Hydrodesulfurization catalysis by Chevrel phase compounds

Patent · Tue Dec 24 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5754723

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.).

• Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4560470
• OSTI ID: 5754723
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 20 May 1985; Other Information: PAT-APPL-736154
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
CATALYSTS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
GAS FUELS
DESULFURIZATION
HYDROCARBONS
MOLYBDENUM SULFIDES
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
COBALT
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COPPER
HOLMIUM
INDIUM
IRON
LEAD
NICKEL
TIN
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ELEMENTS
FUELS
METALS
MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
RARE EARTHS
REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
030300* - Natural Gas- Drilling
Production
& Processing