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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Chevron U.s.a. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Inventors:
Cong-Yan Chen, Kensington, CA (US);
Emmanuel Behraz, Richmond, CA (US);
Assignee:
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 59/06 (2006.01); B01D 3/00 (2006.01); B01J 29/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 59/06 (2013.01); B01D 3/00 (2013.01); B01J 29/40 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1044 (2013.01); C10G 2300/308 (2013.01); C10G 2300/4018 (2013.01); C10G 2400/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved reforming process for producing aromatic hydrocarbons is disclosed. The process includes two reformers arranged in parallel flow configuration, with the first reformer being a conventional reformer comprising a catalyst selective for reforming Chydrocarbons to a reformate and the second reformer comprising a catalyst selective for reforming Chydrocarbons to a reformate. In certain embodiments, the first reformer catalyst comprises a conventional alumina catalyst and the second reformer catalyst comprises a ZSM-5 catalyst.