Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a hydroprocessing catalyst, to the catalyst composition obtainable by said process, and to the use of said catalyst composition in hydroprocessing applications. The process comprises the steps of combining and reacting at least one Group VIII non-noble metal component in solution and at least two Group VIB metal components in solution in a reaction mixture to obtain an oxygen-stable precipitate, and sulfiding the precipitate.
Abstract:
The present invention pertains to a process for preparing a catalyst composition wherein at least one Group VIII non-noble metal component and at least two Group VIB metal components are combined and reacted in the presence of a protic liquid, after which the resulting composition is isolated and dried, the total of the Group VIII and Group VIB metal components, calculated as oxides, making up at least about 70 wt. % of the catalyst composition, calculated on dry weight. An organic oxygen-containing additive is added prior to, during, or subsequent to the combining and reacting of the metal components in such an amount that the molar ratio of the total amount of additive added to the total amount of Group VIII and Group VIB metal components is at least about 0.01. The invention also pertains to additive-containing catalysts obtained by this process, and to their use in hydroprocessing.
Abstract:
The invention pertains to a process for preparing a catalyst composition comprising bulk catalyst particles comprising at least one Group VIII non-noble metal and at least two Group VIB metals. The process comprises combining and reacting at least one Group VIII non-noble metal component with at least two Group VIB metal components in the presence of a protic liquid, with at least one of the metal components remaining at least partly in the solid state during the entire process. The Group VIII and Group VIB metals comprise from about 50 wt. % to about 100 wt. %, calculated as oxides, of the total weight of said bulk catalyst particles, with the solubility of those of the metal components which are at least partly in the solid state during the reaction being less than 0.05 mol/100 ml water at 18° C. The invention also covers a catalyst composition made by that process and a process for the hydroprocessing of a hydrocarbon feedstock by contacting the feedstock with that catalyst at hydroprocessing conditions.