Disclosed is a process of preparing aromatic hydrocarbons and liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG) from a hydrocarbon mixture, in which a non-aromatic
compound in the hydrocarbon feedstock mixture is converted into a gaseous
material having a large amount of LPG through hydrocracking, and an
aromatic compound therein is converted into an oil component having large
amounts of benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX) through dealkylation and
transalkylation, in the presence of a catalyst obtained by supporting
platinum/bismuth onto a mixture support having zeolite and an inorganic
binder. The gaseous product is separated into LPG and a mixture of
methane and ethane depending on differences in boiling point through
distillation, while the liquid product is separated into benzene,
toluene, xylene, and C9+ aromatic compounds depending on differences in
boiling point through distillation.