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US 6,171,479 B2Granted
Microwave heated catalyst and process
AssigneeIntevep, S.A.
InventorsCesar Ovalles, Alfredo Morales, Luis A. Rivas, Nora Urbano
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Abstract
A process comprises providing a catalyst comprising a support, a microwave absorption material, and a catalytically active phase; heating the catalyst with a source of microwave energy which is absorbed by said microwave absorption material to increase the temperature of the catalyst to a desired temperature; and contacting said heated catalyst with a hydrocarbon feedstock for upgrading same.
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A process for hydrotereating a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising:
- providing a catalyst comprising a support, a microwave absorption material, and a catalytically active phase;
- heating the catalyst with a source of microwave energy so as to increase the temperature of the catalyst to a conversion temperature;
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- contacting said hydrocarbon feedstock with the heated catalyst.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.