Hydrocracking with molten zinc chloride catalyst containing 2-12% ferrous chloride

Patent · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:863839

Zielke, Clyde W ^[1]; Bagshaw, Gary H ^[2]

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1. McMurray, PA
2. Library, PA

In a process for hydrocracking heavy aromatic polynuclear carbonaceous feedstocks to produce hydrocarbon fuels boiling below about 475.degree. C. by contacting the feedstocks with hydrogen in the presence of a molten zinc chloride catalyst and thereafter separating at least a major portion of the hydrocarbon fuels from the spent molten zinc chloride catalyst, an improvement comprising: adjusting the FeCl.sub.2 content of the molten zinc chloride to from about 2 to about 12 mol percent based on the mixture of ferrous chloride and molten zinc chloride.

• Research Organization: Conoco Coal Development Co
• DOE Contract Number: EX-76-C-01-1743
• Assignee: Conoco, Inc. (Stamford, CT); United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4257873
• OSTI ID: 863839
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

hydrocracking
molten
zinc
chloride
catalyst
containing
2-12
ferrous
process
heavy
aromatic
polynuclear
carbonaceous
feedstocks
produce
hydrocarbon
fuels
boiling
below
475
degree
contacting
hydrogen
presence
thereafter
separating
major
portion
spent
improvement
comprising
adjusting
fecl
content
12
mol
percent
based
mixture
carbonaceous feedstocks
percent based
thereafter separating
improvement comprising
hydrocarbon fuel
zinc chloride
major portion
spent molten
hydrocarbon fuels
catalyst containing
molten zinc
hydrocracking heavy
boiling below
carbonaceous feed
chloride catalyst
polynuclear carbonaceous
ferrous chloride
heavy aromatic
fuels boiling
carbonaceous feedstock
produce hydrocarbon
aromatic polynuclear
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