Catalysts Used For Catalytic Reforming
Catalysts Used For Catalytic Reforming
Catalysts Used For Catalytic Reforming
catalytic reforming
By
Saumya Sharma
Paper 1
Title - Catalyst regeneration in a catalytic reforming process
Authors - William C. Baird, Jr.; Paul E. Eberly, Jr.; George J. Balinsky, all of Baton Rouge, La.
• Catalyst : Pt-Re/Al2O3
• One of the most significant procedures in oil refineries is naphtha
catalytic reforming unit in which high octane gasoline is gained. Normally,
in oil refineries, flow instability in the composition of feedstock can affect
the product quality.
• The aim of the present work was focused on modifications of the final
product flow rate and product’s octane number with respect to the
modifications of the feedstock composition.
• The main three reforming reactions investigated, namely;
dehydrogenation, dehydro cyclization, and hydrocracking were
conducted employing silica supported bimetallic (Pt-Re) patented
catalyst.
• Optimization of the catalytic process reaction conditions, i.e.;
temperature, hydrogen pressure and liquid hourly space velocity
(LHSV) was carried out with regard to conversion and selectivity.
• The optimization results indicated that heavy naphtha component
conversion (paraffin’s and naphthenes) increases with an increasing
in reaction temperature and pressure while decreases with an
increase in LHSV.
• The kinetic study of catalytic reforming reactions reported helped
establishing the reaction model explicitly.
Paper 5
Title -Catalytic Naphtha Reforming
Authors - Abdullah M. Aitani
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals