Abstract:
THE HYDRODESULFURIZATION OF A CRUDE OIL OR A REDUCED CRUDE CONTAINING THE ASPHALTENE FRACTION PROCEEDS AT UNEXPECTEDLY LOW TEMPERATURES BY UTILIZING A CATALYST COMPRISING A GROUP VI AND GROUP VIII METAL ON ALUMINA WHEN THE CATALYST PARTICLES ARE VERY SMALL AND HAVE A DIAMETER BETWEEN ABOUT 1/20 AND 1/40 INCH AND THE REACTION IS QUENCHED WITH HYDROGEN.
Abstract:
WE DISCLOSE A PROCESS FOR CRACKING A PRIMARY HYDROCARBON CHARGE CAPABLE OF BEING CRACKED TO LOWER BOILING CONSTITUENTS INCLUDING PETROCHEMICALS AND THE LIKE IN THE PRESENCE OF A STREAM OF FLUIDIZED CRACKING CATALYST, SAID PROCESS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF MAINTAINING A PREDETERMINED RANGE OF TEMPERATURES WITHIN SAID CATALYST STREAM, ADDING SAID CHARGE TO SAID CATALYST STREAM, RECYCLING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE NORMALLY LIQUID EFFLUENT PRODUCT OF SAID CRACKING PROCESS TO SAID CATALYST STREAM, AND ADDING SAID RECYCLE PORTION TO SAID CATALYST STREAM AT A POINT HAVING A HIGHER TEMPERATURE THAN THAT AT WHICH SAID CHARGE IS ADDED SO THAT A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF SAID RECYCLE EFFLUENT IS CRACKED BY SAID CATALYST.
Abstract:
A process is described for fixed bed hydrodesulfurizing a nonasphaltic oil feed or feed blend for a zeolitic FCC riser cracking system in which cracking occurs at a space velocity sufficiently high to prevent formation of a catalyst bed. It is found that sulfur dioxide emissions from the zeolite catalyst regenerator associated with the riser are reduced to a lower extent than total sulfur removal from the feed oil. This indicates uneven sulfur removal in the hydrodesulfurization step whereby a smaller portion of the sulfur is removed from the heavy portion of the feed from which the coke is derived than from the lighter portion of the feed. The present invention shows an advantage in keeping hydrocracking at a specified low level during the hydrodesulfurization step. This is accomplished in part by introduction of the high boiling portion of the feed to the upstream end of the hydrodesulfurization reactor and the low boiling portion of the feed downstream in the hydrodesulfurization reactor. In this manner maximum sulfur removal from the high boiling portion of the feed is approached, while hydrocracking is maintained at the specified low level. The further discovery is demonstrated herein that the ratio of gasoline to total conversion during the subsequent riser cracking step is enhanced by maintaining hydrocracking at said specified low level.
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR CRACKING A PRINCIPAL HYDROCARBON CHARGE (SUCH AS A FURNACE OIL OR GAS OIL) CAPABLE OF BEING CRACKED TO GASOLINE IN THE PRESENCE OF A FLUIDIZED CRACKING CATALYST, SAID PROCESS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF MAINTAINING A PREDETERMINED RANGE OF TEMPERATURES WITHIN SAID CATALYST STREAM, ADDING A NAPHTHA DILUENT (GASOLINE TYPE HYDROCARBBON) TO SAID CATALYST STREAM, CONTROLLING THE PARTIAL PRESSURE OF SAID CHARGE IN SAID STREAM BY MAINTINING A GIVEN RATIO OF SAID DILUENT TO SAID CHARGE, AND ADDING SAID DILUENT TO SAID CATALYST STREAM AT A POINT HAVING A HIGHER TEMPERATURE THAN THAT AT WHICH SAID CHARGE IS ADDED SO THAT A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF EACH OF SAID NAPHTHA AND SAID CHARGE IS CRACKED BY SAID CATALYST. AN EXEMPLARY CRACKING PLANT IS PROVIDED FOR EFFECTING THE PROCESS AS OUTLINED. METHODS ARE PROVIDED FOR THE UPGRADING OF VIRGIN AND CRACKED NAPHTHAS AND FOR ENHANCING THE OLEFINIC YIELDS THEREFROM.
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR THE SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION OF DIOLEFINS OVER MONOOLEFINS IN AN AROMATIC DISTILLATE STREAM IN THE PRESENCE OF A NOBLE METAL CATALYST AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW ABOUT 350 TO 400*F. AT WHICH TEMPERATURE SAID AROMATIC DISTILLATE IS AT LEAST PARTIALLY IN THE LIQUID PHASE, IN THE PRESENCE OF A DILUENT HYDROCARBON HAVING A BOILING RANGE ABOVE SAID AROMATIC DISTILLATE WHICH INCREASES THE PROPORTION OF SAID AROMATIC DISTILLATE IN THE LIQUID PHASE AND THEREBY BOTH INHIBITS SOLID POLYMER FORMATION IN SAID PROCESS AND PROVIDES IMPROVED TEMPERATURE CONTROL.
Abstract:
A multiple stage hydrodesulfurization process is described for the catalytic hydrodesulfurization and hydrodemetallization of a residual petroleum oil boiling above the gasoline range followed by a zeolite riser cracking process. The product of the hydrodesulfurization section comprises essentially material boiling above the gasoline range and comprises little material boiling below the initial boiling point of the residual oil feed. The hydrodesulfurization-demetallization section comprises an initial stage involving relatively high hydrogen pressure in the presence of a catalyst comprising a relatively low proportion of catalytically active hydrogenation metals. The process employs a final hydrodesulfurization stage in series having a relatively lower hydrogen pressure and a catalyst comprising a relatively higher proportion of hydrogenation metals. The stream entering the final hydrodesulfurization stage contains an amount up to 10, 20 or even 25 weight percent of the asphaltene content of the charge to the first stage while the effluent from the final stage is essentially free of asphaltenes. The metals content of the final stage effluent is so low that said effluent can be charged without blending with a distillate oil to a fluidized zeolite riser cracking unit (FCC) to produce gasoline and fuel oil. The zeolite catalyst make-up requirement due to metals accumulation on the zeolite catalyst is no greater than zeolite make-up requirement when a distillate gas oil comprises the entire feed to the reactor. The sulfur content of the final stage effluent is so low that the sulfur dioxide content in the zeolite regenerator flue gas is able to meet commercial requirements and so that the fuel oil range product of the FCC operation is sufficiently low that the FCC fuel oil product also meets commercial fuel oil sulfur specifications without requiring further hydrodesulfurization, whereby all hydrodesulfurization can precede the FCC step and no hydrodesulfurization is required after the FCC step. Of course, further desulfurization can follow the FCC step, if such is desired for a specialized requirement.
Abstract:
THE HYDRODESULFURIZATION OF A HYDROCARBON OIL WITH A CATALYST COMPRISING A SUPPORTED GROUP VI AND GROUP VIII METAL IS IMPROVED BY SODIUM PROMOTION OF THE CATALYST. THE IMPROVED EFFECT IS SUPRISING BECAUSE OVER AN EXTENDED INITIAL STAGE OF THE PROCESS THE SODIUM ACTS AS A CATALYST POISON AND DEPRESSES CATALYST ACTIVITY. HOWEVER, AFTER A PERIOD OF AGING THE HYDRODESULFURIZATION ACITIVTY OF THE SODIUM-PROMOTED CATALYST EMERGES SUPERIOR TO THAT OF THE NON-PROMOTED CATALYST. THE SUPERIOR ACTIVITY OF THE AGED SODIUM-PROMOTED CATALYST IS INEXPLICABLE IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE CARBON, SULFUR AND METALS LAYDOWN ON THE AGED SODIUM-PROMOTED CATALYST IS ABOUT AS HIGH AS ON THE AGED NON-SODIUM-PROMOTED CATALYST.