Abstract: Process for upgrading a liquid hydrocarbon feed comprising the steps of (a) preparing a slurry comprising the hydrocarbon feed having a boiling range above 350° C. and solid particles comprising a rehydratable material, (b) thermally treating said slurry at a temperature in the range of 250 to 550° C., (c) optionally separating the thermally treated slurry into (I) a lower boiling fraction and (ii) a higher boiling fraction containing the solid particles and formed coke, if any, and (d) separating the solid particles and formed coke, if any, from the thermally treated slurry resulting from step b) or the higher boiling fraction of step c).

Abstract: A process for the production of a ketone having a carbon number between about 20 and about 40 comprising contacting fatty acids containing from about 10 to about 21 carbons atoms with a hydrotalcite catalyst under conditions effective to decarboxylate said acids. More particularly said decarboxylation conditions comprise: a temperature in the range between about 300° C. and about 400° C.; a pressure in the range between about 0.01 and about 5 bar; and a weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) of from about 0.1 to about 10 hr?1.

Abstract: Process for upgrading a liquid hydrocarbon feed comprising the steps of (a) preparing a slurry comprising the hydrocarbon feed having a boiling range above 350° C. and solid particles comprising a rehydratable material, (b) thermally treating said slurry at a temperature in the range of 250 to 550° C., (c) optionally separating the thermally treated slurry into (I) a lower boiling fraction and (ii) a higher boiling fraction containing the solid particles and formed coke, if any, and (d) separating the solid particles and formed coke, if any, from the thermally treated slurry resulting from step b) or the higher boiling fraction of step c).

Abstract: The invention pertains to a process for the alkylation of hydrocarbons wherein a hydrocarbon feedstock and an olefin are contacted with a catalyst at alkylation process conditions. The catalyst comprises a hydrogenation function and a solid acid. The ratio between (i) the volume in catalyst pores with a diameter in the range of about 40-8000 nm and (ii) the specific length of the catalyst particles is in the range of about 0.01-0.90 ml/(g*mm). The catalyst has a total pore volume of at least about 0.20 ml/g and the volume in the catalyst pores with a diameter in the range of about 40-8000 nm is below about 0.30 ml/g.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a process for the alkylation of hydrocarbons wherein a hydrocarbon feedstock and an olefin are contacted with a catalyst at alkylation process conditions. The catalyst comprises a hydrogenation function and a solid acid. The ratio between (i) the volume in catalyst pores with a diameter in the range of about 40-8000 nm and (ii) the specific length of the catalyst particles is in the range of about 0.01-0.90 ml/(g*mm). The catalyst has a total pore volume of at least about 0.20 ml/g and the volume in the catalyst pores with a diameter in the range of about 40-8000 nm is below about 0.30 ml/g.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a catalyst comprising catalyst particles comprising a hydrogenation function and a solid acid, wherein the ratio between (i) the volume in catalyst pores with a diameter in the range of 40-8000 nm and (ii) the specific length of the catalyst particles is in the range of 0.01-0.90 ml/(g*mm) and wherein the catalyst has a total pore volume of at least 0.20 ml/g and the volume in the catalyst pores with a diameter in the range of 40-8000 nm is below 0.30 ml/g. The invention further pertains to the use of this catalyst in the alkylation of hydrocarbons.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a process for alkylating hydrocarbons in which an alkylatable organic compound is reacted with an alkylation agent to form an alkylate in the presence of a catalyst comprising a hydrogenating function and a solid acid constituent, with the catalyst being subjected intermittently to a regeneration step by being contacted with a feed containing a saturated hydrocarbon and hydrogen, said regeneration being carried out at 90% or less of the active cycle of the catalyst, with the active cycle of the catalyst being defined as the time from the start of the feeding of the alkylation agent to the moment when 20% of the alkylation agent leaves the catalyst-containing reactor section without being converted, not counting isomerization inside the molecule. The process according to the invention is especially attractive for the alkylation of isobutane with one or more butenes to form an alkylate with a high RON.