Method for production of styrene from toluene and methane

摘要

A process is disclosed for making styrene by converting methanol to formaldehyde in a reactor then reacting the formaldehyde with toluene to form styrene in a separate reactor.

主权项

1. A process for making styrene comprising:
reacting toluene and formaldehyde in one or more reactors over a sulfide catalyst to form a product stream comprising styrene, wherein the sulfide catalyst comprises MoS2, WS2, Mo2, WS2, CoMoS2, or NoMoS2.