Process for producing high purity aromatic compounds

Patent · Tue May 20 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5998035

Mayes, W W

High-purity C7 and/or C8 aromatic hydrocarbons are produced by reforming a C7 or C8 full boiling carbon number naphtha feed fraction or combinations thereof under reforming conditions of sufficient severity to convert essentially all of the nonaromatic portion of the naphtha feed boiling in the C7 to C8 aromatic boiling range to C7 and/or C8 aromatics, and then separating the reformate by fractional distillation into highpurity fractions of C7 and/or C8 aromatic hydrocarbons. Preferably, the C7 and/or C8 full boiling carbon number naphtha feed fraction is reformed in a plurality of reformer reaction stages with increasingly more severe conditions in order to maximize the yield of the C7 and C8 aromatics.

• Assignee: Cosden Technology Inc
• Patent Number(s): US 4203826
• OSTI ID: 5998035
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 24 Aug 1977
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
AROMATICS
PRODUCTION
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CATALYTIC REFORMING
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HYDROCARBONS
IMPURITIES
TOLUENE
XYLENES
YIELDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL TAR OILS
DISTILLATES
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
REFORMER PROCESSES
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