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Title: Catalysts for the hydrodenitrogenation of organic materials and process for the preparation of the catalysts

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OSTI ID:866460

The present invention discloses a process for forming a catalyst for the hydrodenitrogenation of an organic feedstock, which includes (a) obtaining a precatalyst comprising cobalt and molybdenum or nickel and molybdenum; (b) adding in a non-oxidizing an atmosphere selected from hydrogen, helium, nitrogen, neon, argon, carbon monoxide or mixtures thereof to the precatalyst of step (a), a transition met ORIGIN OF THE INVENTION This invention was made in the course of research partially sponsored by the Department of Energy through grants DE-FG22-83P C60781 and DE-FG-85-PC80906, and partially supported by grant CHE82-19541 of the National Science Foundation. The invention is subject to Public Law 96-517 (and amendments), and the United States Government has rights in the present invention.

Research Organization:
SRI International Inc
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG22-83PC60781; FG22-85PC80906
Assignee:
SRI International (Menlo Park, CA)
Patent Number(s):
US 4716142
Application Number:
06/900,447
OSTI ID:
866460
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English