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Process for the hydrotreating of heavy hydrocarbon streams

US4181602A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 7, 1978
Grant dateJan 1, 1980
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Expiry dateDec 7, 1998

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10G2300/107
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The process comprises contacting a heavy hydrocarbon stream under suitable conditions and in the presence of hydrogen with a catalyst comprising a hydrogenating component selected from the group consisting of (1) molybdenum, chromium, and a small amount of cobalt, (2) their oxides, (3) their sulfides, and (4) mixtures thereof deposed on a large-pore, catalytically active alumina. The molybdenum is present in an amount within the range of about 5 wt.% to about 15 wt.%, calculated as MoO.sub.3 and based upon total catalyst weight, the chromium is present in an amount within the range of about 5 wt.% to about 20 wt.%, calculated as Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3 and based upon the total catalyst weight, and the cobalt is present in an amount within the range of about 0.1 wt.% to about 5 wt.%, calculated as CoO and based upon the total catalyst weight. The catalyst possesses a pore volume within the range of about 0.4 cc/gm to about 0.8 cc/gm, a surface area within the range of about 150 m.sup.2 /gm to about 300 m.sup.2 /gm, and an average pore diameter within the range of about 100 A to about 200 A.

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