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 tin component with a porous carrier material. A specific example of the catalytic composite disclosed herein is a combination of a platinum or palladium component, a rhodium component, a tin component, and an alkali or alkaline earth component with a porous carrier material wherein substantially all of the platinum or palladium component and the rhodium component are present therein as the corresponding elemental metals and substantially all of the tin component and the alkali or alkaline earth component are present therein in an oxidation state above the elemental metal, and wherein the composite contains about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum or palladium, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % rhodium, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin, and about 0.1 to about 5 wt.

Abstract: A process for hydrotreating (hydroprocessing) hydrocarbons and mixtures of hydrocarbons utilizing a catalytic composite of a porous carrier material, a platinum or palladium component, a rhodium component and a tin component, in which process there is effected a chemical consumption of hydrogen. A specific example of one such catalyst is a composite of a crystalline aluminosilicate, a platinum component, a rhodium component and a tin component, for utilization in a hydrocracking process. Other hydrocarbon hydroprocesses are directed toward the hydrogenation of aromatic nuclei, the ring-opening of cyclic hydrocarbons, desulfurization, denitrification, hydrogenation, etc.

Abstract: Dehydrocyclizable hydrocarbons are converted to atomatics 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 rhenium component, a tin component, and a halogen component with a porous carrier material. The platinum or palladium, rhodium, rhenium, tin 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. % rhodium, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % rhenium, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin, 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 or palladium component, a rhodium component, a tin component, and a halogen component with a porous carrier material. The platinum or palladium, rhodium, tin 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. % rhodium, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin, 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 of a porous carrier material, a platinum or palladium component, a rhodium component and a tin component, in which process there is effected a chemical consumption of hydrogen. A specific example of one such catalyst is a composite of a crystalline aluminosilicate, a platinum component, a rhodium component and a tin component, for utilization in a hydrocracking process. Other hydrocarbon hydroprocesses are directed toward the hydrogenation of aromatic nuclei, the ring-opening of cyclic hydrocarbons, desulfurization, denitrification, hydrogenation, etc.

Abstract: Desulfurization of a sulfurous hydrocarbon distillate containing mono-olefinic hydrocarbons and aromatics is carried out by reacting the distillate with hydrogen in contact with a catalyst composite of a carrier, a platinum or palladium component, a rhodium component and a tin component. The carrier may be alumina, alumina-boria, silica-alumina, chromia-alumina, alumina-silica-boron phosphate or crystalline aluminosilicate.

Abstract: A superactive acidic bimetallic catalytic composite, comprising a combination of catalytically effective amounts of a platinum group component, a tin component and a computed amount of a halogen component with a porous carrier material, is disclosed. The platinum group and tin component are present in the composite in amounts, calculated on an elemental basis, of about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal and about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin. The amount of the halogen component is selected as a function of the surface area of the porous carrier material and of the moles of tin contained in the composite in accordance with a hereinafter disclosed relationship. Moreover, the tin component is uniformly dispersed throughout the porous carrier material in a particle size having a maximum dimension less than 100.degree.

Abstract: Alkylaromatic hydrocarbons are isomerized using a catalytic composite comprising a combination of a platinum or palladium component, a rhodium component, a tin component and a halogen component with a porous carrier material.

Abstract: Olefinic hydrocarbons are isomerized using a catalytic composite comprising a combination of a platinum or palladium component, a rhodium component, a tin component and a halogen component with a porous carrier material.

Abstract: Naphthenic hydrocarbons are isomerized using a catalytic composite comprising a combination of a platinum or palladium component, a rhodium component, a tin component and a halogen component with a porous carrier material.

Abstract: A gasoline fraction is catalytically reformed by contacting the gasoline fraction and a hydrogen stream at reforming conditions with an activated bimetallic acidic catalytic composite comprising a combination of a platinum group component, a tin component and a halogen component with a porous carrier material, the catalytic composite having been: (1) activated by contacting same with an activating gas comprising oxygen and a halogenating component selected from the group consisting of halogen and hydrogen halide at a temperature between 700.degree. and 1100.degree. F. for a time of at least 0.5 to about 10 hours; and thereafter (2) reduced by contacting the resulting activated catalytic composite with a substantially water-free reducing agent at reduction conditions selected to reduce substantially all of the platinum group component to the elemental metallic state while maintaining substantially all of the tin component in an oxidation state above that of the elemental metal.

Abstract: A process for hydrotreating (hydroprocessing) hydrocarbons and mixtures of hydrocarbons utilizing a catalytic composite of a porous carrier material, a platinum or palladium component, a rhodium component and a tin component, in which process there is effected a chemical consumption of hydrogen. A specific example of one such catalyst is a composite of a crystalline aluminosilicate, a platinum component, a rhodium component and a tin component, for utilization in a hydrocracking process. Other hydrocarbon hydroprocesses are directed toward the hydrogenation of aromatic nuclei, the ring-opening of cyclic hydrocarbons, desulfurization, denitrification, hydrogenation, etc.

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, an iridium component, a rhenium component, and a tin component with a porous carrier material. A specific example of the subject dehydrogenation method involves contacting a dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon and hydrogen, at dehydrogenation conditions, with a catalytic composite comprising a combination of a platinum or palladium component, an iridium component, a rhenium component, and a tin component with a porous carrier material wherein substantially all of the platinum or palladium component, the iridium component and the rhenium component are present as the corresponding elemental metals and substantially all of the tin component is present in an oxidation state above the elemental metal, and wherein the composite contains about 0.01 to about 2 wt.% platinum or palladium, about 0.

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 tin component with a porous carrier material. A specific example of the catalytic composite disclosed herein is a combination of a platinum or palladium component, a rhodium component, a tin component, and an alkali or alkaline earth component with a porous carrier material wherein substantially all of the platinum or palladium component and rhodium component are present therein as the corresponding elemental metals and substantially all of the tin component and the alkali or alkaline earth component are present therein in an oxidation state above the elemental metal, and wherein the composite contains about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum or palladium, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % rhodium, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin, and about 0.1 to about 5 wt.

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, a rhodium component, a rhenium component, a tin component, and a halogen component with a porous carrier material. The platinum or palladium component, rhodium component, rhenium component, tin component, and halogen component 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 0.01 to about 2 wt. % rhenium, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin, 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 of a porous carrier material, a platinum or palladium component, a rhodium component and a tin component, in which process there is effected a chemical consumption of hydrogen. A specific example of one such catalyst is a composite of a crystalline aluminosilicate, a platinum component, a rhodium component and a tin component, for utilization in a hydrocracking process. Other hydrocarbon hydroprocesses are directed toward the hydrogenation of aromatic nuclei, the ring-opening of cyclic hydrocarbons, desulfurization, denitrification, hydrogenation, etc.

Abstract: Isomerizable hydrocarbons are isomerized using a catalytic composite comprising a combination of a platinum or palladium component, a rhodium component, a tin component and a halogen component with a porous alumina.

Abstract: Hydrocarbons are converted by contacting them at hydrocarbon conversion conditions with a sulfided acidic multimetallic catalytic composite comprising a combination of catalytically effective amounts of a platinum or palladium component, a rhodium component, a tin component, a halogen component, and a sulfur component with a porous carrier material. The platinum or palladium component, rhodium component, tin component, halogen component, and sulfur component 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 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin, about 0.1 to about 3.5 wt. % halogen, and about 0.01 to about 1 wt. % sulfur.

Abstract: A gasoline fraction is catalytically reformed by contacting the gasoline fraction and a hydrogen stream at reforming conditions with an activated bimetallic acidic catalytic composite comprising a combination of a platinum group component, a tin component and a halogen component with a porous carrier material, the catalytic composite having been activated by contacting same with an activating gas comprising oxygen and a halogenating component selected from the group consisting of halogen and hydrogen halide at a temperature between 700.degree. and 1100.degree. F. for a time of at least 0.5 to about 10 hours.

Abstract: A superactive acidic bimetallic catalytic composite, comprising a combination of catalytically effective amounts of a platinum group component and a tin component and of a computed amount of a halogen component with a porous carrier material, is disclosed. The platinum group and tin component are present in the composite in amounts, calculated on an elemental basis, of about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal and about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % tin. The amount of the halogen component is selected as a function of the surface area of the porous carrier material and of the moles of tin contained in the composite in accordance with a hereinafter disclosed relationship. Moreover, the tin component is uniformly dispersed throughout the porous carrier material in a particle size having a maximum dimension less than 100 A and substantially all of the platinum group component is present as the elemental metal and substantially all of the tin is present in an oxidation state above that of the elemental metal.