Catalytic dehydromethylation of methylcyclohexane and the simultaneous transformation of fractions of straight-run gasoline and methanol with modified forms of mordenite and pentasil

Abstract

Results are presented from studies of the dehydromethylation (DHM) of methylcyclohexane (MCH) and the simultaneous transformation of straight-run gasoline fractions and methanol on modified forms of mordenite and pentasil in the presence of various hydrogen acceptors (O2, CO2). High selectivity on xylene isomers is observed for polycationic modifications of HNa-TsVM. On such catalytic systems, the degrees of DHM and dehydrodisproportionation (DHD) of MCH grow with an increase in O2-to-CO2 ratio in the range of 0.05 : (1–1.5), while the degree of its dehydrogenation to toluene is virtually constant. High yields of di- and trimethylbenzenes are achieved in the reactions between methanol and gasoline fractions composed mainly of C7–C8 hydrocarbons at 100–140 °C. The results from this study can be used for straight-run gasoline reforming with the aim of increasing the yield of C8-C9 aromatic hydrocarbons.