Abstract: The invention describes a mass for scavenging mercaptans which is particularly suitable for the treatment of olefinic gasoline cuts containing sulfur such as gasolines resulting from catalytic cracking. The scavenging mass comprises an active phase based on group VIII, IB or IIB metal particles which is prepared by a step of bringing a porous support into contact with a metal salt of said group VIII, IB or IIB metal and a step heating the resulting mixture to a temperature above the melting point of said metal salt. The invention also relates to a process for using said scavenging mass for the adsorption of mercaptans.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for capturing organometallic impurities in a gasoline-type hydrocarbon feedstock containing sulfur compounds and olefins, wherein said feedstock is brought into contact with hydrogen and a capture mass comprising a nickel-based active phase, and a mesoporous and macroporous alumina substrate having a bimodal distribution of mesopores and wherein: —the volume of mesopores having a diameter greater than or equal to 2 nm and less than 18 nm corresponds to between 10 and 30% by volume of the total pore volume of said substrate; —the volume of mesopores with a diameter greater than or equal to 18 nm and less than 50 nm corresponds to between 30 and 50% by volume of the total pore volume of said substrate.

Abstract: Process for producing a light gasoline having a sulfur content of less than 10 ppm by weight, with respect to the total weight of the light gasoline, starting from a gasoline containing sulfur compounds, olefins and diolefins, which process includes a) a stage of selective hydrogenation to hydrogenate the diolefins and a reaction for increasing the molecular weight of a part of the sulfur compounds; b) a stage separating the effluent obtained from stage a) into a gaseous fraction, a light gasoline cut and a heavy gasoline cut, stage b) being carried out in a fractionation column containing n plates, n being an integer of 20 or more, the first plate being the reboiler and the plate “n” being the condenser, wherein the light gasoline cut is withdrawn from the fractionation column at the plate “n-i”, with i being 1 to 10.

Abstract: Method for treating a partially desulphurised sulphur-containing hydrocarbon feedstock from a preliminary hydrodesulphurisation step in the presence of a catalyst comprising an active phase comprising a group VII metal and a mesoporous and macroporous alumina support comprising a bimodal distribution of mesopores, wherein: —the volume of mesopores having a diameter greater than or equal to 2 nm and less than 18 nm is between 10 and 30% by volume of the total pore volume of the support; —the volume of mesopores having a diameter greater than or equal to 18 nm and less than 50 nm is between 30 and 50% by volume of the total pore volume of the support; —the volume of macropores having a diameter greater than or equal to 50 nm and less than 8000 nm is between 30 and 50% by volume of the total pore volume of the support.

Abstract: A process for treating a gasoline containing sulfur compounds, olefins and diolefins comprises step a) bringing into contact the gasoline, hydrogen and a hydrodesulfurization catalyst, in at least one reactor. In step b) effluent from a), hydrogen, and a hydrodesulfurization catalyst are brought into contact in at least one reactor. In step c) effluent from b) is sent to a separation drum operating at a pressure of between 1.0 and 2.0 MPa to obtain a gaseous fraction containing H2S and hydrogen and a liquid fraction containing desulfurized gasoline and a fraction of dissolved H2S. In step d), the liquid fraction is sent to a stabilization column to obtain at the top a stream comprising residual H2S and C4- hydrocarbon compounds and at the bottom a stabilized gasoline. In step e), the gaseous fraction is recycled at least in part to at least one of steps a) and/or b).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for trapping mercaptans contained in a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon feedstock which is optionally partially desulfurized, resulting from a step of catalytic hydrodesulfurization, at a temperature of between 40° C. and 250° C., a pressure of between 0.2 MPa and 5 MPa, at an hourly space velocity, defined as the volume flow rate of feedstock at the inlet per volume of trapping mass, of between 0.1 h?1 and 50 h?1, in the presence of a trapping mass comprising an active phase based on at least one group VIII, IB or IIB metal, and a porous oxide or oxide mixture, the active metal of which has been activated beforehand by reduction and then passivated for the loading thereof by carbon dioxide treatment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for trapping mercaptans contained in a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon feedstock which is optionally partially desulfurized, resulting from a step of catalytic hydrodesulfurization, at a temperature of between 170° C. and 220° C., a pressure of between 0.2 MPa and 5 MPa, at an hourly space velocity, defined as the volume flow rate of feedstock at the inlet per volume of trapping mass, of between 0.1 h?1 and 50 h?1, in the presence of a trapping mass comprising a nickel-based active phase with an Ni°/NiO ratio of between 0.25 and 4, and an inorganic support selected from the group consisting of alumina, silica, silica-alumina, and clays.

Abstract: Process for trapping mercaptans contained in a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon feedstock, in the presence of a trapping mass comprising an active phase based on at least one group VIII, IB or IIB metal, and a mesoporous or macroporous support, said trapping mass comprising a specific surface area of between 120 m2/g and 350 m2/g, and: the volume of mesopores with a diameter greater than or equal to 2 nm and less than 50 nm corresponds to between 40% and 70% by volume of the total pore volume of said trapping mass; the volume of macropores with a diameter greater than or equal to 50 nm corresponds to between 30% and 60% by volume of the total pore volume of said trapping mass.

Abstract: Process for trapping mercaptans contained in a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon feedstock, in the presence of a trapping mass comprising an active phase based on at least one group VIII, IB or IIB metal, and a mesoporous support comprising a bimodal distribution of mesopores, said trapping mass comprising a specific surface area of between 120 m2/g and 350 m2/g, and: the volume of mesopores with a diameter greater than or equal to 2 nm and less than 20 nm corresponds to between 35% and 70% by volume of the total pore volume of said trapping mass; the volume of mesopores with a diameter greater than or equal to 20 nm and less than 50 nm corresponds to between 25% and 60% by volume of the total pore volume of said trapping mass.

Abstract: Catalyst comprising an active phase based on at least one group VIB metal, at least one group VIII metal, phosphorus, sodium and an alumina-based support, the sodium content being between 50 and 2000 ppm by weight in the form of Na—O relative to the total weight of said catalyst, and the molar ratio of phosphorus to sodium being between 1.5 and 300.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for hydrodesulfurization of a sulfur-containing olefinic gasoline cut wherein said gasoline cut, hydrogen and a catalyst comprising an alumina support obtained by dehydration of an aluminum hydroxide or oxyhydroxide at a temperature of between 400° C. and 1200° C. and for a time of between 0.1 seconds and 5 seconds, at least one metal from group VIB, at least one metal from group VIII, and phosphorus are brought into contact, the molar ratio between the phosphorus and the metal from group VIB being between and 0.35.

Abstract: Method for treating a partially desulphurised sulphur-containing hydrocarbon feedstock from a preliminary hydrodesulphurisation step in the presence of a catalyst comprising an active phase comprising a group VII metal and a mesoporous and macroporous alumina support comprising a bimodal distribution of mesopores, wherein: -the volume of mesopores having a diameter greater than or equal to 2 nm and less than 18 nm is between 10 and 30% by volume of the total pore volume of the support; -the volume of mesopores having a diameter greater than or equal to 18 nm and less than 50 nm is between 30 and 50% by volume of the total pore volume of the support; -the volume of macropores having a diameter greater than or equal to 50 nm and less than 8000 nm is between 30 and 50% by volume of the total pore volume of the support.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the hydrodesulfurization of an olefinic gasoline cut containing sulfur, wherein said gasoline cut, hydrogen and a catalyst are brought into contact, said catalyst comprising a group VIB metal, a group VIII metal and a mesoporous and macroporous alumina substrate having a bimodal mesopore distribution and wherein: —the volume of mesopores having a diameter greater than or equal to 2 nm and less than 18 nm corresponds to between 10 and 30% by volume of the total pore volume of said substrate; —the volume of mesopores having a diameter greater than or equal to 18 nm and less than 50 nm corresponds to between 30 and 50% by volume of the total pore volume of said substrate; —the volume of macropores having a diameter greater than or equal to 50 nm and less than 8000 nm corresponds to between 30 and 50% by volume of the total pore volume of said substrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for capturing organometallic impurities in a gasoline-type hydrocarbon feedstock containing sulfur compounds and olefins, wherein said feedstock is brought into contact with hydrogen and a capture mass comprising a nickel-based active phase, and a mesoporous and macroporous alumina substrate having a bimodal distribution of mesopores and wherein: —the volume of mesopores having a diameter greater than or equal to 2 nm and less than 18 nm corresponds to between 10 and 30% by volume of the total pore volume of said substrate; —the volume of mesopores with a diameter greater than or equal to 18 nm and less than 50 nm corresponds to between 30 and 50% by volume of the total pore volume of said substrate.

Abstract: A method for selective hydrogenation of gasoline including polyunsaturated compounds and light sulfur compounds wherein the gasoline and hydrogen is brought into contact with a catalyst containing a group VIB metal, a group VIII metal and a mesoporous and macroporous alumina substrate having a bimodal mesopore distribution and wherein the volume of mesopores having a diameter greater than or equal to 2 nm and less than 18 nm is 10 to 30% by volume of the total pore volume of the substrate, the volume of mesopores having a diameter greater than or equal to 18 nm and less than 50 nm is 30 to 50% by volume of the total pore volume of the substrate; the volume of macropores having a diameter greater than or equal to 50 nm and less than 8000 nm is 30 to 50% by volume of the total pore volume of the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an original process for the preparation of a catalyst in the form of an extrudate comprising an acid zeolite with the structural code MFI, the zeolite content being between 45% and 90% relative to the total mass of the catalyst, and a binder, and optionally containing a hydrogenating active phase, comprising at least a) the mixture of said MFI zeolite and the binder, the average size of the elementary particles of said MFI zeolite being between 110 and 800 nm, b) the addition of said mixture a) of a peptizing agent c) the addition to said mixture of a neutralizing agent d) the shaping by extrusion of the mixture e) optionally, the drying of the solid, f) the heat treatment of the said solid obtained in the presence of water vapor at a temperature between 400 and 1000° C. in the presence of an air flow containing from 1 to 60% by volume of water, and g) optionally, the introduction of one or more precursors of a hydrogenating active phase on the solid.

Abstract: The invention describes a process for the photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide carried out in the liquid phase and/or in the gas phase under irradiation employing a photocatalyst of microporous crystalline metal sulfide type, said process being carried out by bringing a charge containing the CO2 and at least one sacrificial compound into contact with said photocatalyst, then by irradiating the photocatalyst by at least one irradiation source producing at least one wavelength lower than the bandgap width of said photocatalyst, so as to reduce the CO2 and to oxidize the sacrificial compound, so as to produce an effluent containing, at least in part, C1 or more carbon-based molecules other than CO2.

Abstract: A hydrotreating catalyst comprising an active phase containing at least one group VIB metal and at least one group VIII metal, and a porous support containing alumina and at least one spinel MAl2O4 where M is chosen from nickel and cobalt, characterized in that: the molar ratio (r1) between said group VIII metal and said group VIB metal of the active phase is between 1.0 and 3.0 mol/mol; the molar ratio (r2) between said metal M of the porous support and said group VIII metal of the active phase is between 0.3 and 0.7 mol/mol; the molar ratio (r3) between the sum of the contents of the metal M and of the group VIII metal relative to the content of group VIB metal is between 2.2 and 3.0 mol/mol.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for the photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide carried out in the liquid phase and/or in the gas phase under irradiation using a photocatalyst comprising a support made from alumina or silica or silica-alumina and nanoparticles of molybdenum sulfide or tungsten sulfide having a band gap greater than 2.3 eV, said method comprising the following steps: a) bringing a feedstock containing carbon dioxide and at least one sacrificial compound into contact with said photocatalyst, b) irradiating the photocatalyst with at least one source of irradiation producing at least one wavelength smaller than the width of the band gap of said photocatalyst so as to reduce the carbon dioxide and oxidise the sacrificial compound in the presence of said photocatalyst activated by said source of irradiation, in such a way as to produce an effluent containing, at least in part, C1 or above carbon-containing molecules, different from CO2.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction method carried out in liquid and/or gas phase under irradiation, using a photocatalyst containing a first semiconductor, particles comprising one or more metallic-state elements M, and a second semiconductor SC, wherein the method is carried out by contacting a feedstock containing the CO2 and at least one sacrificial compound with the photocatalyst, then irradiating the photocatalyst such that the CO2 is reduced, and oxidising the sacrificial compound in order to produce an effluent containing at least in part C1 or above carbon molecules other than CO2.