Reforming with an improved platinum-containing catalyst

Claim 2

A process for the reforming of a hydrocarbon stream selected from the group consisting of naphthas and hydrocarbon fractions boiling in the gasoline boiling range, which process comprises contacting said hydrocarbon stream under reforming conditions and in the presence of hydrogen with a catalyst comprising a physical particle-form mixture of a Component A and a Component B, said Component A comprising one or more Group VIII noble metals and a combined halogen deposed on a refractory inorganic oxide and said Component B comprising a metal from Group IVB or Group VB of the Periodic Table of Elements and a combined halogen deposed on a refractory inorganic oxide.

Claim 3

The process of claim 1, wherein said reforming conditions comprise an inlet temperature within the range of about 900° F. (482° C.) to about 1,020° F. (549° C.), a pressure within the range of about 50 psig (446 kPa) to about 1,000 psig (6,996 kPa), a WHSV within the range of about 0.5 weight unit of hydrocarbon per hour per weight unit of catalyst to about 10 weight units of hydrocarbon per hour per weight unit of catalyst, and a hydrogen addition rate within the range of about 1,500 SCFB (267 m 3 /m 3 ) to about 15,000 SCFB (2,670 m 3 /m 3 ).

Claim 4

The process of claim 2, wherein said hydrocarbon stream contains a substantial amount of sulfur.

Claim 5

The process of claim 1, wherein said hydrocarbon stream contains a substantial amount of sulfur.

Claim 6

A process for the reforming of a hydrocarbon stream selected from the group consisting of naphthas and hydrocarbon fractions boiling in the gasoline boiling range, which process comprises contacting said hydrocarbon stream under reforming conditions and in the presence of hydrogen with a catalyst comprising a physical particle-form mixture of a Component A and a Component B, said Component A comprising one or more Group VIII noble metals and a combined halogen deposed on a refractory inorganic oxide and said Component B comprising a metal from Group IVB or Group VB of the Periodic Table of Elements and a halogen deposed on a refractory inorganic oxide, said catalyst comprising Component A in an amount within the range of about 40 wt % to about 80 wt %, based upon the total catalyst weight.

Claim 7

A process for the reforming of a hydrocarbon stream selected from the group consisting of naphthas and hydrocarbon fractions boiling in the gasoline boiling range, which process comprises contacting said hydrocarbon stream under reforming conditions and in the presence of hydrogen with a catalyst comprising a physical particle-form mixture of a Component A and a Component B, said Component A comprising one or more Group VIII noble metals and a combined halogen deposed on a refractory inorganic oxide and said Component B comprising a metal from Group IVB or Group VB of the Periodic Table of Elements and a halogen deposed on a refractory inorganic oxide, said catalyst comprising Component A in an amount within the range of about 40 wt % to about 80 wt %, based upon the total catalyst weight.

Claim 8

The process of claim 5, wherein said reforming conditions comprise an inlet temperature within the range of about 900° F. (482° C.) to about 1,020° F. (549° C.), a pressure within the range of about 50 psig (446 KPa) to about 1,000 psig (6,996 KPa), a WHSV within the range of about 0.5 weight unit of hydrocarbon per hour per weight unit of catalyst to about 10 weight units of hydrocarbon per hour per weight unit of catalyst, and a hydrogen addition rate within the range of about 1,500 SCFB (267 m 3 /m 3 ) to about 15,000 SCFB (2,670 m 3 /m 3 ).

Claim 9

The process of claim 6, wherein said hydrocarbon stream contains a substantial amount of sulfur.

Claim 10

A process for the reforming of a hydrocarbon stream selected from the group consisting of naphthas and hydrocarbon fractions boiling in the gasoline boiling range, which process comprises contacting said hydrocarbon stream under reforming conditions and in the presence of hydrogen with a catalyst comprising a physical particle-form mixture of a Component A and a Component B, said Component A comprising one or more Group VIII noble metals and a combined halogen deposed on a refractory inorganic oxide and said Component B comprising a metal from Group IVB or Group VB of the Periodic Table of Elements and a halogen deposed on a refractory inorganic oxide, said Group VIII noble metals being platinum and palladium, said metal of Group IVB or Group VB of the Periodic Table of Elements being vanadium, tantalum, or zirconium and being present in said catalyst in an amount within the range of about 0.3 wt % to about 2 wt %, calculated as the element and based upon the total catalyst weight, and the refractory inorganic oxide of Component A and the refractory inorganic oxide of Component B each comprising catalytically active alumina.

Claim 11

A process for the reforming of a hydrocarbon stream selected from the group consisting of naphthas and hydrocarbon fractions boiling in the gasoline boiling range, which process comprises contacting said hydrocarbon stream under reforming conditions and in the presence of hydrogen with a catalyst comprising a physical particle-form mixture of a Component A and a Component B, said Component A comprising one or more Group VIII noble metals and a combined halogen deposed on a refractory inorganic oxide and said Component B comprising a metal from Group IVB or Group VB of the Periodic Table of Elements and a halogen deposed on a refractory inorganic oxide, said Group VIII noble metals being platinum and palladium, said metal of Group IVB or Group VB of the Periodic Table of Elements being vanadium, tantalum, or zirconium and being present in said catalyst in an amount within the range of about 0.3 wt % to about 2 wt %, calculated as the element and based upon the total catalyst weight, and the refractory inorganic oxide of Component A and the refractory inorganic oxide of Component B each comprising catalytically active alumina.

Claim 12

The process of claim 8, wherein said reforming conditions comprise an inlet temperature within the range of about 900° F. (482° C.) to about 1,020° F. (549° C.), a pressure within the range of about 50 psig (446 kPa) to about 1,000 psig (6,996 kPa), a WHSV within the range of about 0.5 weight unit of hydrocarbon per hour per weight unit of catalyst to about 10 weight units of hydrocarbon per hour per weight unit of catalyst, and a hydrogen addition rate within the range of about 1,500 SCFB (267 m 3 /m 3 ) to about 15,000 SCFB (2,670 m 3 /m 3 ).

Claim 13

The process of claim 9, wherein said hydrocarbon stream contains a substantial amount of sulfur.

Claim 14

A process for the reforming of a hydrocarbon stream selected from the group consisting of naphthas and hydrocarbon fractions boiling in the gasoline boiling range, which process comprises contacting said hydrocarbon stream under reforming conditions and in the presence of hydrogen with a catalyst comprising a physical particle-form mixture of a Component A and a Component B, said Component A comprising platinum and a combined halogen deposed on a refractory inorganic oxide and said Component B comprising a metal from Group IVB or Group VB of the Periodic Table of Elements and a combined halogen deposed on a refractory inorganic oxide, the refractory inorganic oxide of Component A and the refractory inorganic oxide of Component B each comprising catalytically active alumina, said metal of Group IVB or Group VB being vanadium, tantalum, or zirconium and being present in said catalyst in an amount within the range of about 0.3 wt % to about 2 wt %, calculated as the element and based upon the total catalyst weight, said platinum being present in an amount within the range of about 0.1 wt % to about 2 wt %, calculated as the element and based upon the catalyst weight, and said combined halogen being present in an amount within the range of about 0.1 wt % to about 2 wt %, calculated as the element and based upon the total catalyst weight.

Claim 15

A process for the reforming of a hydrocarbon stream selected from the group consisting of naphthas and hydrocarbon fractions boiling in the gasoline boiling range, which process comprises contacting said hydrocarbon stream under reforming conditions and in the presence of hydrogen with a catalyst comprising a physical particle-form mixture of a Component A and a Component B, said Component A comprising platinum and a combined halogen deposed on a refractory inorganic oxide and said Component B comprising a metal from Group IVB or Group VB of the Periodic Table of Elements and a combined halogen deposed on a refractory inorganic oxide, the refractory inorganic oxide of Component A and the refractory inorganic oxide of Component B each comprising catalytically active alumina, said metal of Group IVB or Group VB being vanadium, tantalum, or zirconium and being present in said catalyst in an amount within the range of about 0.3 wt % to about 2 wt %, calculated as the element and based upon the total catalyst weight, said platinum being present in an amount within the range of about 0.1 wt % to about 2 wt %, calculated as the element and based upon the catalyst weight, and said combined halogen being present in an amount within the range of about 0.1 wt % to about 2 wt %, calculated as the element and based upon the total catalyst weight.

Claim 16

The process of claim 11, wherein said reforming conditions comprise an inlet temperature within the range of about 900° F. (482° C.) to about 1,020° F. (549° C.), a pressure within the range of about 50 psig (446 kPa) to about 1,000 psig (6,996 kPa), a WHSV within the range of about 0.5 weight unit of hydrocarbon per hour per weight unit of catalyst to about 10 weight units of hydrocarbon per hour per weight unit of catalyst, and a hydrogen addition rate within the range of about 1,500 SCFB (267 m 3 /m 3 ) to about 15,000 SCFB (2,670 m 3 /m 3 .

Claim 17

The process of claim 12, wherein said hydrocarbon stream contains a substantial amount of sulfur.

Claim 18

A process for the reforming of a hydrocarbon stream selected from the group consisting of naphthas and hydrocarbon fractions boiling in the gasoline boiling range, which process comprises contacting said hydrocarbon stream under reforming conditions and in the presence of hydrogen with a catalyst comprising a physical particle-form mixture of a Component A and a Component B, said Component A comprising platinum and a combined halogen deposed on a refractory inorganic oxide and said Component B comprising a metal from Group IVB or Group VB of the Periodic Table of Elements and a combined halogen deposed on a refractory inorganic oxide, said catalyst comprising Component A in an amount within the range of about 40 wt % to about 80 wt %, based upon the total catalyst weight, said metal of Group IVB or Group VB being vanadium, tantalum, or zirconium and being present in said catalyst in an amount within the range of about 0.3 wt % to about 2 wt %, calculated as the element and based upon the total catalyst weight, the refractory inorganic oxide of Component A and the refractory inorganic oxide of Component B each comprising catalytically active alumina, said platinum being present in an amount within the range of about 0.1 wt % to about 2 wt %, calculated as the element and based upon the catalyst weight, and said combined halogen being chlorine and being present in an amount within the range of about 0.1 wt % to about 2 wt %, calculated as the element and based upon the total catalyst weight.

Claim 19

A process for the reforming of a hydrocarbon stream selected from the group consisting of naphthas and hydrocarbon fractions boiling in the gasoline boiling range, which process comprises contacting said hydrocarbon stream under reforming conditions and in the presence of hydrogen with a catalyst comprising a physical particle-form mixture of a Component A and a Component B, said Component A comprising platinum and a combined halogen deposed on a refractory inorganic oxide and said Component B comprising a metal from Group IVB or Group VB of the Periodic Table of Elements and a combined halogen deposed on a refractory inorganic oxide, said catalyst comprising Component A in an amount within the range of about 40 wt % to about 80 wt %, based upon the total catalyst weight, said metal of Group IVB or Group VB being vanadium, tantalum, or zirconium and being present in said catalyst in an amount within the range of about 0.3 wt % to about 2 wt %, calculated as the element and based upon the total catalyst weight, the refractory inorganic oxide of Component A and the refractory inorganic oxide of Component B each comprising catalytically active alumina, said platinum being present in an amount within the range of about 0.1 wt % to about 2 wt %, calculated as the element and based upon the catalyst weight, and said combined halogen being chlorine and being present in an amount within the range of about 0.1 wt % to about 2 wt %, calculated as the element and based upon the total catalyst weight.

Claim 20

The process of claim 14, wherein said reforming conditions comprise an inlet temperature within the range of about 900° F. (482° C.) to about 1,020° F. (549° C.), a pressure within the range of about 50 psig (446 kPa) to about 1,000 psig (6,996 kPa), a WHSV within the range of about 0.5 weight unit of hydrogen per hour per weight unit of catalyst to about 10 weight units of hydrocarbon per hour per weight unit of catalyst, and a hydrocarbon addition rate within the range of about 1,500 SCFB (267 m 3 /m 3 ) to about 15,000 SCFB (2,670 m 3 /m 3 ).

Claim 21

The process of claim 14, wherein said hydrocarbon stream contains a substantial amount of sulfur.

Claim 22

The process of claim 15, wherein said hydrocarbon stream contains a substantial amount of sulfur.

Claim 23

Any process as substantially described and/or exemplified herein.

Claim 24

Any process as substantially described and/or exemplified herein.