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Hydrocarbon conversion with an acidic multimetallic catalytic composite

Assignee: Universal Oil Products Co
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Filing: 1975-04-02
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Granted: 1976-06-01
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Expires: 1995-04-02
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Abstract

Abstract Hydrocarbons are converted by contacting them at hydrocarbon conversion conditions with an acidic multimetallic catalytic composite, comprising a combination of catalytically effective amounts of a platinum group component, a rhenium component, a tin component, a cobalt component, and a halogen component with a porous carrier material. The platinum group component, rhenium component, tin component, cobalt component, and halogen component are present in the multimetallic catalyst in amounts respectively, calculated on an elemental basis, corresponding to about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % rhenium, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, and about 0.1 to about 3.5 wt. % halogen. Moreover, these metallic components are uniformly dispersed throughout the porous carrier material in carefully controlled oxidation states such that substantially all of the platinum group metal is present therein in the elemental metallic state, substantially all of the cobalt and rhenium components are present in the corresponding elemental metallic state or in a state which is reducible to the corresponding elemental metallic state under hydrocarbon conversion conditions or in a mixture of these states, while substantially all of the tin is present therein in an oxidation state above that of the elemental metal. A specific example of the type of hydrocarbon conversion process disclosed is a process for the catalytic reforming of a low-octane gasoline fraction wherein the gasoline fraction and a hydrogen stream are contacted with the acidic multimetallic catalyst disclosed herein at reforming conditions.

Inventors

  • 👤 George J. Antos
  • 👤 John C. Hayes
  • 👤 Ernest L. Pollitzer

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/70; B01J23/89; B01J23/8933; B01J23/8986; C; C10; C10G; C10G35/00; C10G35/04; C10G35/06; C10G35/085; C10G35/09

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim 182 words
A process for converting a hydrocarbon which comprises contacting the hydrocarbon at hydrocarbon conversion conditions with an acidic catalytic composite comprising a porous carrier material containing, on an elemental basis, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % rhenium, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin, and about 0.1 to about 3.5 wt. % halogen, wherein the platinum group metal, rhenium, cobalt, and tin are uniformly dispersed throughout the porous carrier material, wherein the average crystallite size of the cobalt and tin is less than 100 Angstroms in maximum dimension wherein substantially all of the platinum group metal is present in the elemental metallic state, wherein substantially all of the tin is present in an oxidation state above that of the elemental metal, and wherein substantially all of the cobalt and rhenium are present in the corresponding elemental metallic state or in a state which is reducible to the corresponding elemental metallic state under hydrocarbon conversion conditions or in a mixture of these states.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 182 words
A process for converting a hydrocarbon which comprises contacting the hydrocarbon at hydrocarbon conversion conditions with an acidic catalytic composite comprising a porous carrier material containing, on an elemental basis, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % rhenium, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin, and about 0.1 to about 3.5 wt. % halogen, wherein the platinum group metal, rhenium, cobalt, and tin are uniformly dispersed throughout the porous carrier material, wherein the average crystallite size of the cobalt and tin is less than 100 Angstroms in maximum dimension wherein substantially all of the platinum group metal is present in the elemental metallic state, wherein substantially all of the tin is present in an oxidation state above that of the elemental metal, and wherein substantially all of the cobalt and rhenium are present in the corresponding elemental metallic state or in a state which is reducible to the corresponding elemental metallic state under hydrocarbon conversion conditions or in a mixture of these states.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 14 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the platinum group metal is platinum.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 14 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the platinum group metal is iridium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 14 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the platinum group metal is palladium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 14 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the platinum group metal is rhodium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 17 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the porous carrier material is a refractory inorganic oxide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 14 words
A process as defined in claim 6 wherein the refractory inorganic oxide is alumina.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 13 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the halogen is combined chloride.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 25 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the atomic ratio of rhenium to platinum group metal contained in the composite is 0.05:1 to 10:1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 27 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the atomic ratio of tin to platinum group metal contained in the composite is about 0.1:1 to about 13:1.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 27 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the atomic ratio of cobalt to platinum group metal contained in the composite is about 0.1:1 to about 66:1.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 39 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein substantially all of the cobalt and rhenium contained in the composite are present in the corresponding elemental metallic state after the process is started-up and lined-out at the hydrocarbon conversion conditions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 22 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein substantially all of the tin is present in the catalytic composite as tin oxide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 52 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the composite contains about 0.05 to about 1 wt. % platinum, about 0.05 to about 1 wt. % rhenium, about 0.10 to about 2.5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.05 to about 1 wt. % tin, and about 0.5 to about 1.5 wt. % halogen.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 24 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the contacting of the hydrocarbon with the catalytic composite is performed in the presence of hydrogen.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 74 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 is contained in the gasoline fraction, wherein the contacting is performed in the presence of hydrogen, and wherein the hydrocarbon 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 18
Dependent Claim 58 words
A process as defined in claim 16 wherein the reforming conditions include a temperature of about 800° to about 1100°F., a pressure of about 0 to about 1000 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 19
Dependent Claim 17 words
A process as defined in claim 16 wherein the contacting is performed in a substantially water-free environment.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 16 words
A process as defined in claim 16 wherein the contacting is performed under super dry conditions.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 21 words
A process as defined in claim 16 wherein the reforming conditions include a pressure of about 100 to about 450 psig.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 17 words
A process as defined in claim 16 wherein the contacting is performed in a substantially sulfur-free environment.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 54 words
A process as defined in claim 14 wherein the type of hydrocarbon conversion is catalytic reforming of a gasoline fraction to produce a high octane reformate, wherein the hydrocarbon 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 24
Dependent Claim 166 words
An acidic catalytic composite comprising a porous carrier material containing, on an elemental basis, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % rhenium, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin, and about 0.1 to about 3.5 wt. % halogen, wherein the platinum group metal, rhenium, cobalt, and tin are uniformly dispersed throughout the porous carrier material wherein the average crystallite size of the cobalt and tin is less than 100 Angstroms in maximum dimension, wherein substantially all of the platinum group metal is present in the elemental metallic state, wherein substantially all of the tin is present in an oxidation state above that of the elemental metal, and wherein substantially all of the cobalt and rhenium are present in the corresponding elemental metallic state or in a state which is reducible to the corresponding elemental metallic state under hydrocarbon conversion conditions or in a mixture of these states.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim 166 words
An acidic catalytic composite comprising a porous carrier material containing, on an elemental basis, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % rhenium, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin, and about 0.1 to about 3.5 wt. % halogen, wherein the platinum group metal, rhenium, cobalt, and tin are uniformly dispersed throughout the porous carrier material wherein the average crystallite size of the cobalt and tin is less than 100 Angstroms in maximum dimension, wherein substantially all of the platinum group metal is present in the elemental metallic state, wherein substantially all of the tin is present in an oxidation state above that of the elemental metal, and wherein substantially all of the cobalt and rhenium are present in the corresponding elemental metallic state or in a state which is reducible to the corresponding elemental metallic state under hydrocarbon conversion conditions or in a mixture of these states.

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