Resid hydroprocessing catalyst
US5334307A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J35/66
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A catalyst useful for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon-containing oil contains at least one hydrogenation component on an amorphous, porous refractory oxide support containing between 2 and 8 weight percent of silica. The catalyst is prepared by impregnating support particles having a narrow pore size distribution and a median pore diameter greater than about 120 angstroms with a solution containing precursors of the hydrogenation components, followed by drying and calcining. The catalyst is useful for promoting a number of hydrocarbon hydroprocessing reactions, particularly simultaneous hydrogenative desulfurization, demetallization and denitrogenation of residuum-containing oils.
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