Fluid hydroforming process

Claim 1

A METHOD OF HYDROFORMING A HYDROCARBON FRACTION BOILING WITHIN THE MOTOR FUEL BOILING RANGE WHICH COMPRISES PASSING NAPHTHA VAPOR IN ADMIXTURE WITH HYDROGENRICH GAS THROUGH A DENSE, FLUIDIZED BED OF FINELY DIVIDED GROUP VI METAL COMPOUND HYDROFORMING CATALYST IN A REACTION ZONE AT TEMPERATURES OF 850* -1050* F. AND AT PRESSURES OF 100-500 LBS. PER SQ. INCH AT A CATALYST TO OIL RATIO OF 5 TO 20 AND AT A THROUGHPUT OF 0.2 TO 2.0 W./HR./W., WITHDRAWING A STREAM OF REACTION PRODUCTS SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF CATALYST PARTICLES OVERHEAD FROM THE REACTION ZONE, WITHDRAWING A STREAM OF CATALYST PARTICLE DIRECTLY FROM THE DENSE FLUIDIZED BED IN SAID REACTION ZONE, STRIPPING ADSORBED HYDROGEN AND HYDROCARBON MATERIAL FROM THE WITHDRAWN CATALYST, REGENERATING THE STRIPPED CATALYST PARTICLES BY BURNING OFF AT MOST ONLY A PART OF THE CARBONACEOUS DEPOSIT FROM THE CATALYST PARTICLES IN A SEPARATE REGENERATION ZONE, WITHDRAWING A STREAM OF REGENERATED CATALYST PARTICLES CONTAINING FROM 1.0 TO 4.0 WT. PER CENT OF CARBON FROM THE REGENERATION ZONE AND RECYCLING THE SAME TO THE REACTION ZONE.

Claim 2

A METHOD OF HYDROFORMING A HYDROCARBON FRACTION BOILING WITHIN THE MOTOR FUEL BOILING RANGE WHICH COMPRISES PASSING NAPHTHA VAPOR IN ADMIXTURE WITH HYDROGENRICH GAS THROUGH A DENSE, FLUIDIZED BED OF FINELY DIVIDED GROUP VI METAL COMPOUND HYDROFORMING CATALYST IN A REACTION ZONE AT TEMPERATURES OF 850* -1050* F. AND AT PRESSURES OF 100-500 LBS. PER SQ. INCH AT A CATALYST TO OIL RATIO OF 5 TO 20 AND AT A THROUGHPUT OF 0.2 TO 2.0 W./HR./W., WITHDRAWING A STREAM OF REACTION PRODUCTS SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF CATALYST PARTICLES OVERHEAD FROM THE REACTION ZONE, WITHDRAWING A STREAM OF CATALYST PARTICLE DIRECTLY FROM THE DENSE FLUIDIZED BED IN SAID REACTION ZONE, STRIPPING ADSORBED HYDROGEN AND HYDROCARBON MATERIAL FROM THE WITHDRAWN CATALYST, REGENERATING THE STRIPPED CATALYST PARTICLES BY BURNING OFF AT MOST ONLY A PART OF THE CARBONACEOUS DEPOSIT FROM THE CATALYST PARTICLES IN A SEPARATE REGENERATION ZONE, WITHDRAWING A STREAM OF REGENERATED CATALYST PARTICLES CONTAINING FROM 1.0 TO 4.0 WT. PER CENT OF CARBON FROM THE REGENERATION ZONE AND RECYCLING THE SAME TO THE REACTION ZONE.