Process for catalytic conversion of hydrocarbons into aromatic compounds with a catalyst containing silicon
US6045689A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J27/13
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for converting hydrocarbons into aromatic compounds, which entails contacting a composition containing hydrocarbons with a catalyst under temperature and pressure conditions to produce the aromatic compounds, the catalyst containing a matrix of .eta. transition alumina and/or .gamma. transition alumina. The catalyst contains 0.001 to 2 wt % of silicon, 0.1 to 15 wt % of at least one platinum group metal, and 0.005 to 10 wt % of at least one promoter metal. The promoter metals may be tin, germanium, indium, gallium, thallium, antimony, lead, rhenium, manganese, chromium, molybdenium or tungsten. The catalyst may also contain a doping metal.
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