Contact catalysis of the initial vapors destructively distilled from hydrocarbonaceous solids to circumvent polymerization and other subsequent liquid phase intermolecula reactions

Claim 1

A METHOD FOR HYDROGENATION BY CONTACT CATALYSIS OF THE PRIMARY VAPORS DESTRUCTIVELY DISTILLED FROM INITIALLY SOLID HYDROCARBONACEOUS MATERIALS TO CIRCUMVENT POLYMERIZATION AND OTHER SUBSEQUENT LIQUID PHASE INTERMOLECULAR REACTIONS IN THE DISTILLATE, COMPRISING; THERMALLY EXPOSING AN INITIALLY SOLID HYDROCARBONACEOUS MATERIAL CONTAINING CARBON, HYDROGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN AND SULFUR, TO DISTILL THEREFROM WITHOUT SERIOUS SUBSEQUENT THERMAL REACTION IN THE DISTILLATE, VOLATILE MATERIALS IN THE VAPOR PHASE, THE VOLATILE MATERIALS INCLUDING GAS AND A CONDENSIBLE LIQUID VAPOR, CONTACTING HYDROGEN AND THE INITIAL VAPOR PHASE PRODUCTS WHILE THEY ARE STILL IN THE INITIAL VAPOR PHASE WITH A SUITABLE SOLID CATALYST IN ORDER TO SATURATE THE UNSATURATED, REACTIVE HYDROCARBONS AND TO REMOVE ORGANICALLY COMBINED OXYGEN AS WATER VAPOR.

Claim 2

A METHOD FOR HYDROGENATION BY CONTACT CATALYSIS OF THE PRIMARY VAPORS DESTRUCTIVELY DISTILLED FROM INITIALLY SOLID HYDROCARBONACEOUS MATERIALS TO CIRCUMVENT POLYMERIZATION AND OTHER SUBSEQUENT LIQUID PHASE INTERMOLECULAR REACTIONS IN THE DISTILLATE, COMPRISING; THERMALLY EXPOSING AN INITIALLY SOLID HYDROCARBONACEOUS MATERIAL CONTAINING CARBON, HYDROGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN AND SULFUR, TO DISTILL THEREFROM WITHOUT SERIOUS SUBSEQUENT THERMAL REACTION IN THE DISTILLATE, VOLATILE MATERIALS IN THE VAPOR PHASE, THE VOLATILE MATERIALS INCLUDING GAS AND A CONDENSIBLE LIQUID VAPOR, CONTACTING HYDROGEN AND THE INITIAL VAPOR PHASE PRODUCTS WHILE THEY ARE STILL IN THE INITIAL VAPOR PHASE WITH A SUITABLE SOLID CATALYST IN ORDER TO SATURATE THE UNSATURATED, REACTIVE HYDROCARBONS AND TO REMOVE ORGANICALLY COMBINED OXYGEN AS WATER VAPOR.