| abstract |
A HYDROCARBON CONVERSION PROCESS IN WHICH A HYDROCARBON IS CONTACTED AT CONVERSION CONDITIONS WITH A CATALYST COMPRISING ALUMINA AND CHLORINE WHEREIN AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID CHLORINE IS INTRODUCED INTO SAID CATALYST BY CONTACTING SAID ALUMINA AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE WITH A SELECTED ORGANIC CHLORINE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN AMOUNT OF OXYGEN SUFFICIENT TO CONVERT ALL OF THE CARBON IN SAID ORGANIC CHLORIDE TO CARBON DIOXIDE. IN ADDITION, THE CATALYST MAY CONTAIN A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF RUTHENIUM, RHODIUM, PALLADIUM AND PLATINUM. THE CATALYST SO PREPARED IS USEFUL IN HYDROCARBON CONVERSION PROCESSES AS ISOMERIZATION, HYDROCRACKING, ALKYLATION, HYDROGENATION, AND POLYMERIZATION. |