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(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date (10) International Publication Number 29 November 2007 (29.11.2007) PCT WO 2007/135043 Al (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every C07C 4/06 (2006.01) BOlJ 8/00 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, C07C 11/06 (2006.01) AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, (21) International Application Number: FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, PCT/EP2007/054739 IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, (22) International Filing Date: 16 May 2007 (16.05.2007) MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, SV, SY, TJ, TM, TN, (25) Filing Language: English TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW (26) Publication Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (30) Priority Data: GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM), 061 14272.5 19 May 2006 (19.05.2006) EP European (AT,BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT,LU, LV,MC, MT, NL, PL, (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): SHELL PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). B.V. [NL/NL]; Carel vanBylandtlaan 30, NL-2596 HRThe Hague (NL). Declaration under Rule 4.17: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a (72) Inventors; and patent (Rule 4.17(U)) (75) Inventors/Applicants (for US only): CHEWTER, Leslie Andrew [GB/NL]; Badhuisweg 3, NL-1031 CM Amster Published: dam (NL). VERHAAK, Michiel Johannes Franciscus — with international search report Maria [NL/NL]; Badhuisweg 3, NL-1031 CM Amster — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the dam (NL). VAN WESTRENEN, Jeroen [NL/NL]; Bad claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of huisweg 3, NL-1031 CM Amsterdam (NL). amendments (74) Agent: SHELL INTERNATIONAL B.V.; Intellectual For two-letter codes and other abbreviations, refer to the "G uid Property services, PO Box 384, NL-2501 CJ The Hague ance Notes on Codes and Abbreviations" appearing at the beg in (NL). ning of each regular issue of the PCT Gazette. (54) Title: PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OP PROPYLENE AND INDUSTRIAL PLANT THEREOF (57) Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of propylene from a hydrocarbon feed containing one or more C5 and/or C , cycloalkanes, wherein the hydrocarbon feed containing one or more C5 and /or C , cycloalkanes is contacted under cracking conditions with a one-dimensional zeolite having 10-membered ring channels and a silica to alumina ratio in the range from 1 to 500. The invention further provides an industrial set-up for such a process. PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OP PROPYLENE AND INDUSTRIAL PLANT THEREOF Technical field of the invention This invention relates to a process for the preparation of propylene from a hydrocarbon feed and an industrial set-up therefore. Background of the invention Processes for the preparation of propylene from a hydrocarbon feed are well known in the art. The processing of hydrocarbon feeds containing C5 and/or C g cycloalkanes, however, is found to be difficult. For example, in their presentation on PROPYLUR technology H . Boelt et al . indicated that paraffins, cycloalkanes, cycloalkenes and aromatics can be contained in the feedstock and pass a reactor with nearly no conversion, (see H . Boelt et al . "Recent developments in propylene technologies, part II: PROPYLUR technology, Linde European Olefin Seminar, Penha Longha (Portugal), November 2001) . In EP-A-0788838 the catalytic conversion of a raw material naphtha feed i s described. In the examples raw material naphtha was converted with several ZSM-5 type zeolites, having silica to alumina ratio's ranging from about 30 to about 126. In order to obtain high yields of ethylene and propylene the use of a group Ib metal promotor such a s silver was found essential. Although, in passing other zeolites such a s ZSM-23 and ZSM-35 were mentioned, the use of such zeolites was not actually disclosed. The only zeolite used in the examples was ZSM-5 . In US-B-6307117 the necessity of a group Ib metal promotor such a s silver for a high yield conversion of a hydrocarbon feed to ethylene and propylene was confirmed. It was furthermore found necessary that the zeolites had a silica to alumina ratio in the range from 200 to 5000. Although, in passing other zeolites such a s ZSM-23 and ZSM-35 were mentioned, the use of such zeolites was not actually disclosed. The only zeolite used in the examples was ZSM-5. In example 10 of US-B-6307117 a cyclopentane feed was cracked into smaller components over a ZSM-5 catalyst having a silica to alumina ratio of 300. The product included propylene and butylene in a weight ratio of propylene to butylene of about 1.6. US-B-6339181, describes a process for the preparation of propylene from a hydrocarbon feed stream containing C5 and C g components. It i s mentioned that cycloparaf fins can be present in the feed, however, the patent only discloses conversion of olefins. Furthermore, although in passing other zeolites such a s ZSM-23 and ZSM-35 were mentioned, the use of such zeolites was not actually disclosed. The only zeolite used in the examples was ZSM-5. The examples only disclose conversion of feed streams containing paraffins and olefins but no cycloparaf fins . In the non-comparative examples the C5/C5 cut was only contacted with a SAPO-Il catalyst. The product included propylene and butylene in a propylene to butylene weight ratio in the range from about 1.4 to about 3.8. US-A-2002/ 0063082 describes a method for converting a naphtha feed having naphthene ring-containing compounds (s.i.c) by first contacting the naphtha feed with a ring opening catalyst, comprising e.g. Ru, Rh, Ir, or Pt to form a ring-opened product, whereafter this ring opened product can be catalytically cracked by a medium pore crystalline silicate zeolite catalyst. It would be useful to have a process wherein such a naphtha feed can be directly converted into propylene . It would be desirable to have a process that would be able to convert a hydrocarbon feedstock containing C5 and/or C g cycloalkanes in an economically viable manner in high selectivity into propylene with little co- production of undesirable butene-byproducts . Summary of the invention It has now been surprisingly found that a C5 and/or C g cycloalkane containing hydrocarbon feed can be converted to propylene with a high selectivity, little co-production of undesirable butene-byproducts and without the necessity for a Ib metal promoter, when a one-dimensional zeolite having 10-membered ring channels and a silica to alumina ratio in the range from 1 to 500, is used. Accordingly, the present invention provides a process for the preparation of propylene from a hydrocarbon feed containing one or more C5 and/or C g cycloalkanes, wherein the hydrocarbon feed containing one or more C5 and /or C g cycloalkanes is contacted under cracking conditions with a one-dimensional zeolite having 10-membered ring channels and a silica to alumina ratio in the range from 1 to 500. The invention further provides several industrial set-ups for such a process. Figures The invention has been illustrated by the following figures . Fig. 1 : Example of a first industrial set-up and process according to the invention Fig. 2 : Example of a second industrial set-up and process according to the invention Fig. 3 : Example of a third industrial set-up and process according to the invention Detailed description of the invention The hydrocarbon feed containing one or more C5 and/or C g cycloalkanes can comprise a wide range of C5 and/or C g cycloalkanes. By a C5 and/or C g cycloalkane is understood a cycloalkane having 5 respectively 6 carbon atoms or a mixture of such cycloalkanes . Such a cycloalkane can have for example 4 , 5 or 6 carbon atoms in the ring. If the cycloalkane has 4 or 5 carbon atoms in the ring, it can be substituted with one or more alkyl groups, preferably methyl and/or ethyl groups. That is, the cycloalkane can for example be a cyclobutane derivative, cyclopentane or derivative thereof or cyclohexane . The C5 and/or C g cycloalkane can further comprise other atoms than carbon and hydrogen atoms, such a s for example oxygen and sulphur atoms. Preferably, however, the C5 and/or C g cycloalkane only contains carbon atoms and hydrogen atoms . The C5 and/or C g cycloalkane is preferably a cycloalkane having 5 carbon atoms in the ring, preferably non-substituted or substituted with one methyl group. Examples of C5 and/or C g cycloalkanes include cyclopentane, methyl-cyclopentane, ethyl- cyclobutane, dimethyl-cyclobutane and cyclohexane, of which the cyclopentanes and cyclohexane, especially cyclopentane, methyl-cyclopentane and cyclohexane, are preferred.