Abstract: Low sulfur gasoline is produced from a catalytically cracked, sulfur-containing naphtha by fractionating the naphtha feed into a number of fractions of differing boiling range and hydrodesulfurizing them by by feeding them into a hydrodesulfurization reactor at spaced locations along the length of the reactor in order of descending boiling range, with the highest boiling fraction first. Staged introduction of the feed into the hydrodesulfurization reactor in this way promotes desulfurization of the sulfur-rich, olefin poor back end of the feed while reducing the saturation of the high octane olefins in the olefin-rich, sulfur-poor front end, so preserving octane while achieving the desired desulfurization. The hydrodesulfurization is followed by treatment over an acidic catalyst, preferably an intermediate pore size zeolite such as ZSM-5.

Abstract: There is provided a catalyst comprising at least one hydrogenation metal, such as Ni and Mo, supported on a delaminated layered silicate, such as kenyaite, which has been swollen and calcined. There is also provided a method for making this catalyst. There is further provided a process for using this catalyst to demetalize a petroleum feedstock, such as a gas oil.

Abstract: There is provided a method for hydrogenating aromatics with a catalyst comprising a crystalline ultra-large pore oxide material. The catalyst also comprises a hydrogenation metal, such as palladium. The process may be used to saturate benzene to form cyclohexane.

Abstract: There is provided a catalyst comprising at least one hydrogenation metal, such as Ni and Mo, supported on a delaminated layered silicate, such as kenyaite, which has been swollen and calcined. There is also provided a method for making this catalyst. There is further provided a process for using this catalyst to demetalize a petroleum feedstock, such as a gas oil.

Abstract: A moderate pressure hydrocracking process in which a highly aromatic, substantially dealkylated feedstock is processed to high octane gasoline and low sulfur distillate by hydrocracking over a catalyst, preferably comprising ultrastable Y and a Group VIII metal and a Group VI metal, in which the amount of the Group VIII metal content is incorporated at specified proportion into the framework aluminum content of the ultrastable Y component. The feedstock which is preferably a light cycle oil has an aromatic content of at least 50, usually at least 60 percent, and an API gravity not more than 25. The hydrocracking typically operates at 400-1000 psig at moderate to high conversion levels to maximize the production of monocyclic aromatics which provide the requisite octane value to the product gasoline. The distillate products from the hydrocracker are reduced in their sulfur content.

Abstract: There is provided a process for demetallizing hydrocarbon feedstocks, such as resids or shale oil. The process uses a catalyst comprising at least one hydrogenation metal, such as nickel and molybdenum, and an ultra-large pore oxide material. This ultra-large pore oxide material may have uniformly large pores, e.g., having a size of about 40 Angstroms in diameter.

Abstract: There is provided a catalyst comprising at least one hydrogenation metal, such as Ni and Mo, supported on a delaminated layered silicate, such as kenyaite, which has been swollen and calcined. There is also provided a method for making this catalyst. There is further provided a process for using this catalyst to demetalize a petroleum feedstock, such as a gas oil.

Abstract: A process is provided for hydrodealkylation of alkylaromatic hydrocarbons to produce benzene or BTX over catalyst comprising a particular metal and a synthetic zeolite, said zeloite characterized by an X-ray diffraction pattern including interplanar d-spacings at 12.36.+-.0.4, 11.03.+-.0.2, 8.83.+-.0.14, 6.18--0.12, 6.00.+-.0.10, 4.06.+-.0.07, 3.91.+-.0.07 and 3.42.+-.0.06 Angstroms.

Abstract: Alkylated polycycloparaffinic compounds useful as lubricating stocks are prepared by alkylating a polycycloparaffinic compound with an alkylating agent under alkylation reaction conditions in the presence of a zeolite catalyst. Useful zeolites include zeolite Beta as well as zeolites having a Constraint Index of from about 1 to about 10, such as ZSM-5 and MCM-22. In a preferred embodiment, the polycycloparaffin comprises adamantane and the alkylating agent is a C.sub.14 alpha-olefin.

Abstract: A process is provided for hydrodealkylation of alkylaromatic hydrocarbons to produce benzene or BTX over catalyst comprising a noble metal and a synthetic zeolite, said zeolite characterized by an X-ray diffraction pattern including interplanar d-spacings at 12.36.+-.0.4, 11.03.+-.0.2, 8.83.+-.0.14, 6.18.+-.0.12, 6.00.+-.0.10, 4.06.+-.0.07, 3.91.+-.0.07 and 3.42.+-.0.06 Angstroms.

Abstract: A two-stage hydrocracking process for producing high density jet fuel from an aromatic feedstock using a synthetic zeolite catalyst. The feedstock is hydrotreated in the first stage to convert heteroatoms. After removal of sulfur and nitrogen compounds, the feed is directed to a hydrocracker where it contacted with MCM-22 zeolite.

Abstract: This invention provides a fixed bed of nonuniformly sized grade catalyst particles for hydrocracking or hydrodesulfurization. The graded particles are arranged with the largest particles in either the upstream or the downstream portion of the bed. In either case, when compared with the conventional bed of uniformly sized particles, the graded bed of this invention shows enhanced hydrocarbon conversion activity for heavy oils over a useful range of conversion. Such catalyst bed is particularly useful in moderate hydrocracking operating at less than 1000 psig (7000 kPa) pressure.

Abstract: A hydrocracking process employing a hydrocracking catalyst based on zeolite beta together with a metal hydrogenation/dehydrogenation component recycles the unconverted, hydrocracked bottoms fraction to the hydrocracking step for improvements in distillate selectivity and denitrogenation without loss of catalyst activity while improving dewaxing of the unconverted bottoms fraction. The process typically operates at low to moderate hydrogen pressures up to 1500 psig (10445 kPa) with low hydrogen consumptions typically below 800 SCF/Bbl (142 n.l.l..sup.-1). Denitrogenation is notably high at 90 weight percent or higher.

Abstract: A one stage catalytic process for producing high octane gasoline from a highly aromatic hydrocarbon feedstock. The process comprises hydrocracking the feedstock with an NiW/MCM-22 zeolite catalyst. Fractionation of the hydrocracker effluent provides a high octane gasoline fraction.

Abstract: A process is provided wherein premium fuels are manufactured from a high sulfur, low pour point feed and a low sulfur, high pour point feed. The feeds are treated individually (blocked operation) in a catalytic reactor that desulfurizes or dewaxes the feed, depending on temperature, and the effluents are combined. Since cut point limitations due to sulfur or pour point are removed by the process, yield of a fuel (e.g. jet fuel) is materially enhanced.

Abstract: A moderate pressure hydrocracking process in which a highly aromatic, substantially dealkylated feedstock is processed directly to high octane gasoline by hydrocracking over a monofunctional acidic cracking catalyst, preferably comprising a large pore size, crystalline alumino-silicate zeolite hydrocracking catalyst such as zeolite Y. The feedstock which is preferably a light cycle oil obtained from catalytic cracking with an aromatic content of at least 50, usually at least 60 percent and an API gravity not more than 25. The hydrocracking typically operates at 600-1000 psig at moderate to high conversion levels to mazimize the production of monocyclic aromatics which provide the requiste octane value to the product gasoline.

Abstract: A process for simultaneously hydrotreating and dewaxing petroleum fractions is described. The process utilizes a single catalyst system which includes a hydrotreating component impregnated on a controlled pore size base and at least two catalyst components selected from any of an intermediate pore zeolite, a large pore zeolite or Zeolite Beta, and a large pore non-zeolite catalyst.

Abstract: An improved multistage hydrodewaxing process for hydrodewaxing a hydrocarbon feedstock, such as a heavy or light distillate, is disclosed. A two-phase mixture of a hydrogen-rich gas stream and a liquid hydrocarbon is passed through a series of spaced catalyst beds in a single reactor, reaction vapors containing olefins, are withdrawn at each interspace between beds and replaced with hydrogen-rich saturated gas.

Abstract: A hydrocracking process for feedstocks containing high boiling, waxy components uses a number of sequential beds of hydrocracking catalyst based on zeolite beta. The proportion of zeolite beta in the catalyst increases in sequence so that the final bed has the highest zeolite concentration. The dewaxing activity of the zeolite beta-containing catalysts is enhanced by the use of sequential beds in this manner. The pour point of the high boiling fraction is reduced, as well as that of the distillate product, permitting part of the high boiling fraction to be included in the distillate product, thereby increasing the useful distillate yield.

Abstract: Petroleum resid is upgraded in an improved process to produce a low pour point 650.degree.-775.degree. F. fraction without disturbing the product characteristics of other distillate boiling range fractions. The 650.degree.-775.degree. F. fraction is dewaxed separately from the remaining hydrodesulfurized product.