Abstract: A process for the production of jet fuels, diesel fuels, multi-purpose fuels meeting the specifications for both high grade jet fuels and diesel fuels, and high quality blending components useful for the production of such fuels; and the compositions produced thereby. In accordance with the process, a multi-reactor system, inclusive of a first reactor and a second reactor are connected through a first distillation column which separates the product of the first reactor into two or more fractions to provide a heavy feed fraction which is charged to the second reactor, wherein the heavy feed is hydroselectively cracked. The product from the second reactor is fractionated to produce high quality jet and diesel fuels, multi-purpose jet and diesel fuels, or provide a major blending component for the production of such fuels, or fuel components.

Abstract: Distillates are prepared from asphaltenes-rich feeds by a process comprising subjecting the feed to solvent deasphalting, and subjecting the resulting asphaltic bitumen fraction to a combination of catalytic hydrotreating and thermal cracking.

Abstract: Process for the production of a liquid effluent comprising at least 75% of aromatic hydrocarbons from a naphtha feed charge of high sulfur, nitrogen or oxygen content; said process comprises two steps: (a) hydrotreatment of the charge to decrease its sulfur, nitrogen or oxygen content to selected values, and (b) dehydrogenation of the product of step (a) in the presence of a supported catalyst whose neutralization heat by ammonia adsorption is lower than about 40 joules per gram at 300 mm Hg.

Abstract: A process for the hydrotreatment of a heavy hydrocarbon fraction containing sulfur and metal impurities comprises at least two steps: a first step using a catalyst comprising a low proportion of at least one metal of groups V, VI and VIII, said catalyst being in the form of a plurality of juxtaposed agglomerates each formed of a plurality of acicular plates, the plates of each agglomerate being generally oriented radially with respect to one another and with respect to the center of the agglomerate, the carrier of this catalyst being preferably inert; and a second step using a catalyst which could be of the same type but with a higher proportion of metals. This process is useful for the conversion of crude oils, straight run hydrocarbon residues, deasphalted oils, asphalts dissolved in aromatic distillates and coal hydrogenates.

Abstract: An improved hydrocarbon conversion catalyst consisting essentially of: (A) an intermediate pore size silicaceous crystalline molecular sieve component substantially free of any catalytic loading metal; and (B) a matrix consisting essentially of (a) a gel selected from silica-alumina, silica-alumina-titania and silica-alumina-zirconia polygels, and (b) a hydrogenating component; and a process using said catalyst.

Abstract: Heavy oils are simultaneously subjected to hydrocracking and dewaxing using a catalyst comprising zeolite beta and an X or Y or other faujasite zeolite together with a hydrogenation component. The process is able to effect a bulk conversion of the oil while, at the same time, yielding a low pour point product.

Abstract: A process for the hydrogenation of aromatic hydrocarbons contained in a hydrocarbonaceous oil feed is provided in which the feed is contacted with hydrogen in a substantially sulfur-free environment in the presence of a catalyst comprising a Group VIII noble metal component, such as palladium, deposited on a steamed support such as steamed tungsten oxide composited with alumina.

Abstract: A process for the production of an improved grade of needle coke employing as a feedstock selected proportions of a pyrolysis furnace oil together with a hydrodesulfurized blend of a clarified oil and a lubricating oil extract.

Abstract: Coal, petroleum residuum and similar carbonaceous feed materials are subjected to hydroconversion in the presence of molecular hydrogen to produce a hydroconversion effluent which is then subjected to one or more separation steps to remove lower molecular weight liquids and produce a heavy bottoms stream containing high molecular weight liquids and unconverted carbonaceous material. The viscosity of the bottoms streams produced in the separation step or steps is prevented from increasing by treating the feed to the separation step or steps with hydrogen sulfide gas prior to or during the separation step or steps. The viscosity of the heavy bottoms stream produced in the final separation step is also controlled by treating these bottoms with hydrogen sulfide gas.

Abstract: A process for producing a pitch is disclosed. The process involves distilling a heavy petroleum oil under reduced pressure to obtain a distillate, the distillate is hydrogenated to obtain a hydrogenated oil which is subjected to catalytic cracking. The cracked oil is subjected to distillation to obtain a high boiling point fraction having a boiling point of more than 300.degree. C. The high boiling point fraction is subjected to thermal modification in order to obtain the pitch. The pitch can be utilized in order to produce carbon fibers of high quality. By utilizing the process a greater variety of starting materials can be utilized in order to produce the pitch which is utilized to produce high quality carbon fibers.

Abstract: In the preparation of a heavy oil with a low Ramsbottom Carbon Test (RCT) from a long residue by a two-stage process comprising catalytic hydrotreatment followed by solvent deasphalting and recycle of the asphalt to the first stage the catalytic hydrotreatment for RCT reduction in the first stage is carried out at such a severity that the C.sub.4.sup.- gas production per percent RCT reduction is kept between defined limits.

Abstract: A process for producing a pitch used as a raw material for producing carbon fibers is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of carrying out catalytic cracking of a hydrogenated residual oil prepared by hydrogenation treatment of a petroleum heavy residual oil or a mixture composed of said hydrogenated residual oil and a hydrogenated distillate oil which is prepared by hydrogenation treatment of a reduced pressure distillate oil prepared by reduced pressure distillation of the petroleum heavy residual oil. The resulting cracking oil is then distilled to produce a high boiling point fraction having a boiling point of 300.degree. C. or more. The fraction is then subjected to thermal modification. The pitch is then utilized to produce carbon fibers which have desirable characteristics. The process is advantageous in that it makes possible the use of a wide variety of different types of oils in order to produce a pitch which can be utilized in producing carbon fibers having desirable characteristics.

Abstract: A process for producing a pitch which is used as a raw material for producing carbon fibers is disclosed. The process comprises subjecting a petroleum heavy residual oil to hydrogenation treatment in the presence of catalysts, removing a low boiling point fraction of the oil by reduced pressure distillation, subjecting the resulting reduced pressure distillation residual oil to solvent extraction treatment, and carrying out thermal modification of the resulting extraction component.By utilizing the process for producing the pitch it is possible to use a wide variety of different types of oils in order to produce carbon fibers. The carbon fibers produced from the pitch produced according to the disclosed process have desirable characteristics.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of a heavy oil with a low Ramsbottom Carbon Test (RCT) from a long residue by (a) catalytic hydrotreatment for RCT reduction at such severity that the C.sub.4.sup.- gas production per percentage RCT reduction is kept between defined limits, followed by (b) solvent deasphalting of the (vacuum or atmospheric) distillation residue of the hydrotreated product.

Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion process is disclosed having a very high selectivity for dehydrocyclization. In one aspect of this process, a hydrocarbon feed is subjected to hydrotreating, then the hydrocarbon feed is passed through a sulfur removal system which reduces the sulfur concentration of the hydrocarbon feed to below 500 ppb, and then the hydrocarbon feed is reformed over a dehydrocyclization catalyst comprising a large pore zeolite containing at least one Group VIII metal to produce aromatics and hydrogen.

Abstract: A process for upgrading a heavy hydrocarbonaceous oil is provided in which the heavy oil is hydrorefined in the presence of a hydrorefining catalyst at conditions to convert a portion of the heavy constituents of the oil, followed by cracking the hydrorefined oil in the presence of the hydrogen donor diluent. The hydrorefining and cracking stages are conducted at a relatively low hydrogen partial pressure while obtaining a high level of conversion of the heavy constituents of the oil.

Abstract: A process is described for hydrotreating residual oil fractions in an improved dual bed catalyst system comprising a first large-pore catalyst and a second small-pore catalyst in which at least the second catalyst and preferably both catalysts have a quadrulobal shape. Using cobalt and molybdenum composited on alumina as these catalysts, residua are demetalized, desulfurized, and reduced in carbon residue, whereby hitherto unusable residue can be hydroprocessed.

Abstract: The porosity and surface area of refractory oxides are modified by adding a lithium component thereto and then calcining. The resultant material, having a lower surface area, a lower total pore volume, and a larger average pore diameter in comparison to the original refractory oxide, is highly useful as a catalyst support, particularly with respect to hydrodesulfurization catalysts.

Abstract: An improved process for upgrading vacuum resids to premium liquid products which comprises mild hydrotreating of the vacuum resids followed by fractionating and short contact time thermal cracking of the fraction boiling above 850.degree. F.+, such as by short contact time thermal cracking or rapid pyrolysis.

Abstract: Straight-chain hydrocarbons and slightly branched chain hydrocarbons are selectively converted utilizing highly siliceous porous crystalline materials of the zeolite type having SiO.sub.2 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 ratio of greater than 200, unique molecular sieving properties and superior resistance to ammonia deactivation. The catalyst preferably contains acidic cations and can also contain a component having a hydrogenation/dehydrogenation function. The process of this invention is particularly useful for the dewaxing of hydrocarbon oils, including removal of high freezing point paraffins from jet fuel to lower freezing point, as well as improving the octane rating of naphtha fractions.

Abstract: A desulfurizing and dewaxing process which can be performed in a single reaction vessel is disclosed.The desired lowering of oil partial pressure for dewaxing zone is accomplished by adding diluent gas to the HDS-zone effluent, thus obviating the need for other means to maintain differing oil partial pressures between serial catalyst zones.

Abstract: A hydrocracking process with improved distillate selectivity is operated at limited conversion without liquid/gas separation between the denitrogenation and hydrocracking catalyst beds or liquid recycle. Conversion is held to a maximum of 50 volume percent to lower boiling products. Relatively mild conditions, especially of pressure, may be employed.

Abstract: Highly aromatic hydrocarbon feedstocks are converted to jet fuel or diesel fuel using a sulfided, halogen promoted Group VIB - Group VIII metal on an alumina-containing support. The preferred catalyst is a presulfided, fluorine-promoted nickel-tungsten on silica-alumina catalyst wherein the nickel is present in amounts of between 18 and 22 weight percent based on the total catalyst weight.

Abstract: A hydrocarbon material is subjected to mild hydrotreatment, washed, subjected to severe hydrotreatment and washed with only enough water to absorb all of the H.sub.2 S but only a fraction of the NH.sub.3 present in the hydrocarbon material. The effluent streams from each step of this process are segregated so that each may be fed separately to the optimum section of the recovery process. The washed hydrotreated hydrocarbon material is separated from the second effluent stream, and then a vapor phase is separated from the hydrocarbon material in a high pressure separator. The vapor phase is scrubbed with water to form an aqueous solution of NH.sub.3 with only a minor amount of H.sub.2 S (an NH.sub.3 to H.sub.2 S ratio of at least 6:1).

Abstract: Resids are hydrocracked at low pressure (600 psig and 825.degree. F.) in a solvent, while being demetalated, desulfurized, and decarbonized, by passing the solution through a dual-bed catalytic system having a large-pore catalyst as the first bed and a small-pore as the second bed. The solvent is preferably process generated and recycled, boiling at about 400.degree.-700.degree. F.

Abstract: Zeolite catalysts having a low constraint index maximize conversion of hydrotreated shale oil primarily to the preferred 400-600.degree. F. boiling range distillate.

Abstract: A metal- and/or sulfur contaminated charge stock containing residua is hydrotreated in a first reaction zone in the presence of a hydrotreating catalyst comprising a hydrogenating component selected from the Group VIB and Group VIII metals, preferably a combination of nickel and molybdenum, on a refractory support, preferably alumina or silica-alumina, to reduce the metal and/or sulfur content thereof, the demetalated and/or desulfurized residua is hydrocracked in a second reaction zone in the presence of a hydrocracking catalyst comprising a nickel and tungsten impregnated rare earth exchanged zeolite X in combination with a nickel and tungsten impregnated silica-alumina matrix to provide distillate of higher cetane index than that achieved with hydrotreatment alone, and the liquid effluent from said second reaction zone is thereafter passed to a third reaction zone containing a hydrotreating catalyst which is the same as, or is different from, the hydrotreating catalyst in the first reaction zone to effect

Abstract: This invention provides an improved process for hydroconversion of a heavy hydrocarbon oil having a CCR content of 8-30 weight percent, which process involves contacting the heavy oil in a hydrovisbreaking zone containing a low acidity zeolite catalyst and recovering and fractionating the visbroken effluent to provide distillate products and a 1000.degree. F.+ fraction which has a Kinematic Viscosity between about 30,000-60,000 centistokes at 100.degree. F.

Abstract: In a coal liquefaction process, coal is admixed with about 1.0% to about 5.0% of lignin, based on the weight of the coal. In an alternative embodiment, feed of a resid processing method is admixed with 0.01% to 10% of lignin based on the weight of the coal.

Abstract: A combination process for upgrading hydrocarbon fractions obtained from raw shale oil, oil products of coal processing and select fractions of crude oils comprising sulfur, nitrogen and metal contaminants to produce jet fuel product fractions such as JP4, JP5, JP8 and other turbine-type fuel materials provided. The combination of integrated processing steps involving hydrotreating, acid extraction of basic nitrogen compounds and hydrofining thereof to produce a feed composition suitable for catalytic reforming in the absence of significant hydrocracking whereby jet fuel boiling range material is produced significantly reduces by the combination the hydrogen requirements of the process.

Abstract: A hydrocarbon feedstock is desulfurized in a conventional hydrodesulfurization process unit (HDS), and then conducted into a catalytic dewaxing process unit (DDW). The cascading relationship of the HDS/DDW units enables the operator of the plant to recover a substantial portion of thermal energy from a number of process streams and decreases the size of the compressor required in the plant.

Abstract: A petroleum distillate feed is upgraded and an olefinic product is produced by contacting the feed with ZSM-5-type zeolite at (1) a temperature in the 500.degree. F.-800.degree. F. range; (2) a pressure below about 13 atmospheres gauge; and (3) an LHSV in the 0.1-15 V/V/Hr range.

Abstract: A process for cracking a carbo-metallic oil feed having an initial boiling point of about 450.degree. F. or below comprising a naturally-occurring crude or a portion of such crude, including a portion boiling above 1000.degree. F. The 650.degree. F. portion is characterized by a carbon residue on pyrolysis of at least about 1 and containing at least about 4 ppm of Nickel Equivalents. The process comprises bringing the feed under cracking conditions in a progressive flow-type reactor into contact with a cracking catalyst bearing more than about 1500 parts per million of Nickel Equivalents of heavy metal(s). At least about 70% by weight of catalyst is abruptly separated from at least about 80% of the cracked products at the end of the reactor chamber.

Abstract: A process for producing lubricating oil base stock from a feedstock having a VI of less than 80 to a base stock with a VI of at least 90 with the same boiling range as the feedstock. The feedstock is contacted with a zeolite-containing hydrocracking catalyst in a first zone and an amorphous hydrocracking catalyst in the second zone. Between 25 percent and 75 percent of all hydroconversion takes place in the first zone.

Abstract: A hydrocracking process is provided in which the heavy bottoms fraction recovered from the hydrocracked product is heat treated prior to being recycled to the hydrocracking zone. The resulting hydrocracked product has an increased amount of constituents boiling in the middle distillate range.

Abstract: A process for upgrading a heavy hydrocarbonaceous oil is provided in which the oil is hydrorefined, heat-treated and hydrocracked to increase the selectivity of the hydrocracked product to components boiling in the range of 350.degree. to 675.degree. F.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process to improve the stability of a catalyst to be used for lowering the cloud or turbidity point and the filterability limit temperature of gas-oils.The catalyst is formed of a composite system constituting 5 to 90% of a hydrodesulfuration type catalyst A and 95 to 10% of a hydroconversion type catalyst B, these two catalysts being either mixed or superposed, in which case catalyst A forms the top of the catalytic bed.

Abstract: A waxy fuel oil that contains a catalytically deleterious contaminant is treated with a crystalline zeolite under sorption conditions followed by catalytic dewaxing with a crystalline zeolite exemplified by ZSM-5 to produce dewaxed fuel oil and high octane gasoline.

Abstract: This invention is concerned with removing metals and sulfur from oil, preferably from residual oil, by contact with a novel catalyst. Said catalyst comprises a Group VIII metal and a Group VI metal deposited within an amorphous porous glass support of controlled pore size distribution.

Abstract: Catalytically dewaxed lubricating base stock oils that have improved resistance to oxidation are produced by pretreating the waxy furfural raffinate with a zeolite sorbent prior to dewaxing with a zeolite catalyst such as ZSM-5, and conducting the dewaxing at a reduced temperature not to exceed about 675.degree.-700.degree. F.

Abstract: A process, or procedure, for the start-up of reforming units, particularly those employing highly active sulfur-sensitive polymetallic, promoted noble metal containing catalysts. On start-up of a reforming unit, a sulfur-containing naphtha feed is fed at reforming conditions over a platinum-catalyst containing lead reactor of a series while bypassing subsequent reactors of the series, the product therefrom is separated into hydrogen-containing gas and C.sub.5.sup.+ liquid fractions, the hydrogen-containing gas fraction is desulfurized and dried and recycled to the platinum-catalyst containing lead reactor and, after sufficient hydrogen has been generated for operation of a Hydrofiner which is used to hydrodesulfurize the naphtha feed for the reformer, product from the platinum-catalyst containing lead reactor is fed to subsequent reactors of the series which contain the more sulfur-sensitive catalysts.

Abstract: Raw shale oil containing precipitable inorganic compounds such as iron and arsenic are preheated to below the precipitation temperature and then catalytically hydrocracked in an ebullated bed catalytic reactor. The metal compounds are deposited on the catalyst in the reactor, from which they are withdrawing along with used catalyst which is replaced with fresh catalyst. The reactor effluent is further hydrotreated in a fixed bed catalyst reactor, usually at more severe conditions of 800.degree.-840.degree. F. and 2000-2800 psig, hydrogen partial pressure. The resulting material is phase-separated and distilled to provide jet fuel and diesel oil product meeting commercial and military specifications.

Abstract: Improved method for maximizing jet fuel from shale oil involves hydrotreating the treated oil at a temperature of about 600.degree.-650.degree. F. in the presence of a catalyst having a relatively low metal content and then hydrotreating the oil at a temperature in excess of about 800.degree. F. in the presence of a catalyst having a relatively high metal content. A 480.degree. F. minus boiling point fraction fractionated from the foregoing process can meet JP-4 jet fuel specifications. Hydrocracking the 480.degree. F. plus boiling point fraction results in substantial additional quantities of jet fuel.

Abstract: A process for converting the raffinate from an HCl-treated shale oil to a suitable feedstock for a hydrocracking reactor for making fuels from the raffinate by hydrotreating the raffinate and thereafter water quenching the hydrotreated product.

Abstract: A reforming process is disclosed which comprises contacting a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon material in at least one liquid phase scavenging or sulfur removal zone with at least one manganese-containing composition at conditions to remove at least a portion of said sulfur from said hydrocarbon material to produce a hydrocarbon feedstock having a reduced concentration of sulfur; and contacting said hydrocarbon feedstock with a catalyst comprising a minor catalytically effective amount of at least one platinum-group metal component, optionally, a major amount of a porous solid support, optionally, a minor catalytically effective amount of at least one halogen component, and optionally, at least one rhenium component in the presence of hydrogen at hydrocarbon reforming conditions to obtain a hydrocarbon reformate product.

Abstract: The preparation of high quality, e.g., high viscosity index, base lubricating oils and white oils, particularly food grade white mineral oils, of suitable viscosity in high yield from a mineral oil distillate of suitable lubricating oil viscosity comprises contacting the distillate with hydrogen in four catalytic stages. The first reaction stage employs hydrocracking conditions. Subsequent reaction stages employ hydrogenation conditions. The second reaction stage, preferably employs a sulfur-resistant hydrogenation catalyst and produces a product suitable as a high quality lubricating oil base stock. The third reaction stage preferably employs a sulfur-resistant hydrogenation catalyst to obtain further aromatic saturation. The final stage employs a selective hydrogenation catalyst, optionally activated with a halogen, and produces a product suitable as a white oil, preferably a food grade white oil.

Abstract: An improved coal liquefaction process is disclosed wherein subdivided coal is substantially dissolved in a solvent in the presence of added hydrogen, thereby forming a mixture of dissolved coal, solvent and insoluble solids, and said mixture is passed through a guard bed of solid porous contact material, such as alumina, in the presence of hydrogen, to deposit titanium, iron and calcium from the mixture prior to hydrocracking.

Abstract: An improved hydrocarbon conversion catalyst consisting essentially of: (A) a crystalline ZSM-5 zeolitic molecular sieve component substantially free of any catalytic loading metal; and (B) a matrix consisting essentially of (a) a gel selected from silica-alumina, silica-alumina-titania and silica-alumina-zirconia polygels, and (b) a hydrogenating component; and a process using said catalyst.

Abstract: Hydrocarbons are subjected to hydrogenation, pressure reduction and separation into liquid and gaseous fractions. The gaseous fractions are purified and desulfurized. Hydrogen-rich components of the gaseous fraction are returned to the hydrogenation stage. Hydrocarbon-rich components of the gaseous fraction and components of the liquid fraction are cracked and fractionated. Residue is partially oxidized with oxygen and steam. Gas produced by the partial oxidation is desulfurized and separated, and hydrogen is returned to the hydrogenation stage. A polymer free fraction of the residue is returned to the feed stock and to the hydrogenation stage, a heavy residue component of the initial liquid fraction is partially oxidized with the residue.

Abstract: Hydrotreating and hydrocracking of heavy residual stocks are improved with respect to conversion, product distribution, product quality and system operability by mixing with the heavy charge a substantial proportion of an aromatic light distillate oil (light gas oil) of high nitrogen content.