium pore zeolite catalysts having a monodimensional structure, a silica to alumina ratio in excess of 200, and a pore diameter less than 0.7 nm, with a second cracking catalyst in a quantity sufficient to increase propylene content in the light olefin product while decreasing either ethylene or butylenes, when the propylene content of the product composition obtained with the mixed catalyst is compared to the propylene content of the product composition obtained with the second catalyst alone under the same reaction conditions, and to selectively produce a light olefin containing product in which selectivity to propylene is in excess of 50% on a weight basis.
- 16. The method of claim 15 wherein the method produces a product mixture having a propylene to butylene ratio of at least 2:1 or a propylene to ethylene ratio of at least 4:1.
- 17. The method of claim 15 wherein the olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock consists essentially of hydrocarbons boiling within the range of 18° to 220° C.
- 18. The method of claim 15 wherein the olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock consists essentially of hydrocarbons boiling in the range of 18° to 148° C.
- 19. The method of claim 15 wherein the olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock comprises from about 10 wt % to about 70 wt % olefins.
- 20. The method of claim 15 wherein the olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock comprises from about 20 wt % to about 70 wt % olefins.
- 21. The method of claim 15 wherein the olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock comprises from about 5 wt % to about 35 wt % paraffins.
- 22. The method of claim 15 wherein the olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock comprises from about 10 wt % to about 25 wt % paraffins.
- 23. The method of claim 15 wherein the catalyst is contacted in the range of 400° C. to 700° C.
- 24. The method of claim 15 wherein the catalyst is contacted at a WHSV of 1 to 1,000 hr−1.
- 25. The method of claim 15 wherein the catalyst is contacted at a pressure of 0.1 to 30 atm. absolute.
- 26. The method of claim 15 wherein the catalyst comprises a zeolite having an 8, 10, or 12 membered ring pore structure.
- 27. The method of claim 15 wherein the catalyst comprises a catalyst selected from the group consisting of zeolites from the families MTW, TON, MTT, and the zeolite ZSM-48.
- 28. The method of claim 15 wherein the hydrocarbon feed is cracked over the catalyst at reactor temperatures of from about 400-700° C., pressures of from about 0.1 atmosphere to about 30 atmospheres absolute, and weight hourly space velocities of from about 0.1 hr−1 to about 1,000 hr−1.
- 29. A method for producing propylene in a cracking process which comprises contacting a hydrocarbon feed with a high silicon zeolite containing catalyst having a monodimensional structure and a silica to alumina ratio in excess of 200 under cracking conditions to selectively produce a product mixture of light olefins in which selectivity to propylene is in excess of 50% on a weight basis, and to produce a product mixture comprising at least 2 times as much propylene as the total butylenes or a product mixture comprising at least 2 times as much propylene as the total ethylene.
- 30. The method of claim 29 wherein the process produces at least 4 times as much propylene as ethylene.
- 31. The method of claim 29 wherein the method produces a product mixture having a propylene to butylene ratio of at least 2:1 or a propylene to ethylene ratio of at least 4:1.
- 32. The method of claim 29 wherein the olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock consists essentially of hydrocarbons boiling within the range of 18° to 220° C.
- 33. The method of claim 29 wherein the olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock consists essentially of hydrocarbons boiling in the range of 18° to 148° C.
- 34. The method of claim 29 wherein the olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock comprises from about 10 wt % to about 70 wt % olefins.
- 35. The method of claim 29 wherein the olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock comprises from 20 wt % to 70 wt % olefins.
- 36. The method of claim 29 wherein the olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock comprises from about 5 wt % to about 35 wt % paraffins.
- 37. The method of claim 29 wherein the olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock comprises from about 10 wt % to about 25 wt % paraffins.
- 38. The method of claim 29 wherein the catalyst is contacted in the range of 400° C. to 700° C.
- 39. The method of claim 29 wherein the catalyst is contacted at a WHSV of 1 to 1,000 hr−1.
- 40. The method of claim 29 wherein the catalyst is contacted at a pressure of 0.1 to 30 atm. absolute.
- 41. The method of claim 29 wherein the catalyst comprises a zeolite having an 8, 10, or 12 membered ring pore structure.
- 42. The method of claim 29 wherein the catalyst comprises a catalyst selected from the group consisting of zeolites from the families MTW, TON, MTT, and the zeolite ZSM-48.
- 43. The method of claim 29 wherein the hydrocarbon feed is cracked over the catalyst at reactor temperatures of from about 400-700° C., pressures of from about 0.1 atmosphere to about 30 atmospheres, and weight hourly space velocities of from about 0.1 hr−1 to about 1,000 hr−1.
- 44. The method of claim 29 wherein the method produces a propylene to butylene ratio of at least 2:1, a propylene to ethylene ratio of at least 4:1 and less than 15 wt % aromatics.
- 45. The method of claim 1 where in contacting an olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock with a catalyst, the catalyst further comprises a second cracking catalyst.
- 46. The method of claim 29 where in contacting a hydrocarbon feed with a high silicon zeolites containing catalyst, the catalyst further comprises a second cracking catalyst.
Parent Case Info
This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application No. 60/084,376, filed May 5, 1998, now abandoned.
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