Patent 10556228 was granted and assigned to Chevron Phillips Chemical on February, 2020 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Methods for producing supported catalysts containing a transition metal and a bound zeolite base are disclosed. These methods employ a step of impregnating the bound zeolite base with the transition metal, fluorine, and high loadings of chlorine. The resultant high chlorine content supported catalysts have improved catalyst activity in aromatization reactions.