| abstract |
A CATALYTIC COMPOSITE, COMPRISING A PLATINUM GROUP COMPONENT AND A GROUP IV-A METALLIC COMPONENT COMBINED WITH A CARRIER MATERIAL CONTAINING ALUMINA AND A FINELY DIVIDED CRYSTALLINE ALUMINOSILICATE, IS DISCLOSED. A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE OF THE CATALYTIC COMPOSITES DISCLOSED HEREIN IS A COMPOSITE CONTAINING 0.01 TO 2 WT. PERCENT PLATINUM AND 0.01 TO 5 WT. PERCENT GERMANIUM, COMBINED WITH A GAMMA-ALUMINA CARRIER MATERIAL HAVING 0.1 TO 20 WT. PERCENT OF THE HYDROGEN FORM OF MORDENITE UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED THERETHROUGH. PRINCIPAL UTILITY OF THESE CATALYTIC COMPOSITES IS, BROADLY, IN PROCESSES FOR THE CONVERSION OF HYDROCARBONS AND, MORE PARTICULARLY, IN A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LPG AND A HIGH OCTANE REFORMATE. |