Reforming cycle gas by thermocompressor

Claim 1

IN THE METHOD OF HYDROCARBON CONVERSION WHEREIN A LIQUID HYDROCARBON REACTANT IS COMPRESSED TO A CONVERSION PRESSURE, WHEREIN A GASEOUS REACTION COMPONENT IS COMPRESSED TO SAID CONVERSION PRESSURE, WHEREIN SAID COMPRESSED LIQUID HYDROCARBON AND SAID COMPRESSED GASEOUS REACTION COMPONENT ARE HEATED TO A CONVERSION TEMPERATURE, WHEREIN SAID HEATED COMPRESSED HYDROCARBON REACTANT AND SAID HEATED COMPRESSED GASEOUS REACTION COMPONENT ARE INTRODUCED INTO A CONVERSION ZONE AT SAID CONVERSION TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE AND THEREIN CONTACTED WITH PARTICLE FORM SOLID CATALYST MATERIAL, WHEREIN VAPOROUS CONVERSION PRODUCTS ARE WITHDRAWN FROM SAID CONVERSION ZONE, WHEREIN GASEOUS REACTION COMPONENT IS SEPARATED FROM SAID WITHDRAWN CONVERSION PRODUCTS, AND WHEREIN SAID GASEOUS REACTION COMPONENT IS COMPRESSED TO A CONVERSION PRESSURE AND HEATED TO A CONVERSION TEMPERATURE AND RETURNED TO SAID CONVERSION ZONE, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES HEATING A LIQUID HYDROCARBON REACTANT TO SAID CONVERSION TEMPERATURE AT AN ELEVATED PRESSURE SUBSTANTIALLY IN EXCESS OF SAID CONVERSION PRESSURE, PASSING SAID HEATED HYDROCARBON REACTANT AT SAID PRESSURE IN EXCESS OF SAID CONVERSION PRESSURE AS A STREAM OF DRIVING FLUID THROUGH AT LEAST ONE THERMOCOMPRESSOR, ENTRAINING GASEOUS REACTION COMPONENT HAVING A PRESSURE LESS THAN SAID CONVERSION PRESSURE IN SAID STREAM OF HEATED HYDROCARBON REACTANT DRIVING FLUID AT SAID PRESSURE IN EXCESS OF SAID CONVERSION PRESSURE THEREBY COMPRESSING SAID GASEOUS REACTION COMPONENT TO A CONVERSION PRESSURE AND FORMING A CONVERSION CHARGE MIXTURE HAVING AT LEAST SAID CONVERSION PRESSURE, AND CONTACTING SAID PARTICLE FORM SOLID CATALYTIC MATERIAL IN SAID CONVERSION ZONE WITH SAID CHARGE MIXTURE AT CONVERSION TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE.