Catalyst used in the Reforming process:

In reforming process where mostly high chain hydrocarbon can be reformed or rearranged for a desired products, this reaction becomes a primary step in the most petrochemical process plants the best catalyst used for this is a Nickel based catalyst with a cylindrical shape having seven holes with dimension having 16mm outer diameter and 11 mm height and each hole is of 3.5mm diameter, when coming to its life time it would about in the range 3 to 5 years.

Nickel based Catalyst type II

And another type of platinum-on-alumina based catalyst which has the same shape but different dimensions which are 20 mm outer diameter and 18 mm height with each hole diameter 4 mm, its life time is greater than 10 years.

These catalysts can be made from natural and synthetic materials, such as most widely used natural catalyst is clay and Zeolites where as crystalline aluminosilicates are example of synthetically prepared catalyst. This is what a catalyst used and prepared.