摘要 |
The present invention provides a catalyst and a process for metathesis of olefinic C4 cuts. The catalyst contains rhenium, cesium and delta alumina. The preferred catalyst contains at least one rhenium compound deposited on a support principally composed of alumina, treated at a temperature of more than 750° C., and modified by at least one cesium compound. With the use of the catalyst, the duration of the cycle between two regeneration operations can be substantially increased. The catalyst is suitable for use in a process for production of propylene from an olefinic C4 cut in three steps: (1) selective hydrogenation of butadiene with isomerisation of 1-butene to 2-butene, (2) separation by distillation of the major portion of the isobutene, and (3) metathesis of the cut rich in 2-butene with ethylene. |