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US 8,709,966 B2Granted
Catalyst composition with nanometer crystallites for slurry hydrocracking
AssigneeUop LLC
InventorsAlakananda Bhattacharyya, Beckay J. Mezza
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Abstract
A process and apparatus is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a catalyst comprising iron oxide and alumina to form a heavy hydrocarbon slurry and hydrocracked to produce lighter hydrocarbons. The iron sulfide crystallites have diameters in the nanometer range.
Claims10
A composition comprising:
- a catalyst comprising about 2 to about 45 wt-% iron sulfide and about 20 to about 98 wt-% alumina, said iron sulfide including iron sulfide crystallites with a mean diameter of about 1 to about 150 nanometers;
- and heavy hydrocarbon medium, wherein said catalyst is dispersed in said heavy hydrocarbon medium and said iron sulfide crystallites comprising no less than 99 wt-% FexS, where x is between 0.7 and 1.3.
A composition comprising:
- a catalyst comprising about 2 to about 45 wt-% iron sulfide and about 20 to about 98 wt-% alumina, said iron sulfide including iron sulfide crystallites with a mean diameter of about 5 to about 150 nanometers;
- and heavy hydrocarbon medium, wherein said catalyst is dispersed in said heavy hydrocarbon medium and said iron sulfide crystallites comprising no less than 99 wt-% FexS, where x is between 0.7 and 1.3.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.