Powerforming Catalytic

Powerforming —catalytic reforming process patented by Exxon. 

Virgin Naphtha Catalytic Reforming (Powerforming) - This technique is used for the production of high octane motor gasoline, or as a source of aromatic compounds. 

Powerforming is basically a conversion process in which catalytically promoted chemical reactions convert low octane feed components into high octane products. The key to a good reforming process is a highly selective dual-function catalyst. The dual nature of this catalyst relates to the two separate catalyst functions atomically dispersed platinum to provide... 

Hydrofining is applied to virgin naphthas mainly in the form of a pretreatment step for the feed to catalytic reformers (Powerforming). Sulfur levels of 5 parts per million (ppm) or less are required to avoid deactivation of the platinum reforming catalyst. 

Powerforming is one tecnique used for aromatics chemical production. Powerforming uses a platinum catalyst to reform virgin naphthas. The principal reaction is the conversion of naphthenes in virgin naphthas to aromatics e.g., isomerization and dehydrocyclization reactions also occur in catalytic reforming. 

Toluene is recovered as a high purity product by fractionating the mixed aromatics obtained from the extraction of catalytic reformate or powerformate. About 70 fractionation trays are required to produce toluene having a purity of 99.7 percent. Toluene is consumed principally as a feedstock for hydrodealkylation plants. Toluene is used in a number of solvent applications. 

Powerforming A catalytic reforming process, based on a platinum catalyst. Developed by Esso Research Engineering Company. First commercialized in Baltimore in 1955, and now widely licensed. 

In catalytic reforming, only the platinum catalyst processes (Platforming,Catforming,Sinclair Baker, Ultraforming, Powerforming, Sovaforming, etc. ) are sufficiently well defined to allow the prediction of yields (see Table 21-24). The approximate maximum... 

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