Chevron Research Company

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP

Chezon Research Co.

Hong Chiu Chen

Dennis L Holtermann

Charles R Wilson

Daniel P Hagewiesche

Richard M Wolpert

Paul W Tamm

Harris E Kluksdahl

Larry W Jossens

Cliff M Detz

A method for reducing catalyst contamination in a hydrocarbon conversion reactor system, comprising the steps of contacting at least a portion of a metal-coated hydrocarbon conversion reactor system comprising a reactive metal with a getter to produce a movable metal; and fixating the movable metal.

Method for removing reactive metal from a reactor system

A method of removing reactive metal from a metal-coated reactor system, comprising contacting at least a portion of a metal-coated reactor system containing reactive metal with a getter to produce movable metal, and fixating the movable metal, the getter, or both. The contacting is preferably done prior to catalyst loading. A preferred coating metal comprises tin and a preferred getter comprises HCl. The invention is also a method for reducing catalyst contamination from a metal which was used to coat a reactor system. The method comprises contacting a metal-coated reactor system, with a gaseous halogen-containing compound to produce movable metal; thereafter or simultaneously, at least a portion of the movable metal is removed from the reactor system. Then a halided catalyst is loaded into the reactor system.

By use of a slurry mixture described herein, catalyst particles or other similar particles can be transferred over considerable temperature differential without breaking or crumbling. By selecting a carrier fluid with a combination of high critical temperature and low critical pressure relative to the conditions under which the particles will function, a slurry mixture is provided which protects the contained particles against breakage.

Protective slurry mixture

A multi-stage catalytic reforming process using a catalyst having a high rhenium to platinum ratio in the first stage or stages and a catalyst having a still higher rhenium to platinum ratio for the last stage. The process comprises: (a) contacting a naphtha feed with a first stage catalyst comprising rhenium and platinum, and having a rhenium to platinum weight ratio of at least 1.7, under catalytic reforming conditions in one or more first reforming stages of a reforming unit to obtain intermediate reformate; and (b) contacting the intermediate reformate, under catalytic reforming conditions in a last stage of the reforming unit, with a last stage catalyst comprising rhenium and 0.2 to 2.0 weight percent platinum, and having sufficient rhenium so that the last stage catalyst has at least 0.5 weight percent rhenium beyond that necessary to attain a 1.7 rhenium to platinum weight ratio.

Multi-stage catalytic reforming with high rhenium content catalyst

A process for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock containing constituents boiling above 350.degree. C. comprises contacting said feedstock with hydrogen under hydroprocessing conditions with a catalyst composition comprising a rigidly interconnected pack containing inorganic matrix oxide and about 10-95% fluid catalytic cracking catalyst microspheroids, based upon the total weight of said matrix oxide and said microspheroids, said pack characterized by a pore volume of at least 0.15 cc. per cc., at least about 30% of said pore volume present as pores having diameters within the range of 50-250 Angstroms and at least about 5% of said pore volume present as pores having diameters greater than 1,000 Angstroms.

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San Rafael, CA, United States of America

Hong Chiu Chen