The invention provides a tetramethylbenzene
isomerization catalyst and a preparation method and application thereof.The preparation method comprises the steps that an MCM-22
molecular sieve is subjected to first activation treatment with alkali liquor, MCM-22 seed crystals and
crystallization alkali liquor are obtained, the MCM-22 seed crystals,
sodium metaaluminate and silica
sol are mixed and then subjected to
extrusion molding treatment, a to-be-crystallized carrier is obtained, and the to-be-crystallized carrier is obtained; then mixing the to-be-crystallized carrier with
crystallization alkali liquor to obtain a to-be-crystallized
raw material, sequentially performing
crystallization treatment,
roasting treatment and
ammonium exchange treatment on the to-be-crystallized
raw material to obtain a carrier, and finally performing
metal salt dipping treatment on the carrier to obtain the tetramethylbenzene
isomerization catalyst. The tetramethylbenzene
isomerization catalyst prepared by adopting the method has a through pore channel structure, relatively high
crystallinity and catalytic activity, and can improve the yield and selectivity of
durene when the
durene and the tetramethylbenzene are subjected to catalytic treatment.