Method for making a rocket and missile fuel

Claim 1

A METHOD WHICH COMPRISES FRACTIONATING A VIRGIN NAPHTHENIC CRUDE OIL TO OBTAIN A FIRST FRACTION BOILING WITHIN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 250*F. TO ABOUT 400*F. AND CONTAINING PARAFFINS, C10 AND C11 ALKYL CYCLOHEXANES, AND METHYL HYDRINDANES, SAID ALKYL CYCLOHEXANES INCLUDING 1METHYL-2-ISOPROPYL CYCLOHEXANE, METHYL - T - BUTYL CYCLOHEXANES, AND T-BUTYL CYCLOHEXANES, CONTACTING SAID FIRST FRACTION IN A HYDROFORMING ZONE AT A TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE RANGE FROM 800*F. TO 1000*F. AND A PRESSURE WITHIN THE RANGE FROM 100 TO 400 P.S.I.G. WITH FROM 1000 TO 5000 S.C.F./B. OF HYDROGEN IN THE PRESENCE OF A HYDROFORMING CATALYST AND AT A LIQUID SPACE VELOCITY WITHIN THE RANGE FROM 0.75 TO 2.25 V./V./HR. TO OBTAIN AN AROMATIZED STREAM CONTAINING ALKYL BENZENES, METHYL INDANES, AND PARAFFINS, SAID ALKYL BENZENES INCLUDING 1-METHYL-2-ISOPROPYL BENZENE AND BEING SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF T-BUTYL AND METHYL-TBUTYL BENZENES, FRACTIONATING SAID AROMATIZED STREAM TO OBTAIN AN AROMATIZED FRACTION BOILING WITHIN THE RANGE OF 355*F. TO 381*F., WHEREBY 1-METHYL-2-ISOPROPYL BENZENE AND LIGHTER MATERIALS AND DURENES AND HEAVIER MATERIALS ARE REMOVED, CONTACTING SAID AROMATIZED FRACTION IN A HYDROGENATION ZONE AT A TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE RANGE OF 300*F. TO 600*F. AND A PRESSURE WITHIN THE RANGE FROM 100 TO 1000 P.S.I.G. WITH FROM 3000 TO 15,000 S.C.F./B. OF HYDROGEN IN THE PRESENCE OF A HYDROGENATION CATALYST AND AT A LIQUID SPACE VELOCITY OF FROM 0.25 TO 2.0 V./V./HR. TO OBTAIN A HYDROGENATED STREAM CONTAINING ALKYL

Claim 2

A METHOD WHICH COMPRISES FRACTIONATING A VIRGIN NAPHTHENIC CRUDE OIL TO OBTAIN A FIRST FRACTION BOILING WITHIN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 250*F. TO ABOUT 400*F. AND CONTAINING PARAFFINS, C10 AND C11 ALKYL CYCLOHEXANES, AND METHYL HYDRINDANES, SAID ALKYL CYCLOHEXANES INCLUDING 1METHYL-2-ISOPROPYL CYCLOHEXANE, METHYL - T - BUTYL CYCLOHEXANES, AND T-BUTYL CYCLOHEXANES, CONTACTING SAID FIRST FRACTION IN A HYDROFORMING ZONE AT A TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE RANGE FROM 800*F. TO 1000*F. AND A PRESSURE WITHIN THE RANGE FROM 100 TO 400 P.S.I.G. WITH FROM 1000 TO 5000 S.C.F./B. OF HYDROGEN IN THE PRESENCE OF A HYDROFORMING CATALYST AND AT A LIQUID SPACE VELOCITY WITHIN THE RANGE FROM 0.75 TO 2.25 V./V./HR. TO OBTAIN AN AROMATIZED STREAM CONTAINING ALKYL BENZENES, METHYL INDANES, AND PARAFFINS, SAID ALKYL BENZENES INCLUDING 1-METHYL-2-ISOPROPYL BENZENE AND BEING SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF T-BUTYL AND METHYL-TBUTYL BENZENES, FRACTIONATING SAID AROMATIZED STREAM TO OBTAIN AN AROMATIZED FRACTION BOILING WITHIN THE RANGE OF 355*F. TO 381*F., WHEREBY 1-METHYL-2-ISOPROPYL BENZENE AND LIGHTER MATERIALS AND DURENES AND HEAVIER MATERIALS ARE REMOVED, CONTACTING SAID AROMATIZED FRACTION IN A HYDROGENATION ZONE AT A TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE RANGE OF 300*F. TO 600*F. AND A PRESSURE WITHIN THE RANGE FROM 100 TO 1000 P.S.I.G. WITH FROM 3000 TO 15,000 S.C.F./B. OF HYDROGEN IN THE PRESENCE OF A HYDROGENATION CATALYST AND AT A LIQUID SPACE VELOCITY OF FROM 0.25 TO 2.0 V./V./HR. TO OBTAIN A HYDROGENATED STREAM CONTAINING ALKYL