Inventors:
Rene B. LaPierre - Moorisville PA
Vern W. Weekman - Cherry Hill NJ
Assignee:
Mobil Oil Corporation - Fairfax VA
International Classification:
C10G 4718
C10G 6906
Abstract:
A catalytic process for hydrocracking C. sub. 5. sup. + hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof into a C. sub. 2 -C. sub. 5 mixture paraffin stream in the presence of a palladium/Group IIA, e. g. Be Mg, or IIIB, e. g. Sc, Y, ZSM-20 hydrocracking catalyst, and thermally cracking this mixture to recover ethylene and propylene.