Process boasts 95% selectivity for LPG

Journal Article · Mon Mar 28 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5464322

Brinkmeyer, F M; Drehman, L E; Olbrich, M E; Rohr, D F

This article describes a new Phillips catalytic process for the dehydrogenation and/or the dehydrocyclization of paraffinic feedstocks, steam active reforming (STAR), which produces no structural isomerization. Light paraffins such as propane, isobutane, and normal butane can be dehydrogenated to their respective mono-olefins with selectivities as high as 95%. The process offers such advantages as: it will accept a wide range of feedstocks; selectivity to desired products is high; there is a minimum of structural isomerization which permits the production of specific products from particular feedstocks with high purity; it works well with paraffinic and olefinic materials which make poor feeds in conventional reforming processes; and the catalyst has moderate tolerance for sulfur and nitrogen compounds.

• Research Organization: Phillips Petroleum Co., Bartlesville, OK
• OSTI ID: 5464322
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Journal Name: Oil Gas J.; (United States) Vol. 81:13; ISSN OIGJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
020500 -- Petroleum-- Products & By-Products
03 NATURAL GAS
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2-METHYLPROPANE
ALKANES
ALKENES
BUTANE
CATALYSIS
CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DEHYDROCYCLIZATION
DEHYDROGENATION
FLUIDS
HYDROCARBONS
ISOMERIZATION
LIQUEFIED GASES
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES
LIQUIDS
NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PRODUCTION
PROPANE
SULFUR COMPOUNDS