摘要 |
<p>Ethylbenzene (18) is produced from benzene (16) and ethylene (14) in an alkylation reactor (12) wherein the feedstocks also contain propylbenzenes (26) and/or components that produce propylbenzene (26). Polyethylbenzenes (24) are also produced in the process. The ethylbenzene product (28) and unreacted benzene (16) are separated and then the propylbenzenes (26) are separated from the polyethylbenzenes (24) by distillation (20). The propylbenzenes (26) are destroyed in a vapor-phase reactor (12) and the polyethylbenzenes (24) are transalkylated (30) with benzene (32) in a liquid or partial liquid phase at a lower temperature.</p> |