Abstract: A catalyst composition consisting essentially of(A) a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite having a silica/alumina mole ratio of at least 10, at least 50% of all its cation sites being occupied by an alkali metal cation (component A), and(B) a refractory inorganic oxide having (b-1) platinum and (b-2) tin and/or indium supported thereon (component B). A process for cracking non-aromatic hydrocarbons in the presence of the catalyst composition, and a process for isomerizing C.sub.8 aromatic hydrocarbons, particularly xylenes, by applying the catalyst composition in combination with a conventional isomerization catalyst.

Abstract: A catalyst composition consisting essentially of(A) a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite having a silica/alumina mole ratio of at least 10, at least 50% of all its cation sites bing occupied by an alkali metal cation (component A), and(B) a refractory inorganic oxide having (b-1) platinum and (b-2) tin and/or indium supported thereon (component B). A process for cracking non-aromatic hydrocarbons in the presence of the catalyst composition, and a process for isomerizing C.sub.8 aromatic hydrocarbons, particularly xylenes, by applying the catalyst composition in combination with a conventional isomerization catalyst.

Abstract: A catalyst composition consisting essentially of (a) a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite having a silica/alumina mole ratio of at least 10 (component A) in which at least 50% of its cationic sites are occupied by alkaline earth metal cations, (b) a refractory inorganic oxide having platinum and tin supported thereon (component B) and (c) indium (component C), the indium being supported on the zeolite in component A and/or the refractory inorganic oxide in component (B). A process for decomposing non-aromatic hydrocarbons in the presence of the catalyst composition, and a process for isomerizing C.sub.8 -aromatic hydrocarbon, particularly xylenes, in the presence of the catalyst composition.

Abstract: A process for producing a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite characterized by having (a) a silica/alumina mole ratio of from 10 to 100, (b) X-ray lattice distances d shown in Table A of the specification, and (c) a specific n-hexane adsorption, under limited measuring conditions, of at least 0.07 g/g, which comprises maintaining a silica source, an alumina source, and a zeolite selected from zeolites ZSM-5 and zeolites having said characteristics, in an aqueous solution containing 1 to 200 millimoles, per gram of said zeolite, of an alkali metal hydroxide under such temperature, pressure and time conditions as to produce a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite; and a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite characterized by having aforesaid properties (a) to (c) and (d) a (2-methylpentane/cyclohexane) adsorption ratio of from 1.1 to 1.6.

Abstract: A process for producing m-xylene, which comprises isomerizing a hydrocarbon material containing o-xylene as a main ingredient in the presence of a catalyst composition comprising zeolite ZSM-4 and/or zeolite omega under such conditions that m-xylene is selectively formed, and recovering m-xylene by distillation from the resulting isomerization mixture containing o-xylene and m-xylene as main ingredients.

Abstract: A method of recovering useful components at least containing dimethyl terephthalate from high-boiling byproducts occurring in the production of dimethyl terephthalate, which comprises oxidizing p-xylene and/or methyl p-toluate with a molecular oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a heavy metal oxidation catalyst, subjecting the resulting oxidation product to esterification with methanol, separating dimethyl terephthalate and esters having lower boiling points than dimethyl terephthalate from the esterification reaction product by distillation, and thereafter treating the distillation residue containing byproducts having higher boiling points than dimethyl terephthalate with methanol to recover at least dimethyl terephthalate from the treated product; wherein the treatment of the distillation residue with methanol is carried out at a temperature of 110.degree. to 240.degree. C. under a pressure sufficient to maintain methanol in the liquid phase.

Abstract: A process for producing 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid which comprises oxidizing 2,6-diisopropylnaphthalene or its oxidation derivative with molecular oxygen in a reaction medium containing at least 70% by weight of an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid selected from actic acid, propionic acid and a mixture of these in the presence of an oxidation catalyst comprising (A) at least one compound of a heavy metal element selected from cobalt and manganese and (B) bromine or a bromine compound; characterized in that said oxidation is carried out in the presence of 1.1 to 15 gram-atoms, per gram-atom of bromine, of an alkali metal.

Abstract: A process for producing 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid which comprises oxidizing 2,6-diisopropylnaphthalene or its oxidation product as a starting material with molecular oxygen in a reaction medium containing at least 50% by weight of an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid having not more than 3 carbon atoms in the presence of an oxidation catalyst comprising (A) at least one heavy metal element selected from the group consisting of cobalt and manganese, and (B) bromine element, the 2,6-diisopropylnaphthalene and/or its oxidation product being used in a proportion of 0.1 to 5 moles per gram-atom of the heavy metal element of the oxidation catalyst.

Abstract: A process for continuously isomerizing xylene, which comprises subjecting a hydrocarbon feed material comprising a major proportion of a xylene isomer mixture and a minor proportion of non-aromatic hydrocarbons to xylene isomerization reaction, isolating a specific xylene isomer from the resulting isomerization reaction mixture, and recycling the remaining hydrocarbon mixture to the xylene isomerization reaction; wherein the hydrocarbon feed material or the xylene isomerization reaction mixture is treated with hydrogen in the presence of a cracking catalyst comprising(a) a zeolite selected from zeolites ZSM-5, ZSM-11, ZSM-12, ZSM-34 and ZSM-48 series, at least 20% of its cation site being occupied by a cation of a metal selected from alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, and(b) a refractory amorphous inorganic oxide having platinum supported thereon,at a temperature and a weight hourly space velocity which simultaneously satisfy the following inequalities (i) to (iv) ##EQU1## wherein T represents the tempe

Abstract: A novel crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite characterized by having a composition of the following general formula expressed in terms of the mole ratios of oxides in the anhydrous statexM.sub.2/n O.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.ySiO.sub.2wherein M represents at least one cation having a valence of n, x is a number between 0.5 and 4, and y is a number of at least 10, and having a specific X-ray diffraction pattern. Said crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite can be produced by maintaining a mixture of a water-soluble alkali metal compound, an N,N,N,N',N',N'-hexamethyl-1,6-hexane diammonium compound, a compound capable of giving silica under the reaction conditions, a compound capable of giving alumina under the reaction conditions and water, at a temperature of at least 80.degree. C. for a period sufficient to form crystals, and is useful as a catalyst for, for example, transalkylation or alkylation reaction of toluene, isomerization of xylene, isomerization of ethylbenzene to xylenes, etc.

Abstract: A process for producing a crystalline zeolite TPZ-12, which comprises maintaining a starting mixture at a temperature of at least 80.degree. C. for a period sufficient to produce zeolite crystals, said starting mixture consisting of(a) a substance capable of yielding silica under the reaction conditions,(b) a water-soluble alkali metal compound,(c) water, and(d) a diammonium compound represented by the following general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are identical or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, p and q are identical or different and each represents an integer of 4 or 5, n is 4, 5 or 6, and y represents an anion having a valence of m, and additionally, if desired,(e) a substance capable of yielding alumina under the reaction conditions,in the particular quantities.

Abstract: A novel crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite characterized by having(a) a silica/alumina mole ratio in the range of from 10 to 100,(b) X-ray lattice distances d shown in Table A in the specification, and(c) a (cyclohexane/n-hexane) adsorption ratio of at least 0.7. This crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite is useful, for example, as a catalyst in the isomerization reaction or transalkylation reaction of alkylbenzenes or alkylnaphthalenes, and can be prepared by heating a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite ZSM-5 having a silica/alumina mole ratio of from 20 to 300 at a temperature between 80.degree. C. and 250.degree. C. in an aqueous solution containing 0.1 to 1 g, per gram of the ZSM-5 zeolite, of an alkali metal hydroxide.

Abstract: A catalyst composition comprising (i) a crystalline aluminosilicate selected from the group consisting of zeolite ZSM-5, zeolite ZSM-11, zeolite ZSM-12, zeolite ZSM-35 and zeolite ZSM-38 and having a silica/alumina mole ratio of 20 to 1,000; and (ii) at least two metals which are (a) platinum and (b) at least one other metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, chromium, zinc, gallium, germanium, strontium, yttrium, zirconium, molybdenum, palladium, tin, barium, cerium, tungsten, osmium, lead, cadmium, mercury, indium, lanthanum and beryllium. This catalyst composition is useful particularly for the isomerization of aromatic hydrocarbons and reforming of naphtha.

Abstract: In a process for producing p-xylene which comprises catalytically methylating toluene with a methylating agent in the gaseous phase, the improvement wherein(a) said methylation is carried out continuously in a multi-stage reaction system consisting of a plurality of separate series-connected fixed catalyst layers without separating the resulting xylenes in an intermediate stage,(b) said toluene is fed together with hydrogen gas into only the first-stage fixed catalyst layer and passed successively through the subsequent fixed catalyst layers, the amount of toluene fed being such that the total weight hourly space velocity of toluene is from 1 to 300 hr.sup.-1,(c) said methylating agent is fed into each of said fixed catalyst layers, if desired together with hydrogen gas, the amount of the methylating agent fed into each catalyst layer being 0.

Abstract: In a process for isomerization of xylenes which comprises contactng an aromatic hydrocarbon stock mainly containing xylene isomers not attaining a thermodynamic equilibrium composition with a catalyst composition containing a crystalline aluminosilicate at an elevated temperature in the vapor phase in the presence of hydrogen, the improvement wherein said catalyst composition comprises a crystalline aluminosilicate having a silica/alumina mole ratio of at least 10 and contains at least two metals which are (a) platinum and (b) at least one metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, chromium, zinc, gallium, germanium, strontium, yttrium, zirconium, molybdenum, palladium, tin, barium, cesium, cerium, tungsten, osmium, lead, cadmium, mercury, indium, lanthanum, beryllium, lithium and rubidium.

Abstract: In a process for dealkylating a hydrocarbon material containing at least one alkyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon having bonded to the aromatic ring at least one alkyl group with at least 2 carbon atoms in the gaseous phase in the presence of hydrogen using a hydro-dealkylation catalyst, the improvement wherein (a) said hydro-dealkylation catalyst is composed of a crystalline aluminosilicate having a silica/alumina mole ratio of from 20 to 200 and containing a noble metal selected from platinum, palladium, rhodium and iridium, and (b) said dealkylation is carried out at a temperature of 250.degree. C. to 420.degree. C. and a pressure of not more than 100 psig, thereby selectively removing said alkyl group containing at least 2 carbon atoms from said alkyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon.

Abstract: A process for isomerizing xylenes, which comprisescontacting an aromatic hydrocarbon feedstock containing mainly a xylene isomeric mixture containing ethylbenzene with a catalyst of a palladium-containing crystalline aluminosilicate in the vapor phase in the presence of hydrogen to continuously isomerize xylenes and simultaneously de-ethylate the ethylbenzene selectively;interrupting the isomerization reaction;introducing an oxygen-containing gas into a bed of the catalyst in which coke has been deposited during the isomerization reaction, to contact the catalyst with the oxygen-containing gas;burning off the coke deposits on the catalyst with the oxygen-containing gas by gradually increasing the temperature of introduction of the oxygen-containing gas from not more than 200.degree. C. to a temperature in the range of 330.degree. to 390.degree. C. with no part of the catalyst bed exceeding a maximum temperature of 400.degree. C. while controlling the hot spot temperature of the catalyst bed not to exceed 50.