# US 4,394,303 A · Large pore shaped hydroprocessing catalysts

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- Number: US 4,394,303 A
- Document ID: US4394303A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/262,856
- Filed: 1981-05-12
- Granted: 1983-07-19
- Earliest claimed: 1981-05-12
- Assignees: Chevron Research Company
- Inventors: Kirk R. Gibson
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4394303A

## CPC

- B01J 23/85: Chromium, molybdenum or tungsten
- C10G 45/08: in combination with chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten metals, or compounds thereof
- B01J 35/50: characterised by their shape or configuration
- B01J 35/55: Cylinders or rings
- B01J: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
- C10G: CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION (cracking to hydrogen or synthesis gas C01B; cracking or pyrolysis of hydrocarbon gases to individual hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof of definite or specified constitution C07C; cracking to cokes C10B); RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES

## Abstract

Catalyst shapes for inorganic oxide, hydroprocessing catalysts are disclosed. When the catalyst is used for diffusion limited reactions, and particularly when it is used for demetalation, shaped catalysts give longer catalyst lifetimes. Preferred shapes include fluted trilobal, asymmetric quadralobal and elongated quadralobal.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A catalyst for hydroprocessing heavy hydrocarbonaceous feedstocks that contain at least 10 ppm nickel plus vanadium comprising:
a porous shaped catalyst particle comprising an elongated extrudate having an asymmetric quadralobe cross-section characterized by having the centers of the four component circles define two substantially equilateral triangles joined on a base, having substantially all of the points within said particle within 0.02 inch from the nearest external surface of said particle, said particle having an average pore diameter within the range of 120 Angstroms to 700 Angstroms, said particle having between 4 and 15 weight percent of a catalytic metal from Group VIB and between 0 and 10 weight percent of a catalytic metal from Group VIII; where said weight percents are based on the catalytic metals content of the total particle weight, calculated as reduced metal, such that when contacted with a heavy hydrocarbonaceous feedstock containing at least 10 ppm nickel plus vanadium under hydroprocessing conditions substantial metal penetration occurs to a depth of at least 0.012 inch from the nearest surface of said support.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The catalyst of claim 1 wherein substantially all regions of said particles are within 0.016 inch of the nearest surface.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The catalyst of claim 1 wherein substantial metals penetration occurs to a depth of at least 0.015 inch from the nearest surface.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The catalyst of claim 1 having an average pore diameter of between about 120 Angstroms and 200 Angstroms.