Hydrocarbon conversion process with recycling of reduction effluents
AssigneeIfp Energies Nouvelles
InventorsAurelie DANDEU, Florent ALLAIN
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of the conversion of hydrocarbons and more particularly to that of catalytic reforming. A subject matter of the invention is a process employing at least two reaction zones, two reduction zones and one regeneration zone, and in which the effluents from the reduction zones are recycled, at least in part, at the top of each reaction zone.
Claims13
A process for the catalytic reforming of a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising paraffinic, naphthenic and aromatic hydrocarbons containing from 5 to 12 carbon atoms per molecule, at a temperature of between 400° C. and 700° C., a pressure of between 0.1 and 10 MPa and a flow rate by weight of feedstock treated per unit weight of catalyst and per hour of between 0.1 and 10 h−1, in which process:
- said hydrocarbon feedstock (1) is circulated through at least:
- a) a first reaction zone, in the presence of hydrogen, comprising at least a series of two catalytic reforming reactors (R1, R2) comprising a first catalyst circulating in a moving bed;
- then
- b) a second reaction zone, in the presence of hydrogen, comprising at least a series of two catalytic reforming reactors (R3, R4) comprising a second catalyst circulating in a moving bed, identical to or different from the first catalyst, in order to obtain a reaction effluent (13);
- said first and second catalysts are circulated respectively through:
- i) said first reaction zone and said second reaction zone;
- then
- ii) a first regeneration zone and a second regeneration zone (REG);
- then
- iii) a first reduction zone and a second reduction zone (RED 1 and RED 2), in the presence of hydrogen, before returning said first and second catalysts, in stage i), to said first reaction zone and said second reaction zone;
- in which process the reduction effluents ( 4 and 7) obtained at the outlet of each reduction zone (RED 1 and RED 2) are sent at least in part to the top of the first reactor (R1, R3) of each reaction zone.
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