Hydrodesulfurization catalyst by Chevrel phase compounds

Patent · Mon May 20 04:00:00 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 Lab., IA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-82
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): None
• Application Number: ON: DE86013721
• OSTI ID: 5541636
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

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10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
ALKENES
BUTENES
CATALYSTS
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DESULFURIZATION
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGENATION
MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS
MOLYBDENUM SULFIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
THIOPHENE
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS