Selectively suppressed hydrogenation catalyst
AssigneeExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
InventorsGarland B. Brignac, Michele S. Touvelle, William C. Baird, Jr.
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Abstract
The hydrogenation activity of a heteroatom removal catalyst, having activity for both heteroatom removal and hydrogenation, is selectively suppressed by a treatment which comprises contacting the catalyst with (i) hydrogen, (ii) a selectively deactivating agent that suppresses the catalyst's hydrogenation activity, and (iii) a protective agent, such as CO, that preserves and protects the heteroatom removal activity during the treatment. This may be achieved in a reactor while it is on-line and removing heteroatoms from a hydrocarbon feed.
Claims7
A catalyst having activity for both heteroatom removal and hydrogenation and which has been treated with hydrogen, at least one selectively deactivating agent for decreasing hydrogenation activity, and a protective agent that protects and substantially preserves heteroatom removal activity during treatment, said catalyst:
- comprising heteroatom removal sites and hydrogenation sites,
- is comprised essentially of an oxide of at least one Group VIB metal, an oxide of at least one Group VIII metal, and optionally an inorganic metal oxide support component, and
- which is optionally sulfided,
- wherein a ratio of deactivated hydrogenation sites to total hydrogenation sites exceeds a ratio of deactivated heteroatom removal sites to total heteroatom removal sites, in the absence of both the protective agent and the at least one selectively deactivating agent.
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