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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2004
Mark P. Lapinski, Aurora, IL (US);
Leon Yuan, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Mark D. Moser, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Mark P. Lapinski, Aurora, IL (US);
Leon Yuan, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Mark D. Moser, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
The chloride retention of an alumina catalyst over the course of operation and regeneration can be controlled and stabilized by incorporating a small amount of a component selected from the group including phosphorus, boron, titanium, silicon, and zirconium. Steam treatments have been used to simulate commercial hydrothermal stability and a small amount of the stabilizer component has been discovered which balances chloride retention. Moreover, in a multi-catalyst hydrocarbon conversion process, such as the two-step reforming of naphtha, it has been discovered that proper selection of a catalyst having lower chloride retention in combination with another catalyst having higher chloride retention results in a process with increased yield and/or higher octane gasoline.