Multi-catalyst selection for chlorided reforming catalyst

A reforming process comprising contacting a substantially sulfur free naphtha feedstock with a fixed-bed catalyst under first reforming conditions to produce a fixed-bed product stream, and contacting at least a portion of the fixed-bed product stream with a moving-bed catalyst under second reforming conditions to provide an aromatized product with increased octane over the feedstock, the fixed-bed catalyst comprising an alumina support having dispersed thereon a platinum group component, a chloride component, and a stabilizer component selected from the group consisting of phosphorus, boron, titanium, silicon, zirconium and mixtures thereof, present in an amount from greater than 0 to about 1 wt-% of the catalyst calculated on an elemental basis;

• the moving-bed catalyst comprising an alumina support having dispersed thereon a platinum group component, a chloride component, and an optional stabilizer component, characterized in that the amount of stabilizer component, if present, in the moving-bed catalyst is an effective amount different from the fixed-bed catalyst and characterized after steaming fresh catalyst with air comprising about 40 mol-% water for about 6 hours at about 725° C. to produce steamed moving-bed catalyst, the steamed moving-bed catalyst has an equilibrium level of chloride adsorption greater than about 0.8 wt-% as determined under a flowing air stream containing hydrochloric acid and water with a molar ratio of 55.5 H2O/Cl and a temperature of 525° C.