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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1988
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
David M Clayson, Walton-on-Thames, GB;
Timothy K McNiff, Weybridge, GB;
Assignee:
British Petroleum Company p.l.c., London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
585415 ; 585417 ; 585943 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to the aromatization of methane rich hydrocarbon feedstock by contact with a gallium loaded zeolite containing a Group VIIB metal or metal compound as catalyst. The preferred metal is rhenium. The reaction proceeds at a temperature between 600.degree.-800.degree. C. in the absence of oxygen. The reaction products are useful as gasoline blending components.