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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:7004148

A process is described for the preparation of a multimetallic catalyst for the hydrodenitrogenation of an organic feedstock, which process comprises: (a) forming a precatalyst itself comprising: (1) a first metal compound selected from compounds of nickel, cobalt or mixtures thereof; (2) a second metal compound selected from compounds of chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, or mixtures thereof; and (3) an inorganic support; (b) heating the precatalyst of step (a) with a source of sulfide in a first non-oxidizing gas at a temperature and for a time effective to presulfide the precatalyst; (c) adding in a second non-oxidizing gas to the sulfided precatalyst of step (b) an organometallic transition metal moiety selected from compounds of iridium, rhodium, iron, ruthenium, tungsten or mixtures thereof for a time and at a temperature effective to chemically combine the metal components; and (d) optionally heating the chemically combined catalyst of step (b) in vacuum at a temperature and for a time effective to remove residual volatile organic materials. 12 figs.

Research Organization:
SRI International Inc
DOE Contract Number:
FG22-83PC60781; FG22-85PC80906
Assignee:
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 4716142; A
Application Number:
CNN: CHE82-19541; PPN: US 6-900447
OSTI ID:
7004148
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 26 Aug 1986
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English