Abstract: Said process involves the following steps: (a) converting a C1 to C6 alcohol stream to produce a mixture containing paraffins, olefins, aromatics, and water; (b) separating the water from the mixture to form a water-depleted mixture; the water-depleted mixture is separated and/or treated to recover hydrocarbons; The process includes adding, in step (a) of converting the C1 to C6 alcohol stream, a carbon dioxide-containing stream, and jointly converting the carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide in step (a) of converting the C1-C6 alcohol stream.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a jet fuel composition obtained from renewable feedstocks comprising, relative to the total volume of the composition: a. from 50 to 90% by volume of at least one paraffinic base obtained from a hydrotreatment of esters and fatty acids, from a Fischer-Tropsch process or from a process for the production of jet fuel from alcohols, and which comprises at least 90% by weight of paraffins relative to the total weight of the paraffinic base, b.

Abstract: The process comprises the steps of: (a) converting a C1 to C6 alcohol stream to produce a mixture containing paraffins, olefins, aromatics, and water; (b) separating water from the mixture; (c) oligomerizing olefins from the water-depleted mixture; (d) alkylating aromatics from the water-depleted mixture; (e) forming a stream of hydrocarbons to be hydrogenated from the olefins oligomerized in step (c) and the aromatics alkylated in step (d); (f) hydrogenating the stream of hydrocarbons to be hydrogenated; (g) recovering a jet fuel fraction from the stream of hydrogenated hydrocarbons; wherein, in the mixture produced in conversion step (a), the ratio of the mass of C3+ olefins to the total mass of olefins is greater than or equal to 0.8.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing a jet fuel, comprising a step of converting an alcohol stream in a fluidized bed, a jet fuel and a plant associated with said process. The process involves the following steps: (a) converting a C1 to C6 alcohol stream to produce a mixture containing paraffins, olefins, aromatics, and water; (b) separating water from the mixture; (c) oligomerizing olefins; and (d) alkylating aromatics from the mixture; (e) forming a stream of hydrocarbons to be hydrogenated; (f) hydrogenating the stream of hydrocarbons to be hydrogenated; (g) recovering at least one jet fuel fraction from the hydrogenated hydrocarbon stream. Conversion step (a) is carried out in a reaction zone comprising at least one fluidized catalytic bed. In the mixture of paraffins, olefins, aromatics and water produced in conversion step (a), the ratio of the mass of C3+ olefins to the total mass of olefins is greater than or equal to 0.8.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for determining a parameter representative of the quality of a composition of natural origin, this parameter making it possible to determine the most appropriate heteroatom removal treatment for processing this composition, in particular with a view to its hydrotreatment for the manufacture of renewable fuels. The invention also concerns a process for reducing the heteroatom content of this type of composition, in particular for manufacturing a renewable fuel.

Abstract: A jet-fuel composition coming from renewable feedstocks comprising from 65% to 95% by mass at least one paraffinic base coming from a hydrotreatment of esters and fatty acids or a Fisher-Tropsch method and comprising 90% by mass paraffins and 5% to 35% by mass at least one C6-C16 or C8-C16 aromatic base, characterised in that said aromatic base corresponds to the C6-C16 or C8-C16 fraction of a biofuel produced by a method for converting into fuel at least one C2 bioalcohol and characterised in that said aromatic base contains at least 60% by mass aromatic compounds, said aromatic compounds comprising at least 50% by mass benzene substituted by at least C2-C5 n-alkyl, n being an integer from 1 to 3, and wherein the final jet-fuel composition comprises less than 9.5% by mass C6-C16 cycloalkanes.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is a fuel composition comprising: (i) from 50 to 79% by mass of a mixture of hydrocarbons comprising: a) from 35 to 55% by mass of aromatic compounds; b) from 30 to 50% by mass of non-cyclic paraffins containing at least 5 carbon atoms; and c) from 5 to 15% by mass of naphthenes; (ii) from 20 to 40% by mass of one or more ethers; and (iii) from 1 to 10% by mass of butane. This composition is useful for supplying a controlled-ignition engine, in automobile vehicles intended for general-public applications or for competition.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is a fuel composition comprising: (i) from 50 to 79% by mass of a mixture of hydrocarbons comprising: a) from 35 to 55% by mass of aromatic compounds; b) from 30 to 50% by mass of non-cyclic paraffins containing at least 5 carbon atoms; and c) from 5 to 15% by mass of naphthenes; (ii) from 20 to 40% by mass of one or more ethers; and (iii) from 1 to 10% by mass of butane. This composition is useful for supplying a controlled-ignition engine, in automobile vehicles intended for general-public applications or for competition.

Abstract: A novel process is described which allows selective hydrodesulphurizing gasoline cuts containing sulphur-containing compounds and olefins. The process employs a catalyst comprising a support selected, for example, from refractory oxides such as aluminas, silicas, silica-aluminas or magnesia, used alone or as a mixture, a group VI metal, preferably Mo or W which may or may not be promoted by a group VIII metal, Co or Ni. The catalyst is characterized by a mean pore diameter of more than 22 nm. The process may comprise one or more steps.

Abstract: Production of gasolines with low sulfur contents from a starting gasoline containing sulfur-containing compounds comprising a stage a) for selective hydrogenation of non-aromatic polyunsaturated compounds present in the starting gasoline, a stage b) for increasing the molecular weight of the light sulfur-containing products that are initially present in the gasoline that enters this stage, a stage c) for alkylation of at least a portion of the sulfur-containing compounds present in the product that originates from stage b), a stage d) for fractionation of the gasoline that originates from stage c) into at least two fractions, one fraction virtually lacking in sulfur-containing compounds, whereby the other contains a larger proportion of sulfur-containing compounds (heavy gasoline), a stage e) for catalytic treatment of the heavy gasoline for transformation of sulfur-containing compounds under conditions for the at least partial decomposition of hydrogenation of these sulfur-containing compounds.

Abstract: A novel process is described which allows selective hydrodesulphurizing gasoline cuts containing sulphur-containing compounds and olefins. The process employs a catalyst comprising a support selected, for example, from refractory oxides such as aluminas, silicas, silica-aluminas or magnesia, used alone or as a mixture, a group VI metal, preferably Mo or W which may or may not be promoted by a group VIII metal, Co or Ni. The catalyst is characterized by a mean pore diameter of more than 22 nm. The process may comprise one or more steps.

Abstract: The invention relates to a treatment process of a sulphur-containing hydrocarbon fraction, comprising the following steps: a) a hydrodesulphurization step of said hydrocarbon fraction to produce a sulphur-depleted effluent, consisting of passing the hydrocarbon fraction mixed with hydrogen over at least one hydrodesulphurization catalyst. b) a step of separation of the partially desulphurized hydrocarbon fraction from the hydrogen introduced in excess, as well as the H2S formed in step a). c) a step of collecting both mercaptans and thiophenic compounds, consisting of placing the partially desulphurized hydrocarbon fraction originating in step b) in contact with an adsorbent comprising at least one element chosen from the group constituted by the elements of groups VIII, IB, IIB and IVA, the adsorbent being used in reduced form in the absence of hydrogen at a temperature above 40° C., the metal content in the reduced form of the adsorbent being above 25% by weight.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process for hydrodesulphurizing a gasoline containing less than 0.1% by weight of sulphur derived from a catalytic cracking unit or other conversion units, said process comprising at least one hydrodesulphurization reactor using a bimetallic catalyst operating at a HSV in the range 0.1 h?1 to 20 h?1, a temperature in the range 220° C. to 350° C. and a pressure in the range 0.1 MPa to 5 MPa, and comprising recycling a fraction of the desulphurized gasoline to the inlet to the hydrodesulphurization reactor with a recycle ratio in the range 0.1 to 3 times the flow rate of the gasoline to be desulphurized.

Abstract: The invention concerns a fixed bed process for capturing arsenic and for desulphurizing a hydrocarbon fraction comprising olefins, sulphur and arsenic, said process comprising a step a) for bringing a capture mass into contact with said hydrocarbon fraction in the presence of hydrogen, the ratio between the flow rate of hydrogen and the flow rate of the hydrocarbon fraction being in the range 50 to 800 Nm3/m3, the operating temperature being in the range 200° C. to 400° C., the operating pressure being in the range 0.2 to 5 MPa. The capture mass comprises molybdenum in a sulphurized form, nickel in a sulphurized form and at least one porous support selected from the group constituted by aluminas, silica, silica-aluminas, titanium oxide and magnesium oxide. The nickel content is in the range 10% to 28% by weight and the molybdenum content is in the range 0.3% to 2.1% by weight.

Abstract: The invention is about a catalyst comprising at least one support, at least one group VIII element, at least one group VIB element and phosphorus, in which the density of group VIB elements per unit surface area of the support is in the range (limits included) 2×10?4 to 18×10?4 of oxides of group VIB elements per m2 of support, in which the molar ratio of phosphorus to the group VIB element is in the range 0.27 to 2.00, and in which the amount of group VIB elements is in the range (limits included) 1% to 20% by weight of oxides of group VIB elements and in which the support has a specific surface area of less than 135 m2/g. The invention is also about a process for hydrodesulphurizing gasoline cuts containing sulphur and olefins in the presence of this catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating a feed corresponding to a pyrolysis gasoline, comprising: a) at least one stage of selective hydrogenation of the feed, referred to as HD1, b) fractionating in one or more distillation columns the effluent from stage a) in order to produce at least one light C5 cut, an intermediate C6 or C6-C7 or C6-C8 cut intended for aromatics production, a heavy C7+ or C8+ or C9+ cut intended for gasoline production, c) at least one stage of hydrodesulfurization and deep hydrogenation of the intermediate cut, referred to as HD2, d) at least one stage of alkylation of the heavy C7+, C8+ or C9+ cut consisting of a treatment on an acid catalyst allowing weighting of the sulfur compounds, e) at least one stage of distillation of the effluent from stage d), intended to produce a light fraction that can be directly used as a low-sulfur gasoline base, and a heavy C11+ or C12+ fraction rich in sulfur compounds, used as middle distillate or fuel oil.

Abstract: A process for capturing organometallic impurities comprising at least one of a heavy metal, silicon, phosphorus, and arsenic, contained in a hydrocarbon feed comprising contacting the feed with a capture mass comprising at least one of iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) deposited on a porous support at least one of aluminas, silica, silica-aluminas, and titanium, or magnesium oxides used alone or as a mixture with alumina or silica-alumina, the metallic element being in the sulphide form with a degree of sulphurization of at least 60%, and in which the feed to be treated is a catalytically cracked gasoline containing 5% to 60% by weight of olefins, 50 ppm to 6000 ppm by weight of sulphur and traces of arsenic in amounts in the range 10 ppb to 1000 ppb by weight.

Abstract: Production of gasolines with low sulfur contents from a starting gasoline containing sulfur-containing compounds comprising a stage a) for selective hydrogenation of non-aromatic polyunsaturated compounds present in the starting gasoline, a stage b) for increasing the molecular weight of the light sulfur-containing products that are initially present in the gasoline that enters this stage, a stage c) for alkylation of at least a portion of the sulfur-containing compounds present in the product that originates from stage b), a stage d) for fractionation of the gasoline that originates from stage c) into at least two fractions, one fraction virtually lacking in sulfur-containing compounds, whereby the other contains a larger proportion of sulfur-containing compounds (heavy gasoline), a stage e) for catalytic treatment of the heavy gasoline for transformation of sulfur-containing compounds under conditions for the at least partial decomposition of hydrogenation of these sulfur-containing compounds.

Abstract: A process for reducing the quantity of sulphur present in a hydrocarbon feed such as a gasoline or a gas oil, comprises: d) bringing said feed containing sulphur-containing compounds into contact with an adsorbent having a selectivity for sulphur-containing compounds under conditions for producing, at the outlet from the contact zone, a desulphurized effluent which is collected, said adsorption being carried out in the liquid phase or in the gas phase; e) gas phase desorption of the sulphur-containing compounds present on said adsorbent using a hydrogen-containing gaseous fluid derived from a hydrodesulphurization zone to obtain a gaseous effluent comprising hydrogen and desorbed sulphur-containing compounds; sending the gaseous effluent from step b) to said hydrodesulphurization zone and desulphurizing it therein.

Abstract: A process for jointly carrying out selective hydrogenation of polyunsaturated compounds into monounsaturated compounds contained in gasolines, and for transforming light sulphur-containing compounds into heavier compounds by reaction with unsaturated compounds, said process employing a supported catalyst comprising at least one metal from group VIB and at least one non-noble metal from group VIII used in the sulphurized form, deposited on a specific support comprising a metal aluminate of the MAl2O4 type with a metal M selected from the group constituted by nickel and cobalt, and comprising bringing the feed into contact with the catalyst at a temperature in the range of 80° C. to 220° C. at a liquid hourly space velocity in the range of 1 h?1 to 10 h?1 and at a pressure in the range of 0.5 to 5 MPa.