Hydrodesulfurization catalyst by Chevrel phase compounds

Patent · Mon May 20 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5541636

McCarty, K F; Schrader, G L

A process is disclosed for the hydrodesulfurization of sulfur-containing hydrocarbon fuel with reduced ternary molybdenum sulfides, known as Chevrel phase compounds. Chevrel phase compounds of the general composition M/sub x/Mo/sub 6/S/sub 8/, with M being Ho, Pb, Sn, Ag, In, Cu, Fe, Ni, or Co, were found to have hydrodesulfurization activities comparable to model unpromoted and cobalt-promoted MoS/sub 2/ catalysts. The most active catalysts were the ''large'' cation compounds (Ho, Pb, Sn), and the least active catalysts were the ''small'' cation compounds (Cu, Fe, Ni, Co.).

• Research Organization: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-82
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Application Number: ON: DE86013721
• OSTI ID: 5541636
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
DESULFURIZATION
CATALYSTS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGENATION
MOLYBDENUM SULFIDES
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
BUTENES
SULFIDES
THIOPHENE
ALKENES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
090100* - Hydrocarbon Fuels- (-1989)