Hydrocarbon conversion
View Patent ↗A catalyst comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group 8 metals, Group 9 metals, Group 10 metals and combinations thereof, an organic compound, and a solid acid and a method of making said catalyst is disclosed. The catalyst can be used in a hydrocarbon conversion process.
1. A method for making a composition comprising:
a) admixing by incipient wetness;
1) toluene; and
2) (triphenylphosphine)(cyclooctadiene)(pyridine)(iridium) hexafluorophosphate;
b) incorporating said mixture into or onto beta zeolite;
c) drying said mixture with nitrogen; and
wherein the method is conducted in the absence of hydrogen and the composition is capable of reducing the amount of C 4 and C 5 paraffins in a hydrocarbon feed in the reaction temperature range of 200° C. to 350° C.