Patent ID: 7541309

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a reforming catalyst having improved C 5+ production for upgrading liquid fuels to higher octane fuels, comprising: (i) providing a plurality of catalyst atoms comprising one or more metals selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, rhodium, and iridium; (ii) providing a dispersing agent comprising a plurality of organic molecules that have at least one functional group capable of binding to the plurality of catalyst atoms; (iii) reacting the dispersing agent with the catalyst atoms to form a catalyst precursor; (iv) causing or allowing the catalyst precursor to form nanocatalyst particles having a size less than about 100 nm and supporting the nanocatalyst particles on a solid catalyst support; and (v) including a halogen promoter in the reforming catalyst in an amount from about 0.2% to less than 1.0% by weight of the reforming catalyst.