Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 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 0.05 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % lanthanide series component, and about 0.1 to about 3.5 wt. % halogen; wherein the platinum group metal, catalytically available cobalt, and lanthanide series component are uniformly dispersed throughout the porous carrier material; wherein substantially all of the platinum group metal is present in the elemental metallic states; wherein substantially all of the lanthanide series component is present in an oxidation state above that of the elemental metal; and wherein substantially all of the catalytically available cobalt is present in the elemental metallic state or in a state which is reducible to the elemental metallic state under hydrocarbon conversion conditions or in a mixture of these states.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 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 0.05 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % lanthanide series component, and about 0.1 to about 3.5 wt. % halogen; wherein the platinum group metal, catalytically available cobalt, and lanthanide series component are uniformly dispersed throughout the porous carrier material; wherein substantially all of the platinum group metal is present in the elemental metallic states; wherein substantially all of the lanthanide series component is present in an oxidation state above that of the elemental metal; and wherein substantially all of the catalytically available cobalt is present in the elemental metallic state or in a state which is reducible to the elemental metallic state under hydrocarbon conversion conditions or in a mixture of these states.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
An acidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 1 wherein the platinum group metal is platinum.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
An acidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 1 wherein the platinum group metal is iridium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
An acidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 1 wherein the platinum group metal is rhodium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
An acidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 1 wherein the platinum group metal is palladium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
An acidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 1 wherein the porous carrier material is a refractory inorganic oxide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
An acidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 6 wherein the refractory inorganic oxide is alumina.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
An acidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 1 wherein the lanthanide series component is neodymium.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
An acidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 1 wherein the lanthanide series component is cerium.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
An acidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 1 wherein the lanthanide series component is lanthanum.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
An acidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 1 wherein the halogen is chlorine.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
An acidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 1 wherein the atomic ratio of lanthanide series metal to platinum group metal contained in the composite is about 0.1:1 to about 20:1.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
An acidic catalytic composite 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 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
An acidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 1 wherein substantially all of the catalytically available cobalt is present in the elemental metallic state after the process is started-up and lined-out at hydrocarbon conversion conditions.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
An acidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 1 wherein substantially all of the lanthanide series component is present in the catalytic composite as the oxide.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
48 words
An acidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 1 wherein the composite contains about 0.05 to about 1 wt. % platinum, about 0.1 to about 2.5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.05 to about 2 wt. % lanthanide series component, and about 0.5 to about 1.5 wt. % halogen.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
An acidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 1 wherein the catalytic composite is prepared and maintained in a sulfur-free state.