PERFORMANCE OF Ga- AND Zn-EXCHANGED ZSM-5 ZEOLITE CATALYST FOR CONVERSION OF OXYGENATES TO AROMATICS

摘要

The present invention relates to a process for producing aromatic hydrocarbons comprising contacting a feedstream comprising an oxygenate with a catalyst composition comprising a medium pore-size aluminosilicate zeolite further comprising gallium and one or more elements selected from Group 12 of the Periodic Table. The process of the present invention is preferably performed in absence of any feed diluents.