Catalytic naphtha reforming process is a vital process for refineries due to the production of
high-octane components, which is intensely demanded in our modern life. The significance …

MgO-supported Pt and Pt–W catalysts were prepared from organometallic precursors and
characterized to determine how the nature of the precursors and the treatment conditions …

The main purpose of catalytic reforming unit is to upgrade low-octane naphtha to high-
octane gasoline. In this work, the estimation capacities of the response surface methodology …

Improving the octane number of the aromatics' compounds has always been an important
matter in refineries and lots of investigations have been made concerning this issue. In this …

Moving bed reactors (MBRs) have been proposed as a sign of significant progress in the
reaction engineering area for performance improving and energy saving. Since their advent …

Catalytic reforming of naphtha is one of the most important processes for high octane
gasoline manufacture and aromatic hydrocarbons production. Mathematical modeling …

Naphtha reforming is one of the most important processes in refineries in which high value-
added reformate for gasoline pool and aromatics such as benzene, toluene, and xylene are …

A model is proposed to describe the mechanism of hydroconversions on bifunctional
catalysts. This mechanism allows a better interpretation of experimental results. It …

This article extends an earlier summary on the same subject done for the 1980s. It
summarizes catalytic chemical, petroleum, biochemical, and environmental technology that …

Oil Refining and Products Page 1 Oil Refining and Products ABDULLAH M. AITANI King Fahd
University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 1. Overview of Refinery …