Abstract: The invention relates to a method for separating meta-xylene from C8 aromatic fractions, using a zeolitic adsorbent based on sodium-exchanged or sodium-and-lithium-exchanged agglomerated crystals of zeolite Y, with a large external surface area.

Abstract: A catalytic adsorbent, comprising at least cobalt and molybdenum deposited on a porous substrate in which the content of cobalt, expressed in terms of CoO oxide, is between 11 and 30% by weight relative to the total weight of said adsorbent and the content of molybdenum, expressed in terms of MoO3 oxide, is between 3 and 30% by weight relative to the total weight of said adsorbent, is described. This invention also relates to a process for hydrotreatment using said catalytic adsorbent.

Abstract: The invention of the current application is a process for eliminating arsenic from a hydrocarbon feed which is at least partially liquid, including steps a and b. Step a includes bringing the hydrocarbon feed and hydrogen into contact with a first capture mass including a support and at least one metal M1 from group VIB and at least two metals M2 and M3 from group VIII. Step b includes bringing the hydrocarbon feed and hydrogen into contact with a second capture mass in the sulphide form including a support and nickel, the quantity of nickel being at least 5% by weight of NiO with respect to the total weight of the second capture mass. Step a) is either carried out before step b) or carried out simultaneously with step b).

Abstract: The present invention describes a process for the production of high-purity paraxylene from a xylenes cut capable of containing ethylbenzene and C9 compounds, said process using two simulated moving bed separation units operating in series and two isomerization units.

Abstract: The present invention describes a process for the production of high-purity paraxylene from a xylenes cut containing xylenes and ethylbenzene, a process using two simulated moving bed separation units and two isomerization units.

Abstract: A process for separating propylene mixed with propane by adsorption in a simulated moving bed is described. The process operates in the gaseous phase or in the liquid phase, and it uses a 13X faujasite-type zeolite as adsorbent solid and butene-1 or isobutane or any mixture of these 2 components as desorbent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to zeolitic adsorbents based on agglomerated crystals of FAU zeolite containing barium and/or potassium, with large external surface area, combining optimum properties in terms of selectivity and mechanical strength. These adsorbents find applications in the separation of cuts of C8-aromatic isomers and notably of xylenes, in the separation of isomers of substituted toluene such as nitrotoluene, diethyltoluene, toluenediamine, in the separation of cresols, and in the separation of polyhydric alcohols such as sugars.

Abstract: A process reducing sulfides R1-S—R2, with R1 and R2 methyl or ethyl, in a gasoline containing diolefins, mono-olefins and sulphur: A) contacting gasoline in mixture with a light gasoline cut recycled from C) and hydrogen in a reactor with catalyst A at least one VIb metal and at least one non noble group VIII metal on a support, producing effluent having diolefins and sulfides R1-S—R2, with R1 and R2 methyl or ethyl radicals lower than that that of the starting gasoline; B) the effluent from A) is sent into a fractionating column separating at the top a light gasoline cut containing hydrocarbons having less than 6 carbon atoms per molecule and at the bottom a heavy gasoline cut containing hydrocarbons having 6 and more than 6 carbon atoms per molecule; C) recycling a part of the light gasoline from B) to the reactor of A) with a recycle ratio 0.1 to 0.7.

Abstract: The present application concerns a process for the treatment of a gasoline containing sulphur-containing compounds and olefins, with the following steps: a) a step for hydrodesulphurization of said gasoline in order to produce an effluent which is depleted in sulphur by passing the gasoline mixed with hydrogen over at least one hydrodesulphurization catalyst; b) a step for separating the partially desulphurized gasoline from the hydrogen introduced in excess as well as the H2S formed during step a); c) a catalytic step for sweetening desulphurized gasoline obtained from step b), which converts residual mercaptans into thioethers via an addition reaction with the olefins.

Abstract: A process for the treatment of a gasoline containing sulphur-containing compounds, olefins and diolefins: a) fractionating the gasoline into at least: a light gasoline cut LCN; a primary intermediate gasoline cut, MCN; and a primary heavy gasoline cut HHCN; b) desulphurizing the primary intermediate gasoline cut MCN alone producing an at least partially desulphurized primary intermediate gasoline cut MCN; c) desulphurizing the primary heavy gasoline cut HHCN alone producing an at least partially desulphurized primary heavy gasoline cut HHCN; d) sending, as a mixture, the partially desulphurized primary intermediate gasoline cut MCN and the partially desulphurized primary heavy gasoline cut HHCN to a separation column separating a gaseous stream containing hydrogen and H2S, a secondary intermediate gasoline cut MCN with low sulphur and mercaptans contents and a secondary heavy gasoline cut HHCN containing sulphur-containing compounds including recombinant mercaptans; e) desulphurizing the secondary heavy g

Abstract: The present invention concerns a process for the desulphurization of a gasoline cut containing sulphur-containing compounds, olefins and diolefins, comprising at least the following steps: a) fractionating the gasoline in order to recover a light gasoline cut LCN and a first heavy gasoline cut HCN; b) carrying out a first step for desulphurization of the first heavy gasoline cut HCN; c) partially condensing the first desulphurization effluent obtained from step b) in a manner such as to produce a gaseous phase essentially constituted by hydrogen and H2S and a liquid hydrocarbon phase HCN comprising dissolved H2S; d) separating the liquid hydrocarbon phase HCN into an intermediate gasoline cut MCN and a second heavy gasoline cut HHCN; e) carrying out a second step for desulphurization of the second heavy gasoline cut

Abstract: The present invention relates to zeolitic adsorbents based on agglomerated crystals of FAU zeolite comprising barium and/or potassium, with large external surface area, combining optimum properties in terms of selectivity and mechanical strength. These adsorbents find applications in the separation of cuts of C8-aromatic isomers and notably of xylenes, in the separation of isomers of substituted toluene such as nitrotoluene, diethyltoluene, toluenediamine, in the separation of cresols, and polyhydric alcohols, such as sugars.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for reducing the content of sulfide-type compounds of formula R1-S—R2, with R1 and R2 selected from among the methyl (CH3) and ethyl (C2H5) radicals, of a gasoline that contains diolefins, monoolefins, and sulfur. The method implements a first catalytic step for selective hydrogenation of diolefins at a temperature of between 60° C. and 150° C. and then a step for heating the effluent that is obtained from the first step with a temperature difference ?T of between 10° C. and 100° C. and a second catalytic step on the effluent that is heated in such a way as to produce an effluent that has a content of sulfide-type compounds of formula R1-S—R2, with R1 and R2 selected from among the methyl (CH3) and ethyl (C2H5) radicals, lower than that of the starting gasoline.

Abstract: A process for the treatment of a gasoline containing sulphur-containing compounds, olefins and diolefins, comprising the following steps: a) fractionating the gasoline in a manner such as to recover at least one intermediate gasoline cut, MCN, comprising hydrocarbons and wherein the temperature difference (?T) between the 5% and 95% by weight distillation points is less than 60° C.; b) desulphurizing the intermediate gasoline cut MCN alone and in the presence of a hydrodesulphurization catalyst and hydrogen in a manner such as to produce a partially desulphurized intermediate gasoline cut MCN; and c) fractionating, in a splitter, the at least partially desulphurized intermediate gasoline cut MCN which has not undergone catalytic treatment subsequent to step b), in a manner such as to recover an intermediate gasoline with low sulphur and mercaptans contents from the column head and a cut of hydrocarbons containing sulphur-containing compounds including mercaptans from the column bottom.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for treatment of a gasoline that comprises diolefins, olefins and sulfur-containing compounds including mercaptans, consisting of a stage for treatment of the gasoline in a distillation column (2) comprising at least one reaction zone (3) including at least one catalyst that makes it possible to carry out the addition of mercaptans to the olefins that are contained in the gasoline that distills toward the top of the catalytic column.

Abstract: The present invention describes a novel configuration for simulated moving bed separation processes characterized by using two adsorbers each containing 12 beds, these two adsorbers functioning in parallel. This novel configuration can be used to optimize para-xylene production.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for separating meta-xylene from C8 aromatic fractions, using a zeolitic adsorbent based on sodium-exchanged or sodium-and-lithium-exchanged agglomerated crystals of zeolite Y, with a large external surface area.

Abstract: The present invention describes a process for the production of high-purity paraxylene from a xylenes cut containing xylenes and ethylbenzene, a process using two simulated moving bed separation units and two isomerization units.

Abstract: The present invention describes a process for the production of high-purity paraxylene from a xylenes cut capable of containing ethylbenzene and C9 compounds, said process using two simulated moving bed separation units operating in series and two isomerization units.

Abstract: The present invention describes a process for the production of high-purity paraxylene based on a xylene cut, a process using one simulated mobile bed separation unit and two isomerization units, one in gas phase and the other in liquid phase.