Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A PROCESS FOR CONVERTING A HYDROCARBON CHARGE STOCK WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING THE HYDROCARBON CHARGE STOCK, AT HYDROCARBON CONVERSION CONDITIONS, WITH A CATALYST COMPOSITE COMPRISING A POROUS CARRIER MATERIAL CONTAINING ON AN ELEMENTAL BASIS, ABOUT 0.01 TO ABOUT 2 WT. % PLATINUM OR PALLADIUM, ABOUT 0.01 TO ABOUT 2 WT. % IRIDIUM, ABOUT 0.1 TO ABOUT 3.5 WT. % HALOGEN AND BISMUTH IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO RESULT IN AN ATOMIC RATIO OF BISMUTH TO PLATINUM OR PALLADIUM OF ABOUT 0.1:1 TO ABOUT 1:1 WHEREIN THE PLATINUM OR PALLADIUM, IRIDIUM AND BISMUTH ARE UNIFORMLY DISPERSED THROUGH OUT THE POROUS CARRIER MATERIAL AND WHEREIN SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE PLATINUM OF PALLADIUM, IRIDIUM AND BISMUTH ARE PRESENT IN THE CORRESPONDING ELEMENTAL METALLIC STATES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A PROCESS FOR CONVERTING A HYDROCARBON CHARGE STOCK WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING THE HYDROCARBON CHARGE STOCK, AT HYDROCARBON CONVERSION CONDITIONS, WITH A CATALYST COMPOSITE COMPRISING A POROUS CARRIER MATERIAL CONTAINING ON AN ELEMENTAL BASIS, ABOUT 0.01 TO ABOUT 2 WT. % PLATINUM OR PALLADIUM, ABOUT 0.01 TO ABOUT 2 WT. % IRIDIUM, ABOUT 0.1 TO ABOUT 3.5 WT. % HALOGEN AND BISMUTH IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO RESULT IN AN ATOMIC RATIO OF BISMUTH TO PLATINUM OR PALLADIUM OF ABOUT 0.1:1 TO ABOUT 1:1 WHEREIN THE PLATINUM OR PALLADIUM, IRIDIUM AND BISMUTH ARE UNIFORMLY DISPERSED THROUGH OUT THE POROUS CARRIER MATERIAL AND WHEREIN SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE PLATINUM OF PALLADIUM, IRIDIUM AND BISMUTH ARE PRESENT IN THE CORRESPONDING ELEMENTAL METALLIC STATES.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the halogen is combined chloride.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the porous carrier material is a refractory inorganic oxide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the porous carrier material consists essentially of alumina.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the atomic ratio of bismuth to platinum or palladium is about 0.1:1 to about 0.75:1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the catalytic composite contains about 0.05 to about 0.5 wt. % sulfur, calculated on an elemental basis.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the atomic ratio of iridium to platinum or palladium contained in the composite is about 0.1:1 to about 2:1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the catalytic composite contains about 0.05 to about 1 wt. 5 platinum, about 0.05 to about 1 wt. % iridium, about 0.5 to about 1.5 wt. % halogen and an atomic ratio of bismuth to platinum of about 0.1:1 to about 0.75:1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein teh contacting of the hydrocarbon charge stock with the catalytic composite is performed in the presence of hydrogen.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
55 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the type of hydrocarbon conversion is catalytic reforming of a gasoline fraction to produce a high-octane reformate, wherein the hydrocarbon charge stock is contained in the gasoline fraction, wherein the contacting is performed in the presence of hydrogen and wherein the hydrocarbon conversion conditions are reforming conditions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
56 words
A process as defined in claim 10 wherein the reforming conditions include a temperature of about 800* to 1,100* F., a pressure of about 1 to about 1,000 psig., a liquid hourly space velocity of about 0.1 to about 10 hr. 1 and a mole ratio of hydrogen to hydrocarbon of about 1:1 to about 20:1.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process as defined in claim 10 wherein the contacting step is performed in a substantially water-free environment.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process as defined in claim 10 wherein the reforming conditions include a pressure of about 50 to about 350 psig.