A PROCESS FOR CATELYTIC REFORMING OF FEED HYDROCARBONS TO FROM AROMATICS

Application 2766/MAS/1998 published 2006-06-16, filed 1998-12-10
A process for catalytic reforming of feed hydrocarbons to form aromatics, comprising contacting the feed, under catalytic reforming conditions, with catalyst particles disposed in the tubes of a furnace, wherein the catalyst is a monofunctional, non-acidic catalyst and comprises a Group VIII metal and zeolite L, and wherein the furnace tubes are from 2 to 8 inches in inside I diameter, and wherein the furnace tubes are heated, at least in part, by gas or oil burners located outside the furnace tubes.

Applicant

CHEVRON CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC,
A corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, 555 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A

Inventor

International Info

Classification: C 10 G 35/95
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Priority Information

08/995,587 U.S.A 1997-12-22