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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 1979
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1978
James E Dick, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Fred T Sherk, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Lewis E Drehman, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Phillips Petroleum Co., Bartlesville, OK (US);
Abstract
A process for treating a hydrocarbon composition containing both straight chain and non-straight chain hydrocarbons in which said hydrocarbon composition is separated into a straight chain hydrocarbon-rich fraction and a non-straight chain hydrocarbon-rich fraction, non-aromatics in said non-straight chain hydrocarbon-rich fraction are converted to aromatics, and at least a portion of the straight chain hydrocarbon-rich fraction is passed in combination with steam over a steam active catalyst comprising at least one Group VIII metal and a tin modified Group II metal aluminate under conditions such that aromatics are produced.