| abstract |
ISOMERIZABLE HYDROCARBONS SUCH AS PARAFFINS, CYCLOPARAFFINS, OLEFINS AND ALKYL AROMATICS ARE ISOMERIZED BY UTILIZING A CATALYTIC COMPOSITE CONTAINING CATALYTICALLY EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF A PLATINUM GROUP COMPONENT AND A GROUP IV-A METALLIC COMPONENT COMBINED WITH A CARRIER MATERIAL OF ALUMINA AND A FINELY DIVIDED CRYSTALLAINE ALUMINOSILICATE SUCH AS MORDENITE. ALSO DISCLOSED IS A CATALYTIC COMPOSITE COMPRISING A PLATINUM GROUP COMPONENT, A GROUP IV-A METALLIC COMPONENT AND A FRIEDELCRAFTS METAL HALIDE COMPONENT COMBINED WITH A CARRIER MATERIAL OF ALUMINA AND A FINELY DIVIDED CRYSTALLINE ALUMINOSILICATE. |