Residue hydrodesulfurization process with catalysts whose pores have a small orifice size

Patent · Tue Jun 04 04:00:00 EDT 1974

OSTI ID:5423291

Christman, R D; Elliott, Jr, G E; McKinney, J D; Wilson, G R

A process for the hydrodesulfurization of crude oil or reduced crude oil containing an asphaltene fraction is described. The oil and hydrogen are passed over a catalyst consisting of at least one Group VI metal and at least one Group VIII metal on alumina at a throughput of no greater than 34 barrels of oil/lb catalyst. The catalyst pore volume is at least 0.40 cc/g. The catalyst pore radius of the catalyst at which one-half of the total pore volume is filled with liquid nitrogen in a liquid nitrogen desorption isotherm measurement is between 40 and 58 A. The pore radius at which one-half of the total pore volume is filled with liquid nitrogen in a preceding adsorption portion of the same isotherm measurement is between 15 and 30 A higher than the desorption measurement. The relative dimensions of the pore structure are adapted to provide a predetermined balance between catalyst activity and long catalyst life.

• Assignee: Gulf Research and Development Co.
• Patent Number(s): US 3814684
• OSTI ID: 5423291
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ADSORPTION
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
ASPHALTENES
ASPHALTS
BITUMENS
CATALYSTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
DESORPTION
DESULFURIZATION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROGEN
METALS
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
POROSITY
RESIDUES
SORPTION
TAR