Abstract:
THE METHOD COMPRISES THE SQUENTIALY STEPS OF (1) PASSING AN INERT GAS THROUGH THE CATALYST BED AT A BED TEMPERATURE THAT IS BELOW THE INGNITION TEMPERATUTE OF COKE AND ANY ADDITIONAL NON-PUROPHORIC MATERIAL IN THE BED; AND (2) ADDING A CONTROLLED AMOUNT OF OSYGEN-CONTAINING GAS TO THE INERT GAS TO OXIDIZE THE PYROPHORIC MATERIAL. PREFERABLY, THE METHOD COMPRISES AN ADDITIONAL STEP OF MAINTAINING THE OXYGEN PARTIAL PRESSURE AT ABOUT 0.3 TO 1 ATMOSPHERE OF OXYGEN FOR A TIME THAT IS SUFFICIENT TO ELIMINATE ANY TEMPERATURE RISE THAT MAY OCCUR IN THE BED WHEN THE AMOUNT OF OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS IS INCREASED.
Abstract:
A SPENT COPPER CHROMITE HYDROGENATION CATALYST IS RESTORED TO A CATALYTICALLY ACTIVE CONDITION BY A PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES (A) WASHING ORGANIC MATERIALS THEREFROM WITH A VOLATILE SOLVENT, (B) DRYING THE WASHED CATALYST TO REMOVE THE VOLATILE SOLVENT THEREFROM, AND (C) HEATING THE WASHED, DRIED CATALYST IN AN ATMOSPHERE COMPRISING MOLECULAR OXYGEN AT A CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE.
Abstract:
CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF PETROLEUM FEEDSTOCKS, SUCH AS THE CRACKING OF A GAS OIL IN A VERTICAL TRANSPORT REACTOR, IS IMPROVED BY EFFECTING RAPID SEPARATION OF CATALYST FROM REACTOR EFFLUENT AND REGENERATING CATALYST IN A MULTI-STAGE FLUID-BED SYSTEM. A HIGHER YIELD OF DESIRABLE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND A LOWER CARBON LEVEL ON SPENT CATALYST ARE REALIZED. PARTIAL REGENERATION OF SPENT CATALYST IS EFFECTED IN A FIRST DILUTE-PHASE REGENERATION STAGE, PERMITTING SUBSEQUENT USE OF A HIGH REGENERATION TEMPERATURE IN ORDER TO REACH AN ACCEPTABLY LOW CARBON LEVEL ON REGENERATED CATALYST WITHOUT HARM TO SENSITIVE CONVERSION CATALYSTS.
Abstract:
A DEACTIVATED HYDROCARBON CONVERSION CATALYST-WHICH IS A COMBINATION OF A PLATINUM GROUP COMPONENT, A RHENIUM COMPONENT, A HALOGEN COMPONENT AND A SULFUR COMPONENT WITH AN ALUMIA CARRIER MATERIAL, WHICH CONTAINS THE PLATINUM GROUP COMPONENT AND THE RHENIUM COMPONENT IN AMOUNTS SUFFICIENT TO RESULT IN THE ATOMIC RATIO OF PLATINUM GROUP METAL TO REHNIUM METAL BEING GREATER THAN 1:1 AND WHICH HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED BY DEPOSITION OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS THEREON DURING A PREVIOUS CONTACTING WITH A HYDROCARBON CHARGE STOCK AT HYDROCARBON CONVERSION CONDITIONS-IS REGENERATED BY THE SEQUENTIAL STEPS OF: (A) STRIPPING SULFUR THEREFROM AT A RELATIVELY HIGH TEMPERATURE WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY SULFURFREE HYDROGEN STREAM; (B) PRUGING HYDROGEN FROM CONTACT WITH THE CATALYST; (C) BURNING COKE FROM THE RESULTING CATALYST AT REALTIVELY LOW TEMPERATURES WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY SULFUR-FREE GAS STREAM CONTAINING A REALTIVELY SMALL AMOUNT OF O2; (D) TREATING THE RESULTING SUBSTANTIALLY CARBON-FREE CATALYST WITH OXYGEN AT A RELATIVELY HIGH TEMPERATURE; (E) PURGING OXYGEN AND WATER FROM CONTACT WITH THE CATALYST WITH AN INERT GAS STREAM; AND (F) REDUCING THE RESULTING CATLAYST BY CONTACTING SAME WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY SULFUR-FREE AND WATER-FREE HYDROGEN STREAM AT AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE.
Abstract:
Spent zinc halide cracking catalyst, prior to oxidation to remove impurities, is heated to carbonize organic residue to drive off volatiles, and to decompose zinc halide-NH3 complex and drive off NH3.