Abstract:
Catalysts and method of preparing the catalysts are disclosed. One of the catalysts includes a zeolite support, a Group VIII metal on the zeolite support, and at least two halides bound to the zeolite support, to the Group VIII metal, or to both, and can have an average crush strength greater than 11.25 lb based on at least two samples of pellets of the catalyst measured in accordance with ASTM D4179.
Abstract:
A composition comprising a support formed from a high surface area alumina and having a low angularity particle shape; and at least one catalytically active metal, wherein the support has pores, a total pore volume, and a pore size distribution; wherein the pore size distribution displays at least two peaks of pore diameters, each peak having a maximum; wherein a first peak has a first maximum of pore diameters of equal to or greater than about 200 nm and a second peak has a second maximum of pore diameters of less than about 200 nm; and wherein greater than or equal to about 5% of a total pore volume of the support is contained within the first peak of pore diameters.
Abstract:
A process includes hydrogenating, in a reaction zone, a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon received from a hydrocarbon stream to yield a product having an unsaturated hydrocarbon, the hydrogenating step occurring in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst which has a selectivity for conversion of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to the unsaturated hydrocarbon of about 90 mol% or greater based on the moles of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon which are converted to the product, the hydrogenating step occurring in a reaction zone under conditions which include a flow index (I F ) in a range of about 0.09 to about 35, wherein the I F is defined as: Formula (1), wherein F is the flow rate of the hydrocarbon stream into the reaction zone in units of kg/h, [CO] is the concentration of carbon monoxide in the hydrocarbon stream in units of mol%, and V is the volume of the reaction zone in units of ft 3 .
Abstract:
A method of making a selective hydrogenation catalyst comprising contacting a support with a palladium-containing compound to form a supported-palladium composition; contacting the supported-palladium composition with an organophosphorous compound and a weak acid to form a catalyst composition; and reducing the catalyst composition to form the catalyst. A method of making a selective hydrogenation catalyst comprising contacting an alumina support with a palladium-containing compound to form a supported-palladium composition; contacting the supported-palladium composition with silver nitrate and potassium fluoride to form a mixture; contacting the mixture with an organophosphorous compound and a weak acid to form a catalyst precursor; and reducing the catalyst precursor to form the catalyst.