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Staged-acidity reforming (C-2705)

US5292427A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 1992
Grant dateMar 8, 1994
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10G59/02
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Staged-Acidity Naphtha Reforming provides increased C.sub.5+ liquid yields by systematically adjusting catalyst acidity within a multireactor reformer to match the different acid strengths required to selectively aromatize naphthene and paraffin hydrocarbon as they traverse the reformer train.

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