Patent ID: 7297831
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: C10G

Abstract:
1. A method of preparing aromatic hydrocarbons and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from a hydrocarbon mixture, comprising the following steps of: (a) introducing a hydrocarbon feedstock mixture and hydrogen into at least one reaction zone; (b) converting the hydrocarbon feedstock mixture in the presence of a catalyst to (i) a non-aromatic hydrocarbon compound which is abundant in LPG through hydrocracking and to (ii) an aromatic hydrocarbon compound which is abundant in benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX) through dealkylation/transalkylation within the reaction zone; and (c) recovering the LPG and aromatic hydrocarbon compound, respectively from the reaction products of step (b) through gas-liquid separation and distillation, wherein the catalyst is prepared by supporting 0.01˜0.5 parts by weight of platinum (Pt) and 0.01˜3.0 parts by weight of bismuth (Bi) onto 100 parts by weight of a mixture support, the mixture support including 10˜95 wt % of zeolite having a molar ratio of silica/alumina of 200 or less, selected from the group consisting of mordenite, β-zeolite, ZSM-5 zeolite and combinations thereof, and 5˜90 wt % of an inorganic binder.