Abstract:
A process for hydroprocessing a distillate stream to produce a stream exceptionally low in sulfur, with total aromatics and polynuclear aromatics being moderately reduced. A distillate stream is hydrodesulfurized in a first hydrodesulfurization stage. The product stream thereof is passed to a first separation stage wherein a vapor phase product stream and a liquid product stream are produced. The liquid phase product stream is passed to a second hydrodesulfurization stage and the product stream thereof is passed to a second separation stage wherein a vapor phase product stream and a liquid product stream low in sulfur are produced. At least a portion of the vapor product stream from said second separation stage can be cascaded to the first hydrodesulfurization stage.
Abstract:
A process to regenerate metal oxide desulfurization sorbents using hydrogen gas. The sorbents may be mono- or multi-metallic in nature, and preferably comprise Ni and/or Co. If desired, secondary metals may be incorporated to increase regeneration efficiency and/or capacity. Other additives suppress hydrocarbon craking.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for treating naphtha. The method comprises providing naphtha feed, and the naphtha feed comprises naphthene ring-containing compounds. The naphtha feed is contacted with a ring opening catalyst containing a Group VIII metal under conditions effective to ring open the naphthene rings to form a ring opened product. The ring open product can then be contacted with a catalytic cracking catalyst under effective cracking conditions to form an olefin product. The olefin product will be particularly high in ethylene and propylene content.
Abstract:
A distillate fuel composition boiling in the range of about 190 °C to 400 °C with a T10 point greater than 200 °C, an API gravity less than 43, a sulfur level of less than about 50 wppm, a total aromatics content of about 5 to 15 wt. %, a polynuclear aromatics content of less than about 1.5 wt. %, wherein the ratio of total aromatics to polynuclear aromatics is greater than about 11.
Abstract:
A process for producing distillate fuels, such as diesel fuels and jet fuels, having both high lubricity and low sulfur levels. Such fuels are produced by fractionating a distillate feedstream (10) into a light fraction (12) which is relatively low in lubricity and which contains from about 50 to 100 wpm of sulfur and a heavy fraction (14) having a relatively high lubricity. The first fraction (12) is hydrotreated to remove substantially all of the sulfur (16) and is then blended with the second fraction (14) to produce a distillate fuel product (18) having relatively low sulfur levels and a relatively high lubricity.
Abstract:
A process to regenerate metal oxide desulfurization sorbents using an oxidizing and reducing atmosphere. The sorbents may be mono- or multi-metallic in nature, and preferably comprise Cu, Ni and/or Co. If desired, secondary metals may be incorporated to increase regeneration efficiency and/or capacity. Other additives may be used to suppress hydrocarbon cracking. A sorbent containing Zn may be combined with an Fe, Co, Ni, Mo, or W catalyst or a noble metal catalyst and combinations thereof.
Abstract:
A distillate fuel composition boiling in the range of about 190 °C to 400 °C with a T10 point greater than 205 °C, and having a sulfur level of less than about 100 wppm, a total aromatics content of about 15 to 35 wt.%, a polynuclear aromatics content of less than about 3 wt.%, wherein the ratio of total aromatics to polynuclear aromatics is greater than about 11.
Abstract:
A process for producing distillate boiling range streams that are low in both sulfur and aromatics. A distillate feedstock is treated in a first hydrodesulfurization stage in the presence of a hydrogen-containing treat gas and a hydrodesulfurization catalyst, thereby resulting in partial desulfurization of the stream. The partially desulfurized distillate stream is then treated in a second hydrodesulfurization stage, also in the presence of a hydrogen-containing treat gas and a hydrodesulfurization catalyst. The hydrogen-containing treat gas is cascaded from the next downstream reaction stage, which is an aromatics hydrogenation stage.
Abstract:
A process to regenerate iron-based hydrogen sulfide sorbents using steam. The steam is preferably mixed with hydrogen-containing gas and/or an inert gas, such as nitrogen. In a preferred embodiemtn, the sorbent is first exposed to the steam and then exposed to a hydrogen-containing gas at regeneration conditions.
Abstract:
A process for producing distillate fuels, such as diesel fuels and jet fuels, having both high lubricity and low sulfur levels. Such fuels are produced by fractionating a distillate feedstream (10) into a light fraction (12) which is relatively low in lubricity and which contains from about 50 to 100 wpm of sulfur and a heavy fraction (14) having a relatively high lubricity. The first fraction (12) is hydrotreated to remove substantially all of the sulfur (16) and is then blended with the second fraction (14) to produce a distillate fuel product (18) having relatively low sulfur levels and a relatively high lubricity.