Abstract: An acidic multimetallic catalytic composite especially useful in the conversion of hydrocarbons comprises a combination of catalytically effective amounts of a platinum or palladium component, an iridium component, a cobalt component, a Group IVA metallic component and a halogen component with a porous carrier material. The platinum or palladium, iridium, cobalt, Group IVA metallic and halogen components are present in the multimetallic catalyst in amounts, respectively, calculated on an elemental basis, corresponding to about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum or palladium, and about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % iridium, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % Group IVA metal and about 0.1 to about 3.5 wt. % halogen.

Abstract: Hydrocarbons are converted by contacting them at hydrocarbon conversion conditions with an acidic multimetallic catalytic composite comprising a combination of catalytically effective amounts of a platinum or palladium component, an iridium component, a cobalt component, a Group IVA metallic component and a halogen component with a porous carrier material. The platinum or palladium iridium, cobalt, Group IVA metallic and halogen components are present in the multimetallic catalyst in amounts, respectively, calculated on an elemental basis, corresponding to about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum or palladium, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % iridium, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % Group IVA metal and about 0.1 to about 3.5 wt. % halogen.

Abstract: A nonacidic catalytic composite useful for dehydrogenating hydrocarbons comprises a combination of catalytically effective amounts of a platinum group component, a rhenium component, a cobalt component, a tin component and an alkali or alkaline earth component with a porous carrier material. A specific example of the nonacidic catalytic composite disclosed herein is a combination of a platinum group metal, rhenium, cobalt, tin and an alkali or alkaline earth metal with a porous carrier material in amounts sufficient to result in a composite containing, on an elemental basis, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % rhenium, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin and about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % alkali metal or alkaline earth metal.

Abstract: Dehydrogenatable hydrocarbons are dehydrogenated by contacting them, at dehydrogenation conditions, with a catalytic composite comprising a combination of catalytically effective amounts of a platinum or palladium component, a rhodium component and a cobalt component with a porous carrier material. A specific example of the nonacidic catalytic composite disclosed herein is a combination of a platinum or palladium component, a rhodium component, a cobalt component, and an alkali or alkaline earth component with a porous carrier material in amounts sufficient to result in a composite containing about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum or palladium, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % rhodium, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % cobalt and about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % alkali metal or alkaline earth metal. A preferred modifying component for the disclosed catalytic composites is a Group IVA metallic component.

Abstract: Dehydrogenatable hydrocarbons are dehydrogenated by contacting them, at dehydrogenation conditions, with a nonacidic catalytic composite comprising a combination of catalytically effective amounts of a platinum group component, a rhenium component, a cobalt component, a tin component and an alkali or alkaline earth component with a porous carrier material. A specific example of the nonacidic catalytic composite disclosed herein is a combination of a platinum group metal, rhenium, cobalt, tin and an alkali or alkaline earth metal with a porous carrier material in amounts sufficient to result in a composite containing, on an elemental basis, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % rhenium, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin and about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % alkali metal or alkaline earth metal.

Abstract: Dehydrogenatable hydrocarbons are dehydrogenated by contacting them, at dehydrogenation conditions, with a catalytic composite comprising a combination of catalytically effective amounts of a platinum group component, a cobalt component, and a germanium component with a porous carrier material. A specific example of the nonacidic catalytic composite disclosed herein is a combination of a platinum group component, a cobalt component, a germanium component, and an alkali or alkaline earth component with a porous carrier material in amounts sufficient to result in a composite containing about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % germanium and about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % alkali metal or alkaline earth metal.

Abstract: Dehydrocyclizable hydrocarbons are converted to aromatics by contacting them at dehydrocyclization conditions with an acidic multimetallic catalytic composite comprising a combination of catalytically effective amounts of a platinum or palladium component, a rhodium component, a cobalt component, and a halogen component with a porous carrier material. In a preferred embodiment, the catalytic composite also contains a catalytically effective amount of a Group IVA metallic component. The platinum or palladium, rhodium, cobalt and halogen components are present in the multimetallic catalyst in amounts respectively, calculated on an elemental basis, corresponding to about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum or palladium metal, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % rhodium, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, and about 0.1 to about 3.5 wt % halogen.

Abstract: A process for hydrotreating (hydroprocessing) hydrocarbons and mixtures of hydrocarbons utilizing a catalytic composite comprising a porous carrier material containing, on an elemental basis, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum or palladium, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % rhodium and about 0.1 to about 3.5 wt. % halogen, wherein the platinum or palladium, cobalt and rhodium are uniformly dispersed throughout the porous carrier material, wherein substantially all of the platinum or palladium is present in the elemental metallic state, wherein substantially all of the rhodium is present in the elemental metal, and wherein substantially all of the catalytically available cobalt is present in the elemental metallic state or in a state which is reducible to the elemental metallic state under hydrocarbon conversion conditions or in a mixture of these states, in which process there is effected a chemical consumption of hydrogen.

Abstract: A process for hydrotreating (hydroprocessing) hydrocarbons and mixtures of hydrocarbons utilizing a catalytic composite comprising a porous carrier material containing, on an elemental basis, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum or palladium, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % rhodium and about 0.1 to about 3.5 wt. % halogen, wherein the platinum or palladium, cobalt and rhodium are uniformly dispersed throughout the porous carrier material, wherein substantially all of the platinum or palladium is present in the elemental metallic state, wherein substantially all of the rhodium is present in the elemental metal, and wherein substantially all of the catalytically available cobalt is present in the elemental metallic state or in a state which is reducible to the elemental metallic state under hydrocarbon conversion conditions or in a mixture of these states, in which process there is effected a chemical consumption of hydrogen.

Abstract: Dehydrogenatable hydrocarbons are dehydrogenated by contacting them, at dehydrogenation conditions, with a catalytic composite comprising a combination of catalytically effective amounts of a platinum or palladium component, a rhodium component and a cobalt component with a porous carrier material. A specific example of the nonacidic catalytic composite disclosed herein is a combination of a platinum or palladium component, a rhodium component, a cobalt component, and an alkali or alkaline earth component with a porous carrier material in amounts sufficient to result in a composite containing about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum or palladium, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % rhodium, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % cobalt and about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % alkali metal or alkaline earth metal. A preferred modifying component for the disclosed catalytic composites is a Group IVA metallic component.

Abstract: Isomerizable hydrocarbons are isomerized using a catalyst comprising a combination of a platinum group component, a cobalt component, a tin component and a halogen component with a porous carrier material. The cobalt and platinum group components are reduced to the metallic state while the tin is present in a positive oxidation state.

Abstract: Dehydrogenatable hydrocarbons are dehydrogenated by contacting them, at dehydrogenation conditions, with a catalytic composite comprising a combination of catalytically effective amounts of a platinum group component, a rhenium component, a cobalt component, and a tin component with a porous carrier material. A specific example of the nonacidic catalytic composite disclosed herein is a combination of a platinum group component, a rhenium component, a cobalt component, a tin component, and an alkali or alkaline earth component with a porous carrier material in amounts sufficient to result in a composite containing about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % rhenium, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin and about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % alkali metal or alkaline earth metal.

Abstract: A process for hydrotreating (hydroprocessing) hydrocarbons and mixtures of hydrocarbons utilizing a catalytic composite comprising a porous carrier material containing, on an elemental basis, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.5 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % germanium and about 0.1 to about 3.5 wt. % halogen, wherein the platinum group metal, cobalt and germanium are uniformly dispersed throughout the porous carrier material, wherein substantially all of the platinum group metal is present in the elemental metallic state, wherein substantially all of the germanium is present in an oxidation state above that of the elemental metal, and wherein substantially all of the cobalt is present in the elemental metallic state or in a state which is reducible to the elemental metallic state under hydrocarbon conversion conditions or in a mixture of these states, in which process there is effected a chemical consumption of hydrogen.

Abstract: A process for hydrotreating (hydroprocessing) hydrocarbons and mixtures of hydrocarbons utilizing a catalytic composite comprising a porous carrier material containing, on an elemental basis, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum or palladium, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % rhodium and about 0.1 to about 3.5 wt. % halogen, wherein the platinum or palladium, cobalt and rhodium are uniformly dispersed throughout the porous carrier material, wherein substantially all of the platinum or palladium is present in the elemental metallic state, wherein substantially all of the rhodium is present in the elemental metal, and wherein substantially all of the catalytically available cobalt is present in the elemental metallic state or in a state which is reducible to the elemental metallic state under hydrocarbon conversion conditions or in a mixture of these states, in which process there is effected a chemical consumption of hydrogen.

Abstract: Saturated hydrocarbons are isomerized using a catalyst comprising a combination of a platinum group component, a cobalt component, a tin component and a halogen component with a porous carrier material. The cobalt and platinum group components are reduced to the metallic state while the tin is present in a positive oxidation state.

Abstract: Isomerizable hydrocarbons are isomerized using a catalyst comprising a combination of a platinum group component, a cobalt component, a tin component and a halogen component with a porous carrier material. The cobalt and platinum group components are reduced to the metallic state while the tin is present in a positive oxidation state.

Abstract: Isomerizable hydrocarbons are isomerized using a catalyst comprising a combination of a platinum group component, a cobalt component, a tin component and a halogen component with a porous carrier material. The cobalt and platinum group components are reduced to the metallic state while the tin is present in a positive oxidation state.

Abstract: Dehydrogenatable hydrocarbons are dehydrogenated by contacting them, at dehydrogenation conditions, with a catalytic composite comprising a combination of catalytically effective amounts of a platinum group component, a cobalt component, and a tin component with a porous carrier material. A specific example of the nonacidic catalytic composite disclosed herein is a combination of a platinum group component, a cobalt component, a tin component, and an alkali or alkaline earth component with a porous carrier material in amounts sufficient to result in a composite containing about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin and about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % alkali metal or alkaline earth metal.

Abstract: Hydrocarbons are converted by contacting them at hydrocarbon conversion conditions with an acidic multimetallic catalytic composite comprising a combination of catalytically effective amounts of a platinum group component, a tin component, a cobalt component, and a halogen component with a porous carrier material. The platinum group, tin, cobalt and halogen components are present in the multimetallic catalyst in amounts respectively, calculated on an elemental basis, corresponding to about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin, about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, and about 0.1 to about 3.5 wt. % halogen.

Abstract: Dehydrocyclizable hydrocarbons are converted to aromatics by contacting them at dehydrocyclization conditions with an acidic multimetallic catalytic composite comprising a combination of catalytically effective amounts of a platinum group component, a tin component, a cobalt component, and a halogen component with a porous carrier material. The platinum group, tin, cobalt and halogen components are present in the acidic multimetallic catalyst in amounts respectively, calculated on an elemental basis, corresponding to about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % cobalt, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin, and about 0.1 to about 3.5 wt. % halogen.