Inventors:
Andrzej Rokicki - Prospect KY
Dennis Smith - Jeffersontown KY
David L. Williams - Louisville KY
Assignee:
Sud-Chemie Inc. - Louisville KY
Sud-Chemie Catalysts Japan, Inc. - Tokyo
International Classification:
B01J 2100
US Classification:
502304, 502325, 502330, 502331, 502326, 502338, 502339, 502344, 502345, 502305, 502313, 502317, 502318, 502319, 502321, 502306, 502328, 502341, 502324, 502355, 502350
Abstract:
A catalyst for the nonoxidative production of alkenylaromatics from alkylaromatics, wherein the catalyst is predominantly iron oxide, an alkali metal compound, copper oxide, cerium oxide and less than about 100 ppm of a source for a noble metal, such as palladium, platinum, ruthenium, rhenium, osmium, rhodium or iridium. Additional components of the catalyst may include compounds based on molybdenum, tungsten, calcium, magnesium, chromium and other such promoters.