Abstract: A reformate lean oil absorber is used in the downstream processing facilities of a reformer unit to remove isobutane and heavier components from a separator overhead vapor, part of which is reformer recycle gas. Stabilized reformate may be employed as lean oil to the absorber, and the fat oil is recycled to the stabilizer for isobutane recovery of isobutane and normal butane as overhead product and C.sub.5.sup.+ liquid as bottoms product. The mixed butanes are separated, and the isobutane employed as alkylation feedstock. The n-butane is recycled with the naphtha to the reformer unit, the absence of butanes in the recycle gas considerably enhancing the amount of isobutane produced in the reforming unit.

Abstract: A process for regenerating, and reactivating, coked noble metal catalysts, especially platinum-containing polymetallic catalysts in a system which includes separate, interconnected primary and secondary regeneration gas circuits in which gas is circulated from one circuit to the other, (i) a primary regeneration gas circuit which contain a preheat gas furnace, a reactor which contains said catalyst from which said coke can be burned by contact with hot gas from said preheat gas furnace, and a steam boiler through which said hot gas can be passed and cooled, and the cool gas injected, or returned to said secondary circuit; and (ii) the secondary circuit is one which contains a regeneration gas scrubber, a gas drier (optional) and fines solids filter. The circuit also includes regeneration gas means, i.e. a compressor, for circulating the gas in said circuits.