Hydrocarbon conversion process
AssigneeChevron Research Company
InventorMelvin M. Holm
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Abstract
Hydroconversion of hydrocarbons, particularly reforming of naphthas, is conducted in the presence of hydrogen with a catalyst comprising technetium in association with a porous solid carrier. Preferably the catalyst contains a platinum group component in addition to technetium.
Claims3
A catalytic composite comprising a combination of a platinum group metallic component, a technetium component, and a halogen component with an alumina carrier material, said components being present in amounts sufficient to result in the catalytic composite containing, on an elemental basis, about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent halogen, about 0.01 to about 3 weight percent of platinum group metal and about 0.01 to about 10 weight percent technetium.
A process for increasing the octane number of hydrocarbons boiling within the gasoline range comprising contacting the hydrocarbons with a catalyst consisting of technetium on an inert support under reforming conditions.
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