Catalyst for wax isomerate yield enhancement by oxygenate pretreatment
AssigneeExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
InventorsIan A. Cody, William J. Murphy, Sylvain Hantzer
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Abstract
A dewaxing catalyst is selectively activated by treatment with an oxygenate. Selective activation is accomplished by treated the dewaxing catalyst with a carrier feed containing oxygenate. The selectively activated dewaxing catalyst when used to dewax waxy hydrocarbons results in improved yield of isomerate at equivalent pour point over a dewaxing catalyst which has not been oxygenate treated.
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A process for selectively activating a dewaxing catalyst for the catalytic dewaxing of a waxy hydrocarbon feed which comprises:
- contacting the dewaxing catalyst which is ZSM-48 in the hydrogen form on an alumina or alumina-containing binder with a carrier feed containing about 100 wppm to 10,000 wppm measured as oxygen of at least one oxygenate at a temperature of from 120 to 400° C., a hydrogen pressure of from 101 to 20786 kPa, provided that the mode of dewaxing is by isomerizing waxy molecules and the selectivity of the dewaxing catalyst is improved by isomerizing at least 4 relative % more of the wax component of the waxy molecules in the hydrocarbon feed into lube isomerate.
A process for selectively activating a dewaxing catalyst for the catalytic dewaxing of a wax containing hydrocarbon feed which comprises:
- contacting the dewaxing catalyst which is ZSM-48 in the hydrogen form on an alumina or alumina-containing binder, said ZSM-48 bearing at least one metal hydrogenatin component with a carrier feed containing at least about 100 wppm to 10,000 wppm of oxygenate, measured as oxygen, at a temperature of from 120 to 400° C. and a hydrogen pressure of from 101 to 20786 kPa, provided that the mode of dewaxing is by isomerizing waxy molecules and the selectivity of the dewaxing catalyst is improved by isomerizing at least 4 relative % more of the wax into lube isomerate.
A process for selectively activating a dewaxing catalyst for catalytic dewaxing of a wax containing hydrocarbon feed which comprises:
- contacting the dewaxing catalyst which is ZSM-48 in the hydrogen form on an alumina or alumina-containing binder, said ZSM-48 bearing at least one group 9 or group 10 noble metal, and containing at least one 10 or 12 channel with a cater feed containing at least about 100 wppm to 10,000 wppm, measured as oxygen, of an oxygenate which is at least one alcohol, carboxylic acid, ester, aldehyde, ketone or ether at a temperature of from 120 to 400° C. and a hydrogen pressure of from 101 to 20786 kPa, provided that the mode of dewaxing is by isomerizing waxy molecules and the selectivity of the dewaxing catalyst is improved by isomerizing at least 4 relative % more of the wax into lube isomerate.
A process for selectively activating a ZSM-48 catalyst for the catalytic dewaxing of a wax containing hydrocarbon feed which comprises:
- contacting ZSM-48 in the hydrogen form on an alumina or alumina-containing binder with a carrier feed containing at least about 100 wppm to 10,000 wppm, measured as oxygen, of an oxygenate which is at least one alcohol, carboxylic acid, ester, aldehye, ketone or ether at a temperature of from 120 to 400° C. and a hydrogen pressure of from 101 to 20786 kPa, provided that the mode of dewaxing is by isomerizing waxy molecules and the selectivity of the ZSM-48 catalyst is improved by isomerizing at least 4 relative % more of the wax into lube isomerate.
A process for selectively activating a dewaxing catalyst for the catalytic dewaxing of a wax containing hydrocarbon feed which comprises:
- contacting the dewaxing catalyst which is ZSM-48 in the hydrogen form on an alumina or alumina-containing binder with a carrier feed containing at least about 100 wppm to 10,000 wppm, measured as oxygen of an oxygenate which is water at a temperature of from 120 to 400° C. and a hydrogen pressure of from 101 to 20786 kPa, provided that the mode of dewaxing is by isomerizing waxy molecules and the selectivity of the dewaxing catalyst is improved by isomerizing at least 4 relative % more of wax component into lube isomerate.
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