Patents Represented by Attorney Anthony G. Boone

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  • Process for producing cyclohexylbenzene
    Patent number: 8329956
    Abstract: In a process for producing cyclohexylbenzene, benzene and hydrogen are contacted under hydroalkylation conditions with a catalyst system comprising a MCM-22 family molecular sieve and at least one hydrogenation metal. The conditions comprise a temperature of about 140° C. to about 175° C., a pressure of about 135 psig to about 175 psig (931 kPag to 1207 kPag), a hydrogen to benzene molar ratio of about 0.30 to about 0.65 and a weight hourly space velocity of benzene of about 0.26 to about 1.05 hr?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Jane C. Cheng, Tan-Jen Chen, Prasenjeet Ghosh
  • Process for producing phenol and/or cyclohexanone
    Patent number: 8247627
    Abstract: In a process for producing phenol and/or cyclohexanone, benzene and hydrogen are contacted with a first catalyst in a hydroalkylation step to produce a first effluent stream comprising cyclohexylbenzene, cyclohexane, and unreacted benzene. At least part of the first effluent stream is supplied to a first separation system to divide the first effluent stream part into a cyclohexylbenzene-rich stream and a C6 product stream comprising unreacted benzene and cyclohexane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Jihad M. Dakka, J. Scott Buchanan, Jane C. Cheng, Tan-Jen Chen, Lorenzo C. DeCaul, Terry E. Helton, Jon E. Stanat, Francisco M. Benitez