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Process for producing gasoline with a low sulphur content

US6334948B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 18, 1999
Grant dateJan 1, 2002
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Expiry dateNov 18, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10G65/16
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for producing a gasoline with a low sulphur content comprises: separating a sulphur-containing gasoline into a light fraction and a heavy fraction, hydrodesulphurising the light gasoline on a nickel-based catalyst, hydrodesulphurising the heavy fraction on a catalyst comprising at least one group VIII metal and/or at least one group VIB metal, and mixing the desulphurised fractions.

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