Reforming with a non-noble-metal-mordenite catalyst

Abstract

Abstract THE CATALYST COMPRISES A HYDROGENATION COMPONENT COMPRISING A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF A METAL OF GROUP VI-A, COMPOUNDS OF A METAL OF GROUP VI-A, AND MIXTURES THEREOF SUPPORTED ON A CO-CATALYTIC SOLID SUPPORT COMPRISING MORDENITE AND A POROUS REFRACTORY INORGANIC OXIDE. THE HYDROGENATION COMPONENT MAY BE CHARACTERIZED FURTHER BY A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF RHENIUM, COMPOUNDS OF RHENIUM, A NON-NOBLE METAL OF GROUP VIII, COMPOUNDS OF A NON-NOBLE METAL OF GROUP VIII, AND MIXTURES THEREOF. THE PREFERRED GROUP VI-A METAL IS MOLYBDENUM. A REFORMING PROCESS COMPRISES CONTACTING A PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON STREAM IN A REFORMING ZONE UNDER REFORMING CONDITIONS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF HYDROGEN WITH THE ABOVE CATALYST. IN ONE EMBODIMENT. THE PROCESS COMPRISES CONTACTING A PARTIALLY-REFORMED HYDROCARBON STREAM IN A REFORMING ZONE UNDER REFORMING CONDITIONS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF HYDROGEN WITH THE ABOVE CATALYST. IN ANOTHER EMBODIEMENT, THE PROCESS COMPRISES CONTACTING THE PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON STREAM IN A FIRST REFORMING ZONE UNDER REFORMING CONDITIONS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF HYDROGEN WITH A CATALYST COMPRISING A PLATINUM GROUP METAL AND A HALIDE ON ALUMINA TO PRODCE A FIRST REFORMATE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CONTACTING THE FIRST REFORMATE IN A SECOND REFORMING ZONE UNDER REFORMING CONDITIONS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF HYDROGEN WITH THE AVOVE CATALYST.

Inventors

• 👤 R Bertolacini
• 👤 H Brennan

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