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

Claim 5:
6. The process of claim 1, comprising contacting the hydrocarbon feed with the hydrogen in the presence of the ring opening catalyst in the naphthene conversion unit at one or more of the following reaction conditions:
a naphthene conversion temperature of from 150° C. to 400° C.;
a naphthene conversion pressure of from 1000 kPa to 10,000 kPa (10 bars to 100 bars);
a hydrogen partial pressure of from 1000 kPa to 6000 kPa;
a liquid hourly space velocity of from 0.2 hour−1 to 20 hour−1; or
combinations of these operating conditions.