Patent ID: 7909988

Claim:
A process for facilitating a transfer of a metal catalyst component from at least one donor particle to at least one recipient particle in a catalytic naphtha reforming unit, comprising: A) transferring an effective amount of the metal catalyst component from the at least one donor particle to the at least one recipient particle under conditions to effect such transfer to improve a conversion of a hydrocarbon feed wherein the at least one donor particle comprises: a group VIII element; a group IVA element; a halogen component; and a group MA element comprising indium as the transferred metal catalyst component; wherein the group MA element comprises more than about 15%, by weight, of a non-reducible species after exposure for about 30 minutes in atmosphere comprising about 100% hydrogen, by mole, at a temperature of about 565° C., and wherein the at least one donor particle is prepared by calcining at a temperature of at least about 700° C. between incorporations of indium and the group VIII element on a respective support of the at least one donor particle.