EU-1 zeolite catalyst and a process for the reduction of the pour point of feeds containing paraffins

A process for improving the pour point of a feed comprising paraffins containing more than 10 carbon atoms, comprising contacting the feed with a catalyst based on EU-1 zeolite, at least partially in its acid form, and at least one hydro-dehydrogenating clement, wherein the EU-1 zeolite comprises silicon and an element T which is Al, Fe, Ga, or B, produced by a process in which at least a portion of elements T are removed from a starting zeolite, whereby the modified zeolite has a global atomic ratio Si/T higher than that of the starting zeolite, by at least 10% of the Si/T ratio of the starting zeolite.

A process for improving the pour point of a feed comprising paraffins containing more than 10 carbon atoms, in which process the feed to be treated is brought into contact with a catalyst based on EU-1 zeolite, at least partially in its acid form, and at least one hydro-dehydrogenating element, at a temperature of 170° C. to 500° C., a pressure of 1 to 250 bar and at an hourly space velocity of 0.05 to 100 h−1, the presence of hydrogen in a proportion of 50 to 2000 l/l of feed and wherein the EU-1 zeolite is produced with at least one alkylated derivative of a polymethylene α-ω-diamine having the formula

• or an amine degradation product thereon, wherein n is 3 to 12 and R1 to R6 are each independently alkyl or hydroxyalkyl groups, containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and up to five of the groups R1-R6 can be hydrogen.

A process for improving the pour point of a feed comprising paraffins containing more than 10 carbon atoms, in which process the feed to be treated is brought into contact with a catalyst based on EU-1 zeolite, at least partially in its acid form, and at least one hydro-dehydrogenating element, wherein the EU-1 zeolite comprises silicon and an element T which is Al, Fe, Ga, or B, produced by a process in which at least a portion of elements T are removed from a starting zeolite, whereby the modified zeolite has a global atomic ratio Si/T higher than that of the starting zeolite, by at least 10% of the Si/T ratio of the starting zeolite and wherein the EU-1 zeolite is produced with at least one alkylated derivative of a polymethylene α-ω-diamine having the formula

• of an amine degradation product thereon, wherein n is 3 to 12 and R1 to R6 are each independently alkyl or hydroxyalkyl groups, containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and up to five of the groups R1-R6 can be hydrogen.