one reactor bed to a sequential reactor bed within the reformer the most common type of interbed heater is a fired heater that heats the fluid and catalyst flowing in tubes other heat exchangers can be used reforming catalysts generally comprise a metal on a support the support can include a porous material such as an inorganic oxide or a molecular sieve and a binder with a weight ratio from 1 99 to 99 1 the weight ratio is preferably from about 1 9 to about 9 1 inorganic oxides used for support include but are not limited to alumina magnesia titania zirconia chromia zinc oxide thoria boria ceramic porcelain bauxite silica silica alumina silicon carbide clays crystalline zeolitic aluminasilicates and mixtures thereof porous materials and binders are known in the art and are not presented in detail here the metals preferably are one or more group viii noble metals and include platinum iridium rhodium and palladium typically the catalyst contains an amount of the metal from about 0 01 to about 2 by weight based on the total weight of the catalyst the catalyst can also include a promoter element from group iiia or group iva these metals include gallium germanium indium tin thallium and lead the data as presented in examples 1 12 shows a significant increase in aromatics hydrogen and c5 liquid product when the same catalyst is operated at a higher temperature but the same catalyst is operated.