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Hydrodesulfurization process for the production of low-sulfur hydrocarbon mixture

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OSTI ID:7284923

Low-sulfur content hydrocarbon mixtures and fuel oil blends below 0.2 or below 0.1 wt.% sulfur are obtained by hydrodesulfurizing vacuum gas oil under a hydrogen partial pressure of 300 to 800 psig with a select high activity desulfurization catalyst. Further embodiments include the hydrodesulfurization of sulfur-containing vacuum residuum and (1) mixing portions of the desulfurized hydrocarbon residuum with the vacuum gas oil feed or (2) blending fuel oil from portions of the desulfurized vacuum gas oil and desulfurized vacuum residuum product. Further process steps include (3) deasphalting of vacuum residuum or (4) hydrodesulfurizing vacuum residuum with delayed coking of at least a portion of the product. (auth)

Assignee:
Chevron Research Co.
Patent Number(s):
US 3902991
OSTI ID:
7284923
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English