High pressure reforming with lowered hydrogen partial pressure

Claim 1

A METHOD OF REFORMING A HYDROCARBON REACTANT WHICH COMPRISES INTRODUCING PARTICLE-FORM SOLID REFORMING CATALYST OF THE SECOND CLASS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE METAL OF THE PLATINUM GROUP AND AT LEAST ONE OF ALUMINA AND SILICA INTO A REFORMING ZONE UNDER A TOTAL REFORMING ZONE PRESSURE OF ABOUT 200 TO ABOUT 1200 P. S. I. A. AND A HYDROGEN PARTIAL PRESSURE GREATER THAN ABOUT 150 TO ABOUT 650 P. S. I. AND MAINTAINED AT A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 800* TO ABOUT 1050*F., INTRODUCING A HYDRCARBON GAS CONTAINING ABOUT 10 TO ABOUT 75 MOL PERCENT HYDROGEN INTO SAID REFORMING ZONE TO PROVIDE A HYDROGEN PARTIAL PRESSURE GREATHER THAN ABOUT 150 TO ABOUT 650 P. S. I., AND INTRODUCING A FLUID INERT UNDER REFORMING CONDITIONS EXISTING IN SAID REFORMING ZONE INTO SAID REFORMING ZONE IN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO REDUCE THE AFORESAID HYDROGEN PARTIAL TIAL PRESSURE THEREIN TO NOT GREATER THAN ABOUT 150 TO ABOUT 650 P. S. I.