The present invention relates to a pre-
passivation process for a continuous reforming apparatus prior to the reaction, or a
passivation process for a continuous reforming apparatus during the initial reaction, comprising loading a reforming catalyst into the continuous reforming apparatus, starting the gas circulation and raising the temperature of a reactor, injecting
sulfide into the gas at a reactor temperature
ranging from 100-650° C., controlling the
sulfur amount in the recycle gas within a range of 0.5-100×10−6 L / L so as to passivate the apparatus.The process of the present invention may also comprise the following steps:(1) loading a reforming catalyst into the continuous reforming apparatus, starting the gas circulation and raising the temperature of a reactor, feeding the reforming feedstock into the
reaction system when the temperature of the reactor is increased to 300-460° C., introducing
sulfide into the
reaction system while or after the reforming feedstock is fed, controlling the ratio of the total
sulfur amount introduced into the
system to the reforming feedstock within the range of 0.5 μg / g-50 μg / g, reducing the content of
sulfide introduced into the
system when
hydrogen sulfide concentration in the recycle gas reaches to 2.0 μL / L˜30 μL / L; and(2) maintaining the reforming reactor at a temperature of 460-490° C., controlling the ratio of the total
sulfur amount introduced into the
system to the reforming feedstock within the range of 0.2 μg / g-0.5 μg / g, adjusting the amount of the reforming feedstock to the design value of the apparatus, increasing the reforming
reaction temperature to 490-545° C. according to the requirements on the
octane number of the
liquid product, and letting the reforming apparatus run under normal operating conditions.