Abstract:
Liquid hydrocarbons such as gas oil feedstocks are hydrotreated by passing feedstreams comprising a hydrogen-containing gas and the liquid hydrocarbons through a catalyst bed comprising honeycomb or similarly structured monolithic hydrotreating catalysts at controlled superficial liquid linear velocities and gas:liquid feedstream ratios; good hydrotreating selectivity and high one-pass conversion rates for sulfur and other heteroatoms are provided.
Abstract:
A method is provided for removing sulfur from an effluent produced by hydrotreating a hydrocarbon feed, said effluent having a heavy fraction containing polyaromatic sulfur compounds and a lighter fraction, said method comprising contacting the effluent with a noble metal containing hydrodearomatization catalyst on a support under super-atmospheric hydrogen pressure and reaction conditions sufficient to hydrogenate at least one ring of said polyaromatic sulfur compounds and thereby produce a product with a reduced sulfur content.
Abstract:
A catalyst characterized by its ability to hydrotreat a charge hydrocarbon feed containing components boiling above 1000° F., and sediment-formers, sulfur, metals, asphaltenes, carbon residue, and nitrogen is prepared by mulling a porous alumina support with a salt of a Group VIII metal oxide and with a salt of a Group VI-B metal oxide in the presence of an acid to provide a mixture, by extruding the mixture to form an extrudate, by drying the extrudate and by subjecting the dried extrudate to hydrothermal calcination to provide the catalyst.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a catalyst containing at least one amorphous oxide matrix, at least one carbide and phosphorous deposited on said catalyst or contained in the matrix, in which the carbide contain at least one group VIB element and, optionally, at least one element from group VIII of the periodic table. The invention also concerns the use of the catalyst for hydrodesulphurisation and hydrogenation of aromatic compounds in gas oils with a low sulphur content.
Abstract:
A high temperature naphtha desulfurization process with reduced olefin saturation employs a partially spent and low metals content hydrodesulfurization catalyst having from 2-40% the activity of a new catalyst. The catalytic metals preferably include Co and Mo in an atomic ratio of from 0.1 to 1. The catalyst is preferably at least partially regenerable, has less than 500 wppm of a total of one or more of nickel, iron and vanadium and preferably has no more than 12 wt. % catalytic metal calculated as the oxide. This permits selective deep desulfurization, with reduced olefin saturation, low product mercaptan levels and little or need for downstream mercaptan removal.
Abstract:
An improved catalyst activation process for olefinic naphtha hydrodesulfurization. This process maintains the sulfur removal activity of the catalyst while reducing the olefin saturation activity.
Abstract:
The invention pertains to a process for preparing a sulfided hydrotreating catalyst in which a hydrotreating catalyst is subjected to a sulfidation step, wherein the hydrotreating catalyst comprises a carrier comprising at least 50 wt % of alumina, the catalyst comprising at least one hydrogenation metal component and an organic compound comprising at least one covalently bonded nitrogen atom and at least one carbonyl moiety, the molar ratio between the organic compound and the total hydrogenation metal content being at least 0.01:1. The invention further pertains to the use of said hydrotreating catalyst in hydrotreating a hydrocarbon feed, in particular to achieve hydrodenitrogenation, (deep) hydrodesulfurization, or hydrodearomatization.
Abstract:
A two step sulfur removal for treatment of hydrocarbonaceous fuel intended for use in a fuel cell comprising a mild hydrotreating step followed by an extraction step reduces the sulfur content in fuel to 5 ppm total sulfur or less and a fuel processor suitable for carrying out the process.
Abstract:
A process is disclosed for the hydrotreatment of feedstocks for fluidic cat crackers comprising reacting such feedstocks over high-conversion catalyst contain grate nickel-tungsten.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for the sulphurization of catalysts for the hydrotreating of hydrocarbon feedstocks. According to the invention, a small amount of at least one orthophthalic acid ester is added to the sulphurization agent used to sulphurize the catalyst. The catalysts thus sulphurized prove to be more active than conventionally sulphurized catalysts.