Process for the production of 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene from petrochemical streams

摘要

Process for the preparation of 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene comprising reacting with at least one aromatic hydrocarbon, in the presence of a zeolitic catalyst, a mixture of naphthalenes comprising a cut obtained by the fractionation of suitable petrochemical streams and subsequent treatment of the product thus obtained with a solid acid.