Patent ID: 11920093
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B | IPC B  C

Claim 17:
18. The process of claim 17, further comprising:
determining whether a concentration of aromatic compounds in the light naphtha is greater than or equal to 5 weight percent based on the total weight of the light naphtha;
when a concentration of aromatic compounds in the light naphtha is greater than or equal to 5 weight percent based on the total weight of the light naphtha, passing the light naphtha to a hydrogenation unit disposed downstream of the converted effluent separation system and upstream of the paraffin separation system;
contacting the light naphtha with a hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst in the hydrogenation unit, where the contacting causes at least a portion of the aromatic compounds in the light naphtha to undergo hydrogenation to produce a hydrogenated effluent having a reduced concentration of aromatic compounds; and
passing the hydrogenated effluent to the paraffin separation system.