A process of making an aromatization catalyst comprising: (a) mixing a zeolite, a binder, and water to form a mixture; (b) extruding the mixture to form a green extrudate; (c) drying the green extrudate to form a dried green extrudate; (d) calcining the dried green extrudate to form a support, wherein calcining the dried green extrudate is the only calcination step in the process; (e) washing the support to form a washed support; (f) drying the washed support to form a dried washed support; (g) impregnating the dried washed support with a Group 8-10 transition metal compound and at least one halide-containing compound to form a metalized-halided material; and (h) vacuum drying the metalized-halided material to form a dried metalized-halided material which is the aromatization catalyst.

An alkylation catalyst having a zeolite catalyst component and a binder component providing mechanical support for the zeolite catalyst component is disclosed. The binder component is an ion-modified binder that can include metal ions selected from the group consisting of Co, Mn, Ti, Zr, V, Nb, K, Cs, Ga, B, P, Rb, Ag, Na, Cu, Mg, Fe, Mo, Ce, and combinations thereof. The metal ions reduce the number of acid sites on the zeolite catalyst component. The metal ions can range from 0.1 to 50 wt % based on the total weight of the ion-modified binder. Optionally, the ion-modified binder is present in amounts ranging from 1 to 80 wt % based on the total weight of the catalyst.

An alkylation catalyst having a zeolite catalyst component and a binder component providing mechanical support for the zeolite catalyst component is disclosed. The binder component is an ion-modified binder that can include metal ions selected from the group consisting of Co, Mn, Ti, Zr, V, Nb, K, Cs, Ga, B, P, Rb, Ag, Na, Cu, Mg, Fe, Mo, Ce, and combinations thereof. The metal ions reduce the number of acid sites on the zeolite catalyst component. The metal ions can range from 0.1 to 50 wt % based on the total weight of the ion-modified binder. Optionally, the ion-modified binder is present in amounts ranging from 1 to 80 wt % based on the total weight of the catalyst.

Regenerable aromatization catalysts having high surface area and pore volume, as well as methods for producing these catalysts, are disclosed.

Regenerable aromatization catalysts having high surface area and pore volume, as well as methods for producing these catalysts, are disclosed.

This invention relates to a process for converting acyclic C.sub.5 hydrocarbons to cyclopentadiene in a reactor system, wherein the process comprises a reaction interval comprising: cyclically providing to the reactor system a feedstock comprising acyclic C.sub.5 hydrocarbons; contacting the feedstock and with a particulate material comprising a catalyst material in a first reaction zone under reaction conditions to convert at least a portion of the acyclic C.sub.5 hydrocarbons to a first effluent comprising cyclopentadiene; and a reheating interval comprising: cyclically halting the feedstock to the first reaction zone; and providing a reheating gas to the first reaction zone to reheat the particulate material.

This invention relates to a process for converting acyclic C.sub.5 hydrocarbons to cyclopentadiene in a reactor system, wherein the process comprises a reaction interval comprising: cyclically providing to the reactor system a feedstock comprising acyclic C.sub.5 hydrocarbons; contacting the feedstock and with a particulate material comprising a catalyst material in a first reaction zone under reaction conditions to convert at least a portion of the acyclic C.sub.5 hydrocarbons to a first effluent comprising cyclopentadiene; and a reheating interval comprising: cyclically halting the feedstock to the first reaction zone; and providing a reheating gas to the first reaction zone to reheat the particulate material.

This invention relates to a process for converting acyclic C.sub.5 hydrocarbons to cyclic C.sub.5 compounds including cyclopentadiene in a reactor system, wherein the process comprises: providing to the reactor system a feedstock comprising acyclic C.sub.5 hydrocarbons; providing to the reactor system a particulate material comprising a catalyst material; contacting the feedstock and the particulate material in at least one reaction zone under reaction conditions to convert at least a portion of the acyclic C.sub.5 hydrocarbons to a first effluent comprising cyclopentadiene; wherein the feedstock flows co-current to a direction of a flow of the particulate material.

This invention relates to a process for converting acyclic C.sub.5 hydrocarbons to cyclic C.sub.5 compounds including cyclopentadiene in a reactor system, wherein the process comprises: providing to the reactor system a feedstock comprising acyclic C.sub.5 hydrocarbons; providing to the reactor system a particulate material comprising a catalyst material; contacting the feedstock and the particulate material in at least one reaction zone under reaction conditions to convert at least a portion of the acyclic C.sub.5 hydrocarbons to a first effluent comprising cyclopentadiene; wherein the feedstock flows co-current to a direction of a flow of the particulate material.

An alkylation catalyst having a zeolite catalyst component and a binder component providing mechanical support for the zeolite catalyst component is disclosed. The binder component is an ion-modified binder that can include metal ions selected from the group consisting of Co, Mn, Ti, Zr, V, Nb, K, Cs, Ga, B, P, Rb, Ag, Na, Cu, Mg, Fe, Mo, Ce, and combinations thereof. The metal ions reduce the number of acid sites on the zeolite catalyst component. The metal ions can range from 0.1 to 50 wt % based on the total weight of the ion-modified binder. Optionally, the ion-modified binder is present in amounts ranging from 1 to 80 wt % based on the total weight of the catalyst.