Regeneration of severely deactivated reforming catalysts
US5776849A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2229/42
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention is directed a process for regenerating deactivated reforming catalysts comprising at least one Group VIII metal on zeolite L, preferably wherein the catalysts are extruded using a binder material such as alumina or silica. The process includes: a) coke burn at severe conditions to improve the accessibility of the Group VIII catalytic metal particles by transporting them to the outside of the zeolite microchannels; b) catalytic metal redispersion by wet oxychlorination with elemental chlorine and oxygen; c) stripping with a gas stream comprising oxygen and water at low pressure to remove as much residual chlorine as possible; and d) reduction of catalytic metals with hydrogen at low pressure. The process is particularly effective for recovering activity of catalysts which have been severely deactivated.
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