Patent ID: 7638673
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: C10G,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A process for conversion of a hydrocarbon feedstock, comprising the steps of: A) feeding said hydrocarbon feedstock to a reactor; B) contacting said hydrocarbon feedstock in said reactor with a solid particulate material useful for converting said hydrocarbon feedstock under isomerization conversion conditions; C) withdrawing converted hydrocarbon feedstock from said reactor; and D) removing, under said conversion conditions, at least a portion of said solid particulate material while said hydrocarbon feedstock is being fed to said reactor, wherein said portion is more than 0.1 wt. % of said solid particulate material in said reactor and wherein said solid particulate material removal occurs during a fraction of the time of step (B), said fraction being less than 95% of the time of step (B).