INTEGRATED HYDROGENATION/DEHYDROGENATION REACTOR IN A CATALYTIC REFORMING PROCESS CONFIGURATION FOR IMPROVED AROMATICS PRODUCTION

摘要

A PROCESS FOR REFORMING HYDROCARBONS IS PRESENTED. THE PROCESS INVOLVES APPLYING PROCESS CONTROLS OVER THE REACTION TEMPERATURES TO PREFERENTIALLY CONVERT A PORTION OF THE HYDROCARBON STREAM TO GENERATE AN INTERMEDIATE STREAM, WHICH WILL FURTHER REACT WITH REDUCED ENDOTHERMICITY. THE INTERMEDIATE STREAM IS THEN PROCESSED AT A HIGHER TEMPERATURE, WHERE A SECOND REFORMING REACTOR IS OPERATED UNDER SUBSTANTIALLY ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS.