US3018244A
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Combined isomerization and reforming process
Assignee: MW Kellogg Co
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Filing: 1958-12-18
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Granted: 1962-01-23
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Expires: 1978-12-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George W Stanford
- 👤 William R Partridge
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 11:30
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C5/00; C07C5/22; C07C5/27; C07C5/2767; C07C5/277; B; B01; B01J; B01J27/00; B01J27/06; B01J27/128; B01J27/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES IN COMBINATION THE STEPS OF PASSING A FRACTION CONTAINING C5 AND C6 HYDROCARBONS TO AN ISOMERIZATION ZONE, CONTACTING SAID FRACTION WITH A SOLID ISOMERIZATION CATALYST UNDER CONDITIONS SUCH THAT SAID C5 AND C6 HYDROCARBONS ARE CONVERTED TO MORE HIGHLY BRANCHED COMPOUNDS, WITHDRAWING EFFLUENT FROM SAID ISOMERIZATION ZONE AND COMBINING SAID EFFLUENT WITH AN EFFLUENT COMPRISING C7 AND HIGHER BOILING REFORMED LIQUID PRODUCT FROM A REFORMING ZONE IN COMBINATION WITH SAID ISOMERIZATION ZONE, SEPARATING FROM THE COMBINED EFFLUENT A NORMALLY GASEOUS HYDROCARBON FRACTION, AND PASSING SAID NORMALLY GASEOUS HYDROCARBON FRACTION TO AN ABSORPTION ZONE WHEREIN IT IS CONTACTED WITH A FRACTION COMPRISING C7 AND HIGHER BOILING HYDROCARBONS PASSING TO SAID REFORMING ZONE TO EFFECT REMOVAL THEREFROM OF NORMALLY LIQUID HYDROCARBONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES IN COMBINATION THE STEPS OF PASSING A FRACTION CONTAINING C5 AND C6 HYDROCARBONS TO AN ISOMERIZATION ZONE, CONTACTING SAID FRACTION WITH A SOLID ISOMERIZATION CATALYST UNDER CONDITIONS SUCH THAT SAID C5 AND C6 HYDROCARBONS ARE CONVERTED TO MORE HIGHLY BRANCHED COMPOUNDS, WITHDRAWING EFFLUENT FROM SAID ISOMERIZATION ZONE AND COMBINING SAID EFFLUENT WITH AN EFFLUENT COMPRISING C7 AND HIGHER BOILING REFORMED LIQUID PRODUCT FROM A REFORMING ZONE IN COMBINATION WITH SAID ISOMERIZATION ZONE, SEPARATING FROM THE COMBINED EFFLUENT A NORMALLY GASEOUS HYDROCARBON FRACTION, AND PASSING SAID NORMALLY GASEOUS HYDROCARBON FRACTION TO AN ABSORPTION ZONE WHEREIN IT IS CONTACTED WITH A FRACTION COMPRISING C7 AND HIGHER BOILING HYDROCARBONS PASSING TO SAID REFORMING ZONE TO EFFECT REMOVAL THEREFROM OF NORMALLY LIQUID HYDROCARBONS.
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