Claims
- 1. A process for isomerization of an isomerizable hydrocarbon charge selected from the group consisting of naphthenes, paraffins and mixtures thereof which comprises contacting the same at a temperature between about 0.degree. and about 200.degree. C, a pressure between about atmospheric and about 30 atmospheres at a liquid hourly space velocity between about 0.2 and about 10 with a catalyst consisting essentially of graphite having intercalated in the lattice thereof between about 5 and about 50 weight percent of a Lewis acid fluoride selected from the group consisting of boron trifluoride and phosphorus pentafluoride and having additionally intercalated therein between about 0.5 and about 75 weight percent of a Bronsted acid selected from the group consisting of hydrofluoric acid, hydrochloric acid, fluorosulfuric acid, trifluoromethane-sulfonic acid and mixtures thereof, the molar ratio of Bronsted acid to Lewis acid fluoride being within the range of 0.1:1 to 50:1.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein said Lewis acid fluoride is boron trifluoride.
- 3. The process of claim 1 wherein said Lewis acid fluoride is phosphorus pentafluoride.
- 4. The process of claim 1 wherein the amount of said intercalated Lewis acid fluoride is between about 10 and about 40 weight percent.
- 5. The process of claim 1 wherein said Bronsted acid is fluorosulfuric acid.
- 6. The process of claim 1 wherein said temperature is between about 30.degree. and about 150.degree. C.
- 7. The process of claim 1 wherein said liquid hourly space velocity is between about 0.5 and about 4.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 609,334, filed Sept. 2, 1975 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 4,035,434 on July 12, 1977, which in turn is a division of application Ser. No. 532,146, filed Dec. 12, 1974 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 3,962,133 on June 8, 1976.
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Divisions (2)
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