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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1993
Danny G Peferoen, Amsterdam, NL;
Krijn P de Jong, Amsterdam, NL;
Jean-Pierre Gilson, Amsterdam, NL;
Willem H Stork, Amsterdam, NL;
Swan T Sie, Amsterdam, NL;
Carolus M Mesters, Amsterdam, NL;
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Process for upgrading a paraffinic feedstock which includes: a) supplying the feedstock and an olefins-containing stream at a paraffin to olefin volume ratio greater than 2 to a reactor containing a zeolite-beta catalyst; and b) removing the upgraded product; wherein the process is operated at an olefin conversion of at least 90 mol % in an external circulation reactor having an extent of external circulation of liquid reactor content expressed as ##EQU1## of greater than 2 wherein .phi./v is the volumetric flow rate of feedstock and olefins-containing stream and .phi./vc is the volumetric external circulation flow rate, and upgraded products produced by the process.