Hydroconversion of heavy hydrocarbons using copper chloride catalyst
AssigneeExxon Research & Engineering Co.
InventorsRoby Bearden, Jr., William C. Baird, Jr.
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Abstract
A heavy hydrocarbonaceous oil is converted to lower boiling products by treatment with hydrogen in the presence of a particulate acidic copper chloride catalyst.
Claims9
A process for the hydroconversion of a heavy hydrocarbonaceous oil, which comprises contacting said oil in liquid continuous phase with hydrogen and a particulate catalyst consisting essentially of a chloride of copper selected from the group consisting of cuprous chloride, cupric chloride an mixtures thereof, said catalyst being present in said oil in an amount ranging from about 1 to about 50 weight precent, at a temperature ranging from about 800.degree. to about 900.degree. F. under a hydrogen partial pressure ranging from about 500 to about 5,000 psig.
A process for the hydroconversion of a heavy hydrocarbonaceous oil, which comprises contacting said oil in liquid continuous phase with hydrogen and a particulate catalyst consisting essentially of a chloride of copper selected from the group consisting of cuprous chloride, cupric chloride and mixtures thereof, said catalyst being present in said oil in an amount ranging from about 1 to about 50 weight percent, at a temperature of at least 750.degree. F. and under hydrogen partial pressure of at least about 500 psig.
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