Hydrocarbon conversion with an activated multimetallic catalytic composite

Patent · Tue Jan 15 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5778348

Antos, G J

Hydrocarbons are converted by contacting them at hydrocarbon conversion conditions with a novel activated multimetallic catalytic composite comprising a combination of a catalytically effective amount of a pyrolyzed ruthenium carbonyl component with a porous carrier material containing a uniform dispersion of a catalytically effective amount of a platinum group component which is maintained in the elemental metallic state. In a highly preferred embodiment, this novel catalytic composite also contains a catalytically effective amount of a halogen component. The platinum group component, pyrolyzed ruthenium carbonyl component and optional halogen component are preferably present in the multimetallic catalytic composite in amounts, calculated on an elemental basis, corresponding to about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % of the uniformly dispersed platinum group metal, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % of carbonyl-derived ruthenium and about 0.1 to about 3.5 wt. % of halogen. A key feature associated with the preparation of the subject catalytic composite is reaction of a ruthenium carbonyl complex with a porous carrier material containing a uniform dispersion of a platinum group metal maintained in the elemental state, whereby the interaction of the ruthenium moiety with the platinum group moiety is maximized due to the platinophilic (i.e., platinum-seeking) propensities of the carbon monoxide ligand used in the ruthenium reagent. A specific example of the type of hydrocarbon conversion process disclosed herein is a process for the catalytic reforming of a low octane gasoline fraction wherein the gasoline fraction and a hydrogen stream are contacted with the subject activated multimetallic catalytic composite at reforming conditions.

• Assignee: Uop Inc
• Patent Number(s): US 4183804
• OSTI ID: 5778348
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020400* -- Petroleum-- Processing
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400201 -- Chemical & Physicochemical Properties
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CARBONYLS
CATALYST SUPPORTS
CATALYSTS
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CATALYTIC REFORMING
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMPLEXES
DECOMPOSITION
ELEMENTS
FABRICATION
FUELS
GASOLINE
HALOGENS
HYDROCARBONS
LIGANDS
LIQUID FUELS
METALS
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLATINUM METALS
POROSITY
PYROLYSIS
REFORMER PROCESSES
RUTHENIUM COMPLEXES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPLEXES
TRANSITION ELEMENTS