Abstract:
Process of preparing hydroconversion catalyst comprising: a calcined, predominantly alumina, oxide support; a hydrogenating-dehydrogenating active phase comprising group VIB metal, optionally group VIII metal, optionally phosphorus, the catalyst having: specific surface area ≧100 m2/g, total pore volume ≧0.75 ml/g, median mesopore diameter by volume ≧18 nm, mesopore volume ≧0.65 ml/g, macropore volume 15-40% of total pore volume; comprising: a) dissolving acidic aluminium precursor; b) adjusting pH with basic precursor; c) co-precipitating acidic and basic precursors, at least one containing aluminium, to form suspension of alumina gel with a targeted alumina concentration; d) filtration; e) drying to a powder; f) forming; g) thermal treatment to an alumina oxide support; h) impregnating of the hydrogenating-dehydrogenating active phase on the alumina oxide support. Catalyst prepared by this process and use of this catalyst for hydrotreating or hydroconverting heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks.
Abstract:
A process for the hydrogenation of a polyunsaturated compound contained in a hydrocarbon feedstock in the presence of a catalyst comprising a porous support and an active phase comprising a group VIII metal, said catalyst being prepared according to the following steps: a) an organic compound containing oxygen and/or nitrogen, but not comprising sulfur, is added to the porous support; b) said porous support is brought into contact with a solution containing a salt of a precursor of the active phase; c) the porous support obtained at the end of step b) is dried; characterized in that step a) is carried out before or after steps b) and c) and is carried out by bringing together said porous support and said organic compound under conditions of temperature, pressure and duration such that a fraction of said organic compound is transferred in the gaseous state to the porous support.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for adding an organic compound to a porous solid wherein, in an open or closed chamber, a first batch of porous solid rich in an organic compound is brought together with a second batch of porous solid low in said organic compound. The step of bringing the porous solids together is carried out under temperature, pressure and time conditions such that a fraction of said organic compound is transferred gaseously from the first batch of porous solid to the second batch of porous solid.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for adding an organic compound to a porous solid wherein the porous solid and the organic compound in the liquid state are brought together simultaneously, without physical contact between the solid and the organic compound in the liquid state, at a temperature below the boiling point of the organic compound and under pressure and time conditions such that a fraction of said organic compound is transferred gaseously to the porous solid.
Abstract:
A hydroconversion catalyst with a bimodal pore structure: an oxide matrix predominantly of calcined aluminium; a hydro-dehydrogenative active phase of at least one group VIII metal being at least partly commixed within the said oxide matrix mainly made up of calcined aluminium, an SBET specific surface greater than 100 m2/g, a mesoporous median diameter in volume between 12 and 25 nm inclusive, a macroporous median diameter in volume between 250 and 1500 nm inclusive, a mesoporous volume as measured by mercury intrusion porosimeter greater than or equal to 0.55 ml/g and a total measured pore volume by mercury porosimetry greater than or equal to 0.70 ml/g; a method for preparing a residue catalyst for hydroconversion/hydroprocessing by commixing the active phase with a particular alumina, the use of the catalyst in hydroproces sing, including hydroproces sing heavy feeds.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of a catalyst from a catalytic precursor comprising a support based on alumina and/or silica-alumina and/or zeolite and comprising at least one element of group VIB and optionally at least one element of group VIII, by impregnation of said precursor with a solution of a C1-C4 dialkyl succinate. An impregnation step for impregnation of said precursor which is dried, calcined or regenerated, with at least one solution containing at least one carboxylic acid other than acetic acid, then maturing and drying at a temperature less than or equal to 200° C., optionally a heat treatment at a temperature lower than 350° C., followed by an impregnation step with a solution containing at least one C1-C4 dialkyl succinate followed by maturing and drying at a temperature less than 200° C. without subsequent calcination step. The catalyst is used in hydrotreatment and/or hydroconversion.
Abstract:
Mesoporous and macroporous hydroconversion catalyst: a predominantly calcined alumina oxide matrix; a hydrogenating-dehydrogenating active phase with at least one VIB metal, optionally at least one VIII metal, optionally phosphorus, said active phase being at least partly co-mixed in said predominantly calcined alumina oxide matrix. Preparation process for a residue hydroconversion/hydrotreating catalyst by co-mixing of the active phase with a particular alumina.Use of the catalyst in hydrotreating processes, in particular hydrotreating of heavy feedstocks.
Abstract:
There is described a hydroprocessing process of at least one gas oil cut having a weighted mean temperature (TMP) between 240° C. and 350° C. using a catalyst comprising at least one metal of the group VIB and/or at least one metal of the group VIII of the periodic classification and a support comprising an amorphous mesoporous alumina having a connectivity (Z) greater than 2.7, the hydroprocessing process operating at a temperature between 250° C. and 400° C., at a total pressure between 2 MPa and 10 MPa with a ratio of hydrogen volume to volume of hydrocarbon-containing feedstock between 100 and 800 litres per litre and at an Hourly Volume Rate (HVR) which is defined by the ratio of the volume flow rate of liquid hydrocarbon-containing feedstock to volume of catalyst fed into the reactor between 1 and 10 h−1.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the preparation of a catalyst containing: a mainly aluminium oxide calcined support; a hydro-dehydrogenating active phase containing at least one metal of group VIB, the process including: a) a first precipitation step of at least one basic precursor and at least one acidic precursor, b) a heating step, c) a second precipitation step by addition to the suspension of at least one basic precursor and at least one acidic precursor, d) a filtration step; e) a drying step, f) a moulding step, g) a heat treatment step; h) an impregnation step of the hydro-dehydrogenating active phase on the support obtained in the step g).
Abstract:
A catalyst containing a group VIB element; a group VIII element; phosphorus in a quantity of 0.1% to 9% by weight of phosphorus pentoxide with respect to the total catalyst mass; vanadium in a quantity of 0.25% to 7% by weight of vanadium pentoxide with respect to the total catalyst mass; a porous refractory oxide support;which catalyst has: a total pore volume of 0.3 mL/g or more; a macropore volume of 40% or less of the total pore volume; a median diameter of the mesopores in the range 5 nm to 36 nm; a BET surface area of at least 120 m2/g, and a process for the hydrotreatment of heavy residue type hydrocarbon feeds, in a fixed bed and/or ebullated bed, by said catalyst.