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Table 1 Product content of benzene alkylation with methanol over different catalysts

From: Study on the reaction strategy of directional alkylation fulfilled by controlling the adsorption pose of benzene and methanol in space with Ru/HZSM-5

Catalyst

Benzene conversion/%

Product selectivity/%

Toluene

Xylene

Ethylbenzene

Trimethylbenzene

Others

HZSM-5

47.6

76.3

18.1

1.3

2.1

2.2

Ru/HZSM-5

48.3

79.2

18.0

0

0.9

1.9

  1. Reaction conditions: catalyst = 0.5 g, T = 673 K, reaction time = 3 h, pressure = normal atmosphere, feed (B/M) ratio = 1:1, with a cofeed of N2