Aromatics saturation process for lube oil boiling range feedstreams

US8545694B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Stephen J. McCarthy · Center Valley, US
• Wenyih F. Lai · Bound Brook, US
• Sylvain Hantzer · Prairieville, US
• Ian A. Cody · Baton Rouge, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 17, 2005
• Grant date: Oct 1, 2013
• Expiry date: Jul 6, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C10G2400/10
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An improved aromatics saturation process for use with lube oil boiling range feedstreams utilizing a catalyst comprising a hydrogenation-dehydrogenation component selected from the Group VIII noble metals and mixtures thereof on a mesoporous support having aluminum incorporated into its framework and an average pore diameter of about 15 to less than about 40 Å.