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Catalytic reforming and hydrocracking of organic compounds employing zinc titanate as the catalytic agent
Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1980-02-28
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Granted: 1981-04-21
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Expires: 2000-02-28
Abstract
Abstract The catalytic reforming of a feedstock which contains at least one reformable organic compound or the hydrocracking of a feedstock which contains at least one hydrocrackable organic compound is carried out in the presence of a catalyst composition comprising zinc and titanium.
Inventors
- 👤 Lewis E. Drehman
- 👤 Floyd E. Farha, Jr.
- 👤 Darrell W. Walker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 13:20
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G35/00; C10G35/04; C10G35/06; C10G47/00; C10G47/02; C10G47/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A process for the catalytic reforming of a feedstock which contains at least one reformable organic compound comprising the step of contacting said feedstock under suitable reforming conditions with a calcined catalyst composition comprising zinc and titanium in the presence of sufficient added hydrogen to substantially prevent the formation of coke, wherein said zinc and said titanium are present in said calcined catalyst composition in the form of zinc titanate which is prepared by calcining a mixture of zinc oxide and titanium dioxide in the presence of free oxygen at a temperature in the range of about 650° C. to about 1050° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A process for the catalytic reforming of a feedstock which contains at least one reformable organic compound comprising the step of contacting said feedstock under suitable reforming conditions with a calcined catalyst composition comprising zinc and titanium in the presence of sufficient added hydrogen to substantially prevent the formation of coke, wherein said zinc and said titanium are present in said calcined catalyst composition in the form of zinc titanate which is prepared by calcining a mixture of zinc oxide and titanium dioxide in the presence of free oxygen at a temperature in the range of about 650° C. to about 1050° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the atomic ratio of zinc to titanium in said calcined catalyst composition is in the range of about 1:1 to about 3:1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the atomic ratio of zinc to titanium in said calcined composition is in the range of about 1.8:1 to about 2.2:1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein said at least one reformable organic compound is a gasoline range material having a normal boiling range between about 50° C. and about 205° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
93 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein said suitable reforming conditions comprise a residence time for said feedstock in the presence of said catalyst composition of about 0.1 to about 10 liquid volumes of feedstock per unit volume of said catalyst composition per hour, a temperature in the range of about 427° C. to about 593° C., a pressure in the range of about 50 psig to about 700 psig, and a hydrogen flow rate suitable to provide about 0.5 mole to about 20 moles of hydrogen per mole of said feedstock.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
93 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein said suitable reforming conditions comprise a residence time for said feedstock in the presence of said catalyst composition of about 0.5 to about 5 liquid volumes of feedstock per unit volume of said catalyst composition per hour, a temperature in the range of about 510° C. to about 566° C., a pressure in the range of about 150 psig to about 350 psig, and a hydrogen flow rate suitable to provide about 2 moles to about 10 moles of hydrogen per mole of said feedstock.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 additionally comprising the steps of: discontinuing the flow of said feedstock over said catalyst composition; and contacting said catalyst composition, after the flow of said feedstock is discontinued, with a free oxygen-containing fluid under suitable regeneration conditions to thereby regenerate said catalyst composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
75 words
A process in accordance with claim 7 wherein said suitable regeneration conditions comprise a regeneration time of about 5 minutes to about 60 minutes; a flow rate of said free oxygen-containing fluid suitable to provide sufficient oxygen to remove substantially all carbonaceous material deposited on said catalyst composition, a temperature in the range of about 427° C. to about 593° C., and a pressure in the range of about 50 psig to about 700 psig.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
75 words
A process in accordance with claim 7 wherein said suitable regeneration conditions comprise a regeneration time of about 10 minutes to about 30 minutes; a flow rate of said free oxygen-containing fluid suitable to provide sufficient oxygen to remove substantially all carbonaceous material deposited on said catalyst composition, a temperature in the range of about 510° C. to about 566° C., and a pressure in the range of about 150 psig to about 350 psig.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process in accordance with claim 7 additionally comprising the step of purging said catalyst composition with an inert fluid after the step of terminating the flow of said feedstock and before the step of regenerating said catalyst composition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
88 words
A process in accordance with claim 7 additionally comprising the steps of: terminating the flow of said free oxygen-containing fluid over said catalyst composition after said catalyst composition is substantially regenerated; purging said catalyst composition with an inert fluid after the flow of said free oxygen-containing fluid is terminated; terminating the flow of said inert fluid over said catalyst composition ater said oxygen-containing fluid is substantially purged from said catalyst composition; and recontacting said catalyst composition with said feedstock after the flow of said inert fluid is terminated.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
103 words
A process for the catalytic hydrocracking of a feedstock which contains at least one hydrocrackable organic compound comprising the step of contacting said feedstock under suitable hydrocracking conditions with a calcined catalyst composition comprising zinc and titanium, in the presence of sufficient added hydrogen to substantially prevent the formation of coke, wherein said zinc and said titanium are present in said calcined catalyst composition in the form of zinc titanate which is prepared by calcining a mixture of zinc oxide and titanium dioxide in the presence of free oxygen at a temperature in the range of about 650° C. to about 1050° C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
103 words
A process for the catalytic hydrocracking of a feedstock which contains at least one hydrocrackable organic compound comprising the step of contacting said feedstock under suitable hydrocracking conditions with a calcined catalyst composition comprising zinc and titanium, in the presence of sufficient added hydrogen to substantially prevent the formation of coke, wherein said zinc and said titanium are present in said calcined catalyst composition in the form of zinc titanate which is prepared by calcining a mixture of zinc oxide and titanium dioxide in the presence of free oxygen at a temperature in the range of about 650° C. to about 1050° C.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process in accordance with claim 12 wherein the atomic ratio of zinc to titanium in said calcined catalyst composition is in the range of about 1:1 to about 3:1.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process in accordance with claim 12 wherein the atomic ratio of zinc to titanium in said calcined catalyst composition is in the range of about 1.8:1 to about 2.2:1.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process in accordance with claim 12 wherein said at least one hydrocrackable organic compound is a gas oil having a normal boiling range between about 205° C. and about 535° C.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
93 words
A process in accordance with claim 12 wherein said suitable hydrocracking conditions comprise a residence time for said feedstock in the presence of said catalyst composition of about 0.1 to about 10 liquid volumes of feedstock per unit volume of said catalyst composition per hour, a temperature in the range of about 427° C. to about 593° C., a pressure in the range of about 50 psig to about 700 psig, and a hydrogen flow rate suitable to provide about 0.5 mole to about 20 moles of hydrogen per mole of said feedstock.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
93 words
A process in accordance with claim 12 wherein said suitable hydrocracking conditions comprise a residence time for said feedstock in the presence of said catalyst composition of about 0.5 to about 5 liquid volumes of feedstock per unit volume of said catalyst composition per hour, a temperature in the range of about 510° C. to about 566° C., a pressure in the range of about 150 psig to about 350 psig, and a hydrogen flow rate suitable to provide about 2 moles to about 10 moles of hydrogen per mole of said feedstock.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
50 words
A process in accordance with claim 12 additionally comprising the steps of: discontinuing the flow of said feedstock over said catalyst composition; and contacting said catalyst composition, after the flow of said feedstock is discontinued, with a free oxygen-containing fluid under suitable regeneration conditions to thereby regenerate said catalyst composition.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
75 words
A process in accordance with claim 18 wherein said suitable regeneration conditions comprise a regeneration time of about 5 minutes to about 60 minutes; a flow rate of said free oxygen-containing fluid suitable to provide sufficient oxygen to remove substantially all carbonaceous material deposited on said catalyst composition, a temperature in the range of about 427° C. to about 593° C., and a pressure in the range of about 50 psig to about 700 psig.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
75 words
A process in accordance with claim 18 wherein said suitable regeneration conditions comprise a regeneration time of about 10 minutes to about 30 minutes; a flow rate of said free oxygen-containing fluid suitable to provide sufficient oxygen to remove substantially all carbonaceous material deposited on said catalyst composition, a temperature in the range of about 510° C. to about 566° C., and a pressure in the range of about 150 psig to about 350 psig.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process in accordance with claim 18 additionally comprising the step of purging said catalyst composition with an inert fluid after the step of terminating the flow of said feedstock and before the step of regenerating said catalyst composition.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
88 words
A process in accordance with claim 18 additionally comprising the steps of: terminating the flow of said free oxygen-containing gas over said catalyst composition after said catalyst composition is substantially regenerated; purging said catalyst composition with an inert fluid after the flow of said free oxygen-containing fluid is terminated; terminating the flow of said inert fluid over said catalyst composition after said oxygen-containing fluid is substantially purged from said catalyst composition; and recontacting said catalyst composition with said feedstock after the flow of said inert fluid is terminated.
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