Process for Cetane improvement of distillate fractions
US5609752A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10G45/64
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There is provided a process for increasing the Cetane Index of a distillate fraction by reacting the fraction with hydrogen over a catalyst comprising a hydrogenation component, such as platinum, and zeolite Beta. The process results in the selective ring opening of cyclic compounds, such as aromatics, with a minimum of cracking of paraffinic hydrocarbons.
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