Patent ID: 6495487
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: B01J,C10G

Abstract:
A catalytic composite having enhanced conversion of paraffins to aromatics during reforming of a naphtha feedstock consisting essentially of a combination of a refractory inorganic oxide support with from about 0.1 to 10 mass-% on an elemental basis of a halogen component, about 0.01 to 2 mass-% on an elemental basis of a platinum component, about 0.01 to 5 mass-% on an elemental basis of a Group IVA (IUPAC 14) metal component selected from the group consisting of tin and germanium, about 0.1 to 5 mass-% on an elemental basis of an indium component and about 0.05 to 5 mass-% on an elemental basis of a lanthanide-series metal component selected from the group consisting of cerium and lanthanum.