A process for treating mixtures containing polyalkylaromatic hydrocarbons, intended for transalkylation processes, includes a mild reduction with hydrogen in the presence of a suitable hydrogenation catalyst. The process also relates to a transalkylation process of polyalkylaromatic hydrocarbons having the treatment.

Methods, systems, and computer readable media may be operable to facilitate an anticipation of an execution of a process termination tool. An allocation stall counter may be queried at a certain frequency, and from the query of the allocation stall counter, a number of allocation stall counter increments occurring over a certain duration of time may be determined. If the number of allocation stall counter increments is greater than a threshold, a determination may be made that system memory is running low and that an execution of a process termination tool is imminent. In response to the determination that system memory is running low, a flag indicating that system memory is running low may be set, and one or more programs, in response to reading the flag, may free memory that is not necessary or required for execution.

The present invention relates to the field of alkylation catalysts, and disclosed are a composite ZSM-5 molecular sieve, a preparation method therefor, a catalyst and an application thereof. A single crystal of the composite ZSM-5 molecular sieve comprises a main crystal and a twin crystal; the main crystal and the twin crystal are both ZSM-5 crystals; a crystal plane [010] of the main crystal is covered by a crystal plane [100] of the twin crystal; and the ratio of the number of sinusoidal pore openings to the number of straight pore openings on the outer surface of the single crystal of the composite ZSM-5 molecular sieve is (0.7-10:1), and the molar ratio Y1 of an Si element to an Al element within 10 nm of the surface is (300-2000):1. The single crystal of the composite ZSM-5 molecular sieve of the present invention has a large ratio of the number of sinusoidal pore openings to the number of straight pore openings, and is aluminum-poor on the surface and aluminum-rich on the inside. When applied to the toluene methanol alkylation reaction to prepare p-xylene, the selectivity of p-xylene may be greatly improved.

A process for converting light paraffins and/or light hydrocarbons to a high octane gasoline composition is disclosed. The process involves: (1) oxidation of iso-paraffins to alkyl hydroperoxides and alcohol; (2) conversion of the alkyl hydroperoxides and alcohol to dialkyl peroxides; and (3) radical coupling of one or more iso-paraffins and/or iso-hydrocarbons using the dialkyl peroxides as radical initiators, thereby forming a gasoline composition comprising gasoline-range molecules including a C7 enriched gasoline composition having a road octane number (RON) greater than 100.

The present invention provides (6Z,9Z)-6,9-dodecadien-1-yne of the following formula (1). Further, the present invention provides a process for preparing (6Z,9Z)-6,9-dodecadien-1-yne (1): the process comprising reacting a (3Z,6Z)-10-halo-3,6-decadiene compound of the following general formula (2), wherein X represents a halogen atom with a metal acetylide of the following general formula (3), wherein M represents Na, Li, K, Ag, Cu (I), MgZ, CaZ, or Cu(II)Z, wherein Z represents a halogen atom or an ethinyl group to form (6Z,9Z)-6,9-dodecadien-1-yne (1).

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This disclosure provides improved processes for converting benzene/toluene via methylation with methanol/dimethyl ether for producing, e.g., p-xylene. In an embodiment, a process comprises contacting a methylation agent feed with an aromatic hydrocarbon feed in the presence of a methylation catalyst in a methylation reactor at increased pressure. Reduced methylation catalyst deactivation can be achieved with increased pressure in the methylation reactor.

Provided is a method for producing (alkyl)arene compounds represented by Formulae 3-1, 3-2, and 3-3 by the Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction of alkyl halide compounds and arene compounds using organic phosphine compounds as a catalyst. ##STR00001##

In this invention, a portion of the products from a pyrolysis reactor are reacted in a process to form one or more chemical intermediates.

Provided are a method for efficiently producing an asymmetric conjugated diyne from an inexpensive and safe alternative compound to hydroxylamine hydrochloride and a method for producing a Z,Z-conjugated diene compound from the asymmetric conjugated diyne compound thus obtained. More specifically, provided is a method for producing an asymmetric conjugated diyne compound comprising a step of subjecting a terminal alkyne compound (1): HC≡C—Z.sup.1—Y.sup.1 to a coupling reaction with an alkynyl halide (2): Y.sup.2—Z.sup.2—C≡C—X by using sodium borohydride in water and an organic solvent in the presence of a copper catalyst and a base to obtain the asymmetric conjugated diyne compound (3): Y.sup.2—Z.sup.2—C≡C—C≡C—Z.sup.1—Y.sup.1. In addition, provided is a method for producing a Z,Z-conjugated diene compound by reducing the resulting asymmetric conjugated diyne compound, or the like.

A process is described for producing paraxylene, in which an aromatic hydrocarbon feedstock comprising benzene and/or toluene is contacted with an alkylating reagent comprising methanol and/or dimethyl ether in an alkylation reaction zone under alkylation conditions in the presence of an alkylation catalyst to produce an alkylated aromatic product comprising xylenes. The alkylation catalyst comprises a molecular sieve having a Constraint Index≤5, and the alkylation conditions comprise a temperature less than 500° C. Paraxylene may then be recovered from the alkylated aromatic product.