Patent ID: 6126812
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: C10G

Abstract:
A process for converting a cracked gasoline comprising at least one olefin to valuable petrochemicals and high quality gasoline, said process comprising:separating said cracked gasoline into a light fraction comprising at least one hydrocarbon having less than 8 carbon atoms per molecule and a heavy fraction comprising at least one hydrocarbon having more than 7 carbon atoms per molecule;contacting said light fraction with a catalyst composition comprising a zeolite in a reaction zone operated under reaction conditions for aromatizing hydrocarbons;withdrawing from said reaction zone an intermediate product stream comprising BTX and light olefins;separating said intermediate product stream into a raffinate stream comprising paraffins and light olefins and a product stream comprising primarily BTX; andintroducing at least a portion of said raffinate stream into said reaction zone for contact with said catalyst composition.