Catalytic Naphtha Reforming, Revised and Expanded

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George J. Antos, Abdullah M. Aitani
CRC Press, Feb 23, 2004 - Science - 602 pages
Catalytic Naphtha Reforming, Second Edition presents modern, crystal-clear explanations of every aspect of this critical process for generating high-octane reformate products for gasoline blending and production of benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX) aromatics. The book details the chemistry of naphtha reforming, the preparation and characterization of catalysts, and the very latest commercial technologies and industrial applications. With more than 300 tables and figures, it addresses the development of new catalysts and revamp process improvements propelled by regulations on sulfur, benzene, and oxygenate content in gasoline and refinery pressure to maximize utilization of existing assets.


 

Contents

1 Compositional Analysis of Naphtha and Reformate
1
2 Basic Reactions of Reforming on Metal Catalysts
34
3 Chemistry of Bifunctional MetalAcid Catalysis
71
4 Naphtha Hydrotreatment
100
5 Preparation of Reforming Catalysts
133
6 Characterization of NaphthaReforming Catalysts
187
7 Optimization of Catalyst Pore Structure by Kinetics and Diffusion Analysis
258
8 The New Generation of Commercial Catalytic NaphthaReforming Catalysts
309
9 Naphtha Reforming Over ZeoliteHybridType Catalysts
326
10 Deactivation by Coking
356
11 Catalyst Regeneration and Continuous Reforming Issues
397
12 Precious Metals Recovery from Spent Reforming Catalysts
419
13 Licensed Reforming Processes
435
14 Control Systems for Commercial Reformers
453
15 Modeling Catalytic Naphtha Reforming
502

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