METHOD OF REFORMING CATALYST ACTIVATION Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC B01J37/18 C10G35/85 

FIELD: oil-and-gas production.

SUBSTANCE: invention related to method of reforming catalysts activation and can be used in oil refining industry, oil-and-gas industry. Invention related to activation of reforming catalysts with a platinum content by treating it with circulating HBG under the high temperature, containing hydrocarbons C₁-C_3, in which inject HBG with a higher hydrogen concentration, increase of activation temperature started after reaching not greater than 1.5% vol. C₂-C₃ hydrocarbons concentration in HBG and humidity not greater than 30 mln ^-1, therefore continuously supply circulating with dried HBG with hydrogen concentration not less than 98% vol. in amounts 20-30 nm³ per 1 m³ of catalyst. The greatest effect of proposed method appears at activation temperature 500-520°C and duration 24-48 hours, also using feeding HBG with C₂-C₃ hydrocarbons content not greater than 0.3% vol.

EFFECT: increase in interregenerative catalyst work cycle, reforming process temperature decrease, circulating HBG hydrogen concentration increase after catalyst activation.

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