61. ------. [ATWELL, H. V.] (The Texas Co.). Simultaneous Dehydrogenation and Hydrocarbon Synthesis With Fluidized Catalyst in a Single Reactor. United States Patent 2,486,243, Oct. 25, 1949; appl. Filed Jan 6, 1948, Serial No. 759: 8 claims (Cl. 260-

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61. ------. [ATWELL, H. V.] (The Texas Co.). Simultaneous Dehydrogenation and Hydrocarbon Synthesis With Fluidized Catalyst in a Single Reactor. United States Patent 2,486,243, Oct. 25, 1949; appl. Filed Jan 6, 1948, Serial No. 759: 8 claims (Cl. 260-449.6). Chem. Abs., vol. 44, 1950, p. 1676.

Separate conversions are carried out simultaneously in a common reaction zone to produce a composite hydrocarbon product, certain constituents of which are formed from 1 conversion and certain of which are formed from the companion conversion. Naphthalene hydrocarbons are converted into aromatics by action of a dehydrogenating catalyst. H₂ so liberated is consumed, at least in part, in the synthesis of hydrocarbons from H₂ and CO. The endothermic dehydrogenation uses the exothermic heat of the hydrocarbon synthesis. Two catalysts may be sued by confining a mass of 1 catalyst within the reaction zone while passing a suspension of the other catalyst in a suitable fluid, either gaseous or liquid, through the confined mass of catalyst. The suspended catalyst is removed with the products, separated, and recycled to the reaction zone. One foreign and 2 United States patents cited. Addition to the United States Patent 2,443,673 (abs. 54).