Hydrocarbon conversion process for selectively making middle distillates
US4879019A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 1988 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10G47/16
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A hydrocarbon conversion catalyst useful for converting hydrocarbon feeds to midbarrel products is prepared by extruding a mixture of a porous, inorganic refractory oxide component and a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite having cracking activity to form extrudates which are broken into particles normally ranging in length between 1/16 and 1/2 inch. The extruded particles are then calcined in the presence of added steam at a water vapor partial pressure greater than about 2.0 p.s.i.a., preferably greater than about 5.0 p.s.i.a. The calcination step is carried out in the presence of sufficient added steam for a sufficient amount of time at a sufficient temperature to convert the crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite in the extrudates into an ultrahydrophobic zeolite having a unit cell size between about 24.20 and about 24.45 Angstroms and a sorptive capacity for water vapor less than about 5 weight percent of the zeolite at 25.degree. C. and a p/p.degree. value of 0.10.
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