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Multizone catalytic reforming process
Assignee: Honeywell UOP LLC
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Filing: 1989-02-06
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Granted: 1990-05-29
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Expires: 2009-02-06
Abstract
Abstract A hydrocarbon feedstock is catalytically reformed in a process which comprises contacting the feedstock in an initial catalyst zone with a catalyst comprising platinum, germanium and halogen on a solid catalyst support. The product from the first catalyst zone is contacted in a terminal catalyst zone with a catalyst having the essential absence of germanium and comprising platinum, halogen and a metal promoter on a solid catalyst support.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark D. Moser
- 👤 R. Joe Lawson
- 👤 Li Wang
- 👤 Vivekanand N. Parulekar
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:07
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G59/00; C10G59/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A process for the catalystic reforming of hydrocarbons comprising contacting the hydrocarbon feed in two sequential catalyst zones, wherein: (a) an initial catalyst zone contains an initial catalytic composite comprising a platinum component, a germanium component, a refractory inorganic oxide, and a halogen component; and (b) a terminal catalyst zone contains a terminal catalytic composite having the essential absence of germanium and comprising a platinum component, a refractory inorganic oxide, a halogen component, and catalytically effective amounts of a metal promoter selected from rhenium, indium, rhodium, ruthenium, cobalt, nickel, iridium, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
A process for the catalystic reforming of hydrocarbons comprising contacting the hydrocarbon feed in two sequential catalyst zones, wherein: (a) an initial catalyst zone contains an initial catalytic composite comprising a platinum component, a germanium component, a refractory inorganic oxide, and a halogen component; and (b) a terminal catalyst zone contains a terminal catalytic composite having the essential absence of germanium and comprising a platinum component, a refractory inorganic oxide, a halogen component, and catalytically effective amounts of a metal promoter selected from rhenium, indium, rhodium, ruthenium, cobalt, nickel, iridium, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the refractory inorganic oxide of each of the initial and terminal catalytic composites comprises alumina.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 1 wherein each of the initial and terminal catalytic composites contains from about 0.1 to about 10 mass % halogen on an elemental basis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 3 wherein the halogen content of the initial catalytic composite is substantially lower than the halogen content of the terminal catalytic composite.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 3 wherein the halogen component of each of the initial and terminal catalytic composites comprises a chlorine component.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 1 wherein each of the initial and terminal catalytic composites contains from about 0.01 to about 2 mass % platinum on an elemental basis.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the initial catalytic composite contains from about 0.05 to about 5 mass % germanium on an elemental basis.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the terminal catalytic composite contains less than about 0.05 mass % germanium on an elemental basis.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the metal promoter comprises rhenium, and the terminal catalytic composite contains from about 0.01 to about 5 mass % rhenium on an elemental basis.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the metal promoter comprises (rhenium+indium) and the terminal catalytic composite contains from about 0.01 to about 5 mass % (rhenium+indium) on an elemental basis.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
49 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the metal promoter comprises a surface-impregnated metal component selected from the group consisting of rhodium, ruthenium, cobalt, nickel, iridium, and mixtures thereof, and the terminal catalytic composite contains from about 0.05 to about 2 mass % surface-impregnated metal component on an elemental basis.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the terminal catalytic composite contains a sulfur component, and the sulfur content of the terminal catalytic composite is from about 0.05 to about 0.5 mass % on an elemental basis.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
42 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the initial catalytic composite is from about 10% to about 70% and the terminal catalytic composite is from about 30% to about 90% of the total mass of catalytic composites in all of the catalyst zones.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
54 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the reforming conditions include a temperature of about 425° to 565° C., a pressure of about 350 to 2500 kPa (ga), a liquid hourly space velocity of about 1 to 5 hr -1 , and a mole ratio of hydrogen to hydrocarbon feed of about 2 to 10.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
89 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the initial catalyst zone comprises first and intermediate catalyst zones, and wherein: (a) the first catalyst zone contains a first catalytic composite consisting essentially of a platinum component, a germanium component, a refractory inorganic oxide, and a halogen component; and (b) the intermediate catalyst zone contains an intermediate catalytic composite comprising a platinum component, a germanium component, a refractory inorganic oxide, a halogen component, and catalytically effective amounts of a metal promoter selected from rhenium, rhodium, ruthenium, cobalt, nickel, iridium, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
53 words
The process of claim 15 wherein the first catalytic composite is from about 10% to about 50%, the intermediate catalytic composite is from about 20% to about 60% and the terminal catalytic composite is from about 30% to about 70% of the total mass of catalytic composites in all of the catalyst zones.
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