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Reforming of hydrocarbons utilizing a trimetallic catalyst
Assignee: Honeywell UOP LLC
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Filing: 1987-04-13
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Granted: 1987-12-22
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Expires: 2007-04-13
Abstract
Abstract A novel hydrocarbon conversion process for the reforming of naphtha charge stocks containing less than 50 wt. ppm water is disclosed. The process utilizes a catalytic composite comprising a refractory support having a nominal diameter of at least 650 microns and having deposited thereon a uniformly dispersed platinum component, a uniformly dispersed tin component and a surface-impregnated metal component selected from the group consisting of rhodium, ruthenium, cobalt, nickel, iridium, and mixtures thereof. When this catalytic composite is used in the reforming of low water level hydrocarbons at low pressures significant improvements in activity stability is observed compared to catalysts of the prior art.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark D. Moser
- 👤 R. Joe Lawson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 09:28
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J35/00; B01J35/30; B01J35/396; B01J35/397; B01J23/00; B01J23/38; B01J23/54; B01J23/56; B01J23/62; B01J23/622; B01J23/624; B01J23/626; B01J23/628; B01J23/70; B01J23/89; B01J23/8933; B01J23/8966; B01J35/19; B01J35/399; B01J37/00; B01J37/16; B01J37/18; C; C10; C10G; C10G35/00; C10G35/04; C10G35/06; C10G35/085; C10G35/09
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
A hydrocarbon conversion process comprising reforming of naphtha charge stock having a water concentration less than 50 wt. ppm at reforming conditions with a catalytic composite comprising a uniformly dispersed platinum component, a uniformly dispersed tin component, a surface-impregnated metal component selected from the group consisting of rhodium, ruthenium, cobalt, nickel, iridium, and mixtures thereof and a halogen component on a refractory support having a nominal diameter of at least 650 microns.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
72 words
A hydrocarbon conversion process comprising reforming of naphtha charge stock having a water concentration less than 50 wt. ppm at reforming conditions with a catalytic composite comprising a uniformly dispersed platinum component, a uniformly dispersed tin component, a surface-impregnated metal component selected from the group consisting of rhodium, ruthenium, cobalt, nickel, iridium, and mixtures thereof and a halogen component on a refractory support having a nominal diameter of at least 650 microns.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
The process of claim 1 further characterized in that the catalyst comprises, on an elemental basis, from about 0.05 to about 1 wt. % platinum, from about 0.05 to about 1 wt. % surface-impregnated metal, from about 0.1 to about 2 wt. % tin, and from about 0.5 to about 1.5 wt. % chlorine on a support having a nominal diameter of about 1500 microns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1 further characterized in that the water concentration of the naphtha charge stock is less than 20 wt. ppm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1 further characterized in that the halogen component comprises a chlorine component.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the catalytic composite is further characterized in that the refractory support comprises alumina.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the catalytic composite is further characterized in that at least 80% of the surface-impregnated metal component is deposited within the exterior 50% by volume of said refractory support.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1 further characterized in that the reforming conditions include a pressure of from about 446 to about 963 kPa (abs).
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