The present disclosure relates to a process for converting one or more alkyl halides to acyclic C3-C6 olefins, said process comprising the steps of (a) providing a feedstream comprising one or more alkyl halides; (b) providing a catalyst composition; and (c) contacting said feedstream with said catalyst composition under reaction conditions. The process is remarkable in that said process further comprises a step of steaming said catalyst composition before the step (c) and in that said catalyst composition comprises one or more zeolites and a binder, wherein said one or more zeolites comprise at least one 10-membered ring channel. The present disclosure further relates to the use of a catalyst composition in said process, said catalyst composition comprising one or more zeolites and a binder, wherein said catalyst composition is steamed before use.

The present disclosure relates to a process for converting one or more alkyl halides to acyclic C3-C6 olefins, said process comprising the steps of (a) providing a feedstream comprising one or more alkyl halides; (b) providing a catalyst composition; and (c) contacting said feedstream with said catalyst composition under reaction conditions. The process is remarkable in that said process further comprises a step of steaming said catalyst composition before the step (c) and in that said catalyst composition comprises one or more zeolites and a binder, wherein said one or more zeolites comprise at least one 10-membered ring channel. The present disclosure further relates to the use of a catalyst composition in said process, said catalyst composition comprising one or more zeolites and a binder, wherein said catalyst composition is steamed before use.

The present disclosure relates to a process for converting one or more alkyl halides to acyclic C3-C6 olefins, said process comprising the steps of (a) providing a feedstream comprising one or more alkyl halides; (b) providing a catalyst composition; and (c) contacting said feedstream with said catalyst composition under reaction conditions. The process is remarkable in that said process further comprises a step of steaming said catalyst composition before the step (c) and in that said catalyst composition comprises one or more zeolites and a binder, wherein said one or more zeolites comprise at least one 10-membered ring channel. The present disclosure further relates to the use of a catalyst composition in said process, said catalyst composition comprising one or more zeolites and a binder, wherein said catalyst composition is steamed before use.

The present disclosure relates to a process for converting one or more methyl halides to acyclic C3-C6 olefins, said process comprising the steps of (a) providing a feedstream comprising one or more methyl halides; (b) providing a catalyst composition; and (c) contacting said feedstream with said catalyst composition under reaction conditions. The process is remarkable in that said reaction conditions include a reaction temperature below 400° C., and in that said catalyst composition comprises one or more molecular sieves with a Si/Al atomic ratio ranging from 2 to 18 and wherein said one or more molecular sieves comprise a plurality of pores, wherein said pores have a shape of an 8-membered ring or less.

The present disclosure relates to a process for converting one or more methyl halides to acyclic C3-C6 olefins, said process comprising the steps of (a) providing a feedstream comprising one or more methyl halides; (b) providing a catalyst composition; and (c) contacting said feedstream with said catalyst composition under reaction conditions. The process is remarkable in that said reaction conditions include a reaction temperature below 400° C., and in that said catalyst composition comprises one or more molecular sieves with a Si/Al atomic ratio ranging from 2 to 18 and wherein said one or more molecular sieves comprise a plurality of pores, wherein said pores have a shape of an 8-membered ring or less.

The present disclosure concerns a process for converting alkyl halides to ethylene and propylene, said process comprising the steps of (a) providing a feedstream comprising alkyl halides; (b) providing a first and second catalyst composition, said second catalyst composition comprising a cracking catalyst; (c) contacting said feedstream with said first catalyst composition in a first reaction zone under first reaction conditions to provide a first product stream, and (d) subjecting at least a part of said first product stream to an Olefin Catalytic Cracking with said second catalyst composition in a second reaction zone under second reaction conditions to provide a second product steam. The process is remarkable in that it further comprises a step of steaming said first catalyst composition before the step (c) and in that said first catalyst composition comprises zeolites and a binder, wherein said zeolites comprise at least one 10-membered ring channel.

The present disclosure concerns a process for converting alkyl halides to ethylene and propylene, said process comprising the steps of (a) providing a feedstream comprising alkyl halides; (b) providing a first and second catalyst composition, said second catalyst composition comprising a cracking catalyst; (c) contacting said feedstream with said first catalyst composition in a first reaction zone under first reaction conditions to provide a first product stream, and (d) subjecting at least a part of said first product stream to an Olefin Catalytic Cracking with said second catalyst composition in a second reaction zone under second reaction conditions to provide a second product steam. The process is remarkable in that it further comprises a step of steaming said first catalyst composition before the step (c) and in that said first catalyst composition comprises zeolites and a binder, wherein said zeolites comprise at least one 10-membered ring channel.

The present disclosure concerns a process for converting alkyl halides to ethylene and propylene, said process comprising the steps of (a) providing a feedstream comprising alkyl halides; (b) providing a first and second catalyst composition, said second catalyst composition comprising a cracking catalyst; (c) contacting said feedstream with said first catalyst composition in a first reaction zone under first reaction conditions to provide a first product stream, and (d) subjecting at least a part of said first product stream to an Olefin Catalytic Cracking with said second catalyst composition in a second reaction zone under second reaction conditions to provide a second product steam. The process is remarkable in that it further comprises a step of steaming said first catalyst composition before the step (c) and in that said first catalyst composition comprises zeolites and a binder, wherein said zeolites comprise at least one 10-membered ring channel.

Disclosed is a catalyst capable of producing an olefin from an alkyl halide, the catalyst comprising a silicoaluminophosphate (SAPO) having a chabazite zeolite structure with the following chemical composition (Si.sub.xAl.sub.yP.sub.z)O.sub.2, where x, y, and z represent the mole fractions of silicon, aluminum, and phosphorus, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides, x is 0.01 to 0.30 and the sum of x+y+z is 1, and where the catalyst comprises silicon tetrahedral oxides that are connected with three or less aluminum tetrahedral oxide as shown by .sup.29Si magic angle spinning (MAS) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy peak(s) with peak(s) maxima between −93 ppm and −115 ppm.

Disclosed is a catalyst capable of producing an olefin from an alkyl halide, the catalyst comprising a silicoaluminophosphate (SAPO) having a chabazite zeolite structure with the following chemical composition (Si.sub.xAl.sub.yP.sub.z)O.sub.2, where x, y, and z represent the mole fractions of silicon, aluminum, and phosphorus, respectively, present as tetrahedral oxides, x is 0.01 to 0.30 and the sum of x+y+z is 1, and where the catalyst comprises silicon tetrahedral oxides that are connected with three or less aluminum tetrahedral oxide as shown by .sup.29Si magic angle spinning (MAS) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy peak(s) with peak(s) maxima between −93 ppm and −115 ppm.