Process for reforming hydrocarbon cuts (IFP Energies Nouvelles)

CATEGORY: REFORMING 
Process for reforming hydrocarbon cuts (IFP Energies Nouvelles)

Type	Patent
Inventor	Eric Sanchez
Inventor	Jacques RAULT
URL	Free Full Text Source:  http://www.google.com/patents/US9023194
Assignee	IFP Energies Nouvelles
Patent Number	US9023194 B2
Issue Date	May 5, 2015
Abstract	A process for reforming a feed composed of one or more hydrocarbon cuts containing 9 to 22 carbon atoms which includes, at least one first step for reforming the feed in at least one reforming unit, during which a stream of hydrogen is produced and at least one first step for distillation of the effluent from the reforming unit in the presence of a reforming catalyst in order to obtain 4 cuts. The 4 cuts are, a liquefied petroleum gas cut (LPG) (A), a C5-C8 cut: naphtha (B), a C9-C15 cut: densified kerosene (C), and a C16-C22 cut: densified gas oil cut (D). The invention also concerns the device for carrying out this process.