Patent ID: 11859136
Assignee: EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B  Y | IPC B  C

Claim 22:
23. The process of claim 1, wherein:
the support comprises a mixed Mg/Al metal oxide;
in step (I), the hydrocarbon-containing feed and the catalyst are contacted in the presence of steam at an amount from 0.5 vol % to 10 vol %, based on a total volume of any C2-C16 alkanes, any C4-C16 cyclic alkanes, and any C8-C16 alkyl aromatics in the hydrocarbon-containing feed; and
in step (IIa), the regenerated catalyst and the reducing gas are contacted at a temperature >700° C. for a time period of <1 minute.