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If the byproduct reaction is reversible and inerts are present, then changing the concentration of inerts if there is a change in the number of moles should be considered, as discussed above. Whether or not there is a change in the number of moles, recycling byproducts can suppress their formation if the bj iroduct-forming reaction is reversible. An example is in the production of ethylbenzene from benzene and ethylene ... 

Among the wide variety of organic reactions in which zeolites have been employed as catalysts, may be emphasized the transformations of aromatic hydrocarbons of importance in petrochemistry, and in the synthesis of intermediates for pharmaceutical or fragrance products.5 In particular, Friede 1-Crafts acylation and alkylation over zeolites have been widely used for the synthesis of fine chemicals.6 Insights into the mechanism of aromatic acylation over zeolites have been disclosed.7 The production of ethylbenzene from benzene and ethylene, catalyzed by HZSM-5 zeolite and developed by the Mobil-Badger Company, was the first commercialized industrial process for aromatic alkylation over zeolites.8 Other typical examples of zeolite-mediated Friedel-Crafts reactions are the regioselective formation of p-xylene by alkylation of toluene with methanol over HZSM-5,9 or the regioselective p-acylation of toluene with acetic anhydride over HBEA zeolites.10 In both transformations, the p-isomers are obtained in nearly quantitative yield. 

Albene [Alcohol benzene] A process for making ethylbenzene from aqueous ethanol and benzene. The aqueous ethanol may contain as little as 30 percent ethanol, such as that obtained by one distillation of liquors from sugar fermentation. The mixed vapors are passed over a catalyst at approximately 350°C. The catalyst ( Encilite-2 ) is a ZSM-5-type zeolite in which some of the aluminum has been replaced by iron. Developed in India jointly by the... 

EBMax A continuous, liquid-phase process for making ethylbenzene from ethylene and benzene, using a zeolite catalyst. Developed by Raytheon Engineers and Constructors and Mobil Oil Corporation and first installed at Chiba Styrene Monomer in Japan in 1995. Generally similar to the Mobil/Badger process, but the improved catalyst permits the reactor size to be reduced by two thirds. 

The results of the inverse experiment, viz. counter-diffusion of benzene into H-ZSM-5, previously loaded with ethylbenzene from an ethylbenzene/helium stream at 415 K, are displayed in Fig. 6. 

Largely, the same principles apply for water treatment. Consequently, activated carbon is suitable for organic molecules that are nonpolar and of high molecular weight. Trichloroethylene, benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, and xylene are easily adsorbed in the gas phase when activated carbon, for instance, is used. On the other hand, adsorption is not preferably selected in applications in relation to aldehydes, ketones, and alcohols. In a successful application, reduction in emissions from 400-2000 ppm to under 50 ppm can be achieved (EPA, 1999), especially for VOCs with boiling points between 20 -and 175 °C. 

Ethylbenzene has not been separated commercially from Cg aromatics because it cannot be obtained therefrom in high purity as readily as it can be synthesized from benzene and ethylene by alkylation to provide the necessary stock for styrene manufacture. The current shortage of benzene, however, re-establishes interest in separating ethylbenzene from hydroformed stocks. 

Many aromatic hydrocarbons, for example, benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, cymene and tetrahydronaphthalene, yield additive compounds.5 Such are also formed with liquid cyclic hydrocarbons in the absence of moisture and phenols, and use has been made of this fact to remove sulphur dioxide from a dry gas containing it.6 Additive compounds are also formed with methyl alcohol, thus CH30H.S02 and 2CH30H.S02, the existence of which has been demonstrated definitely by means of the freezing-point curve.7 The additive compound with camphor has already been mentioned (p. 109). 

We have seen previously shape-selective catalysis by ZSM-5 in the conversion of methanol to gasoline (Chapter 15).-7 Other commercial processes include the formation of ethylbenzene from benzene and ethylene and the synthesis of p-xylene. The efficient performance of ZSM-5 catalyst has been attributed to its high acidity and to the peculiar shape, arrangement, and dimensions of the channels. Most of the active sites are within the channel so a branched chain molecule may not be able to diffuse in, and therefore does not react, while a linear one may do so. Of course, once a reactant is in the channel a cavity large enough to house the activated complex must exist or product cannot form. Finally, the product must be able to diffuse out. and in some instances product size and shape exclude this possibility. For example, in the methylu-uon of toluene to form xylene ... 

In practice, pyro-gas will always contain some non-condensed light oils. Table 8-5 gives the composition of the light oil condensed from pyro-gas at 0 C (32 F).4 Listed among the components are toluene, benzene, hexane, styrene, and xylene. Emissions of benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, and xylene were measured in the stack test at Conrad Industries. Flow rates for the tests measuring these compounds were not reported thus, emission rates (lbs/MMBtu) could not be estimated. 

In the case where there are two reactants, one of which is involved in an undesirable series reaction (A + B — C and C + B —> D), the concentration of B in the reactor can be kept small to improve selectivity. An important industrial example of this type of series reactions is in the production of ethylbenzene. The desired reaction is the formation of ethylbenzene from ethylene and benzene. The undesirable reaction is the formation of diethylbenzene from ethylene and ethylbenzene. To suppress this second series reaction, the concentration of ethylene is kept low and an excess of benzene is employed, which must be recovered and recycled. 

The FTIR-TPD profiles (A vs. T) for the desorption of benzene, toluene, and ethylbenzene from high-silica H-ZSM-5 is reported in Figure 4.40 [97], These results were fitted with the complementary error function, that is,... 

EPA 1989d. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Benzene Emissions from Maleic Anhydride Plants, Ethylbenzene/Styrene Plants, Benzene Storage Vessels, Benzene Equipment Leaks, and Coke By-Products Recovery Plants. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 54 FR 38044. 

The thermal reactions of dihydrobenzo[c]furan 258 were studied behind reflected shock waves in a single pulse shock tube over the temperature range 1050-1300 K to lead to products from a unimolecular cleavage of 258 <2001PCA3148>. Intriguingly, carbon monoxide and toluene were among the products of the highest concentration, while benzo[f]furan, benzene, ethylbenzene, styrene, ethylene, methane, and acetylene were the other products. Trace amounts of allene and propyne were also detected. 

The washed alkylate is fed to a series of three distillation columns where benzene, ethylbenzene, and diethyl benzene-triethyl -benzene mixtures are removed as overhead products. The benzene is recycled to the benzene drying column before feeding again to the alkylator. The diethyl benzene mixture is recycled to the transalkylator. The bottoms from the last column is what we call "flux oil." This consists mainly of diphenylethanes. The amount of this material is good measure of the overall process yield. 

TYPICAL OPERATING DATA ETHYLBENZENE FROM BENZENE AND ETHYLENE... 

There are two different sites in ethylbenzene from which a hydrogen atom can be abstracted by a chlorine radical, leading to two possible radicals. The first radical 7 (Schenie 3.6) is stabilized by resonance interaction with the benzene ring. This is not possible with the second radical 8 and hence this mode of attack is not... 

Problem 12.1 How might you prepare ethylbenzene from (a) benzene and ethyl alcohol (b) acetophenone, C6H5COCH3 (c) styrene, C5H5CH=CH2 ... 

However, the activation energy drops considerably when at least two phenyl substituents on the cyclopropyl radical provide strong resonance stabilization to the allylic radical resulting from ring opening. Therefore, diphenylcyclopropane peresters or peranhydrides undergo cyclopropyl radical to allyl radical rearrangement, followed by dimerization, in the liquid phase (benzene, ethylbenzene, mesitylene, decaline, benzonitrile etc.) " at 80-... 

Small quantities of methanol and ethanol are sometimes added to the C3S in pipelines to protect against freezing because of hydrate formation. Although the beta zeolite catalyst is tolerant of these alcohols, removing them from the feed by a water wash may still be desirable to achieve the lowest possible levels of EB or cymene in the cumene product. Cymene is formed by the alkylation of toluene with propylene. The toluene may already be present as an impurity in the benzene feed, or it may be formed in the alkylation reactor from methanol and benzene. Ethylbenzene is primarily formed from ethylene impurities in the propylene feed. However, similar to cymene, EB can also be formed from ethanol. 

Alkylation of aromatics and aliphatics, e.g., ethylbenzene from ethylene and benzene, cumene from propylene and benzene, alkylation of isobutane with normal butenes... 

The analytical procedure did not permit reliable analyses for Cs to C5 hydrocarbons. C3 and C4 products are formed from all of the alkyl-benzenes, especially from ethylbenzene. A few unidentified peaks were observed in the analyses of the liquid fractions but generally in low yield. 

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