Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mercaptan removal using microreactors
- Patent Title (中): 使用微反应器去除硫醇
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Application No.: US14095137Application Date: 2013-12-03
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Publication No.: US09267083B2Publication Date: 2016-02-23
- Inventor: Benjamin S. Umansky , Charles R. Bolz , Anjaneya S. Kovvali , Carlos N. Lopez , Rathna P. Davuluri
- Applicant: Benjamin S. Umansky , Charles R. Bolz , Anjaneya S. Kovvali , Carlos N. Lopez , Rathna P. Davuluri
- Applicant Address: US NJ Annandale
- Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
- Current Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Annandale
- Agent Chad A. Guice
- Main IPC: C10G65/12
- IPC: C10G65/12 ; C10G65/04 ; C10G45/02 ; B01J19/00

Abstract:
Processes are provided herein for producing naphtha boiling range products with a desired sulfur content by reducing the mercaptan content of the naphtha boiling range products after the products exit a hydroprocessing stage. Due to mercaptan reversion, naphtha boiling range products that contain even small amounts of olefins can have a higher than expected sulfur content after hydroprocessing. In order to reduce or mitigate the effects of mercaptan reversion, microchannel reactors (or microreactors) can be placed in a processing system downstream of a reactor that produces a low sulfur naphtha product. The microreactors can include a coating of metals that have activity for hydrodesulfurization. By passing at least a portion of the naphtha product through the downstream microreactors, the mercaptans formed by reversion reactions can be reduced or eliminated, resulting in a naphtha product with possessing a very low sulfur content.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140174982A1 MERCAPTAN REMOVAL USING MICROREACTORS Public/Granted day:2014-06-26
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