A process for regenerating a catalyst containing ruthenium or ruthenium compounds, which includes, optionally at elevated temperature, subjecting the catalyst to a hydrogen halide treatment, particularly a gas stream comprising hydrogen chloride, under non-oxidative conditions and, optionally at reduced temperature, to at least a two-stage oxidative post-treatment. The catalyst may have been poisoned by sulfur compounds. After the removal of sulfur, the catalyst is subjected to an oxidative post-treatment.

A method for processing a chemical stream includes contacting a feed stream with a catalyst in a reactor portion of a reactor system that includes a reactor portion and a catalyst processing portion. The catalyst includes platinum, gallium, or both and contacting the feed stream with the catalyst causes a reaction which forms an effluent stream. The method includes separating the effluent stream from the catalyst, passing the catalyst to the catalyst processing portion, and processing the catalyst in the catalyst processing portion. Processing the catalyst includes passing the catalyst to a combustor, combusting a supplemental fuel in the combustor to heat the catalyst, treating the heated catalyst with an oxygen-containing gas to produce a reactivated catalyst, and passing the reactivated catalyst from the catalyst processing portion to the reactor portion. The supplemental fuel may include a molar ratio of hydrogen to other combustible fuels of at least 1:1.

A method for processing a chemical stream includes contacting a feed stream with a catalyst in a reactor portion of a reactor system that includes a reactor portion and a catalyst processing portion. The catalyst includes platinum, gallium, or both and contacting the feed stream with the catalyst causes a reaction which forms an effluent stream. The method includes separating the effluent stream from the catalyst, passing the catalyst to the catalyst processing portion, and processing the catalyst in the catalyst processing portion. Processing the catalyst includes passing the catalyst to a combustor, combusting a supplemental fuel in the combustor to heat the catalyst, treating the heated catalyst with an oxygen-containing gas to produce a reactivated catalyst, and passing the reactivated catalyst from the catalyst processing portion to the reactor portion. The supplemental fuel may include a molar ratio of hydrogen to other combustible fuels of at least 1:1.

Processes for upgrading a hydrocarbon. The process can include contacting a hydrocarbon-containing feed with fluidized catalyst particles that can include a Group 8-10 element or a compound thereof disposed on a support to effect one or more of dehydrogenation, dehydroaromatization, and dehydrocyclization of at least a portion of the hydrocarbon-containing feed to produce coked catalyst particles and an effluent. The process can also include contacting at least a portion of the coked catalyst particles with an oxidant to effect combustion of at least a portion of the coke to produce regenerated catalyst particles. The process can also include contacting at least a portion of the regenerated catalyst particles with a reducing gas to produce regenerated and reduced catalyst particles. The process can also include contacting an additional quantity of the hydrocarbon-containing feed with fluidized regenerated and reduced catalyst particles to produce additional effluent and re-coked catalyst particles.

A flow through decomposition unit has a catalyst between an inlet end and an outlet end. A hydrogen peroxide solution, at 70% by weight hydrogen peroxide or less, is pumped into the inlet end. Steam and oxygen are produced at the outlet end. A system and process provide one or more utilities to a facility, for example a natural gas wellhead separator shed. The decomposition process creates heat, which can be used to heat the facility. The oxygen produced under pressure, and can be used to provide a replacement for other pressurized gasses. Optionally, the system may generate electricity. Optionally, water produced in the process may be used for potable water, process water or to dilute a solution of hydrogen peroxide before it is decomposed. The system includes a hydrogen peroxide tank, a decomposition unit with a catalyst, a heat exchanger, optionally a steam knockout and optionally an electrical generator.

An oxygen gas stream is distributed to a spent catalyst stream through an oxygen nozzle of an oxygen gas distributor and a fuel gas stream is distributed to the spent catalyst stream through a fuel nozzle of a fuel gas distributor. An oxygen gas jet generated from said oxygen nozzle and a fuel gas jet generated from said fuel gas nozzle have the same elevation in the regenerator. In a regenerator, an oxygen gas distributor and a fuel gas distributor may be located in a mixing chamber. A fuel outlet of a fuel nozzle of the fuel gas distributor may be within a fifth of the height of the mixing chamber from an oxygen outlet of an oxygen nozzle of the oxygen gas distributor. In addition, clear space is provided between a fuel gas nozzle on a fuel gas distributor and a closest oxygen nozzle on an oxygen gas distributor.

The present invention relates to the field of the conversion of hydrocarbons and more particularly to that of catalytic reforming. A subject matter of the invention is a process employing at least two reaction zones, two reduction zones and one regeneration zone, and in which the effluents from the reduction zones are recycled, at least in part, at the top of each reaction zone.

The present invention relates to the field of the conversion of hydrocarbons and more particularly to that of catalytic reforming. A subject matter of the invention is a process employing at least two reaction zones, two reduction zones and one regeneration zone, and in which the effluents from the reduction zones are recycled, at least in part, at the top of each reaction zone.

The present invention relates to a method for regenerating a dicarboxylic acid or carboxylic acid hydrogenation catalyst, and more particularly, to a method for regenerating a hydrogenation catalyst to be used in a reaction of converting a dicarboxylic acid group into a diol group. The present invention provides an effect of regenerating a catalyst deactivated by the deposition of esters to be produced in a reaction of converting a dicarboxylic acid group into a diol group.

The present invention relates to a method for regenerating a dicarboxylic acid or carboxylic acid hydrogenation catalyst, and more particularly, to a method for regenerating a hydrogenation catalyst to be used in a reaction of converting a dicarboxylic acid group into a diol group. The present invention provides an effect of regenerating a catalyst deactivated by the deposition of esters to be produced in a reaction of converting a dicarboxylic acid group into a diol group.