US4035285A
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Hydrocarbon conversion process
Assignee: Mobil Oil AS
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Filing: 1974-05-28
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Granted: 1977-07-12
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Expires: 1994-05-28
Abstract
Abstract An operation is described which involves the catalytic cracking of high boiling hydrocarbons in the presence of hydrogen and carbon-hydrogen contributing fragments in the presence of particularly crystalline zeolite conversion catalysts promoting the chemical reactions of cracking, hydrogen redistribution, olefin cyclization and chemical reactions providing mobile hydrogen in one of several different forms and suitable for completing desired hydrogen transfer reactions. The chemical reactions desired are particularly promoted by a mixture of large and smaller pore crystalline zeolites in the presence of hydrogen contributing materials such as methanol or mixed with one or more reactants which will form methanol under suitable reaction conditions.
Inventors
- 👤 Hartley Owen
- 👤 Paul B. Venuto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:43
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G49/00; C10G49/18; C10G49/20; C10G2400/00; C10G2400/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A method for cracking high boiling hydrocarbons to products including gasoline which comprises passing a hydrocarbon feed material higher boiling than gasoline in admixture with a gasiform material comprising non-hydrocarbon materials contributing non-molecular mobile hydrogen and/or carbon-hydrogen fragments at the reaction conditions employed in contact with a combination of crystalline zeolite cracking materials providing a pore size within the range of 4 to 15 Angstrom units, maintaining reaction conditions including a pressure below 100 psig and a cracking temperature within the range of 400° to 1200° F. to effect reaction between formed mobile hydrogen fragments and/or carbon-hydrogen fragments with products of cracking said high boiling hydrocarbon feed and recovering products of said cracking operation contributing to the formation of and forming gasoline boiling range products.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
125 words
A method for cracking high boiling hydrocarbons to products including gasoline which comprises passing a hydrocarbon feed material higher boiling than gasoline in admixture with a gasiform material comprising non-hydrocarbon materials contributing non-molecular mobile hydrogen and/or carbon-hydrogen fragments at the reaction conditions employed in contact with a combination of crystalline zeolite cracking materials providing a pore size within the range of 4 to 15 Angstrom units, maintaining reaction conditions including a pressure below 100 psig and a cracking temperature within the range of 400° to 1200° F. to effect reaction between formed mobile hydrogen fragments and/or carbon-hydrogen fragments with products of cracking said high boiling hydrocarbon feed and recovering products of said cracking operation contributing to the formation of and forming gasoline boiling range products.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the high boiling hydrocarbon material and the gasiform material are intimately mixed with one another and reacted in the presence of said crystalline zeolite catalyst under conditions to effect cracking and additive carbon-hydrogen reactions to occur and produce products of a quality improved over those formed in the absence of said added gasiform material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the gasiform material comprises C 1 to C 5 carbon materials.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the gasiform material comprises refinery product gaseous material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the crystalline zeolite catalytic material is selected from the group consisting of X and Y faujasite crystalline zeolites, mordenite, crystalline zeolites of a class represented by ZSM-5 crystalline zeolite and crystalline zeolites represented by offretite and erionite.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the crystalline zeolite catalytic material is dispersed in an inorganic oxide containing matrix material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the catalytic material is provided with a hydrogen activating function.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile hydrogen is obtained from a mixture of light paraffins or olefins in combination with a component selected from the group consisting of C 1 to C 5 alcohols, aliphatic ethers, acetals, aldehydes and ketones.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the crystalline zeolite catalytic material is dispersed in an active inorganic oxide combined with clay modified by calcination, acid or alkali medium treatment and combinations thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the crystalline zeolite catalytic material is provided with a metal component known to promote the Fischer-Tropsch reaction.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the gasiform material comprises material selected from the group consisting of light gas fractions, light olefins and low boiling liquid material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the elevated temperature of the cracking operation is selected from within the range of 800° F. up to about 1100° F.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the gasiform material comprises methanol and the ratio of methanol to hydrocarbon charge in the cracking operation is selected from within the range of 0.01 to about 5 on a weight basis.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the high boiling hydrocarbon feed is selected from a group of hydrocarbons consisting of atmospheric gas oil, vacuum gas oils, atmospheric and vacuum resids, synthetic crudes derived from oil shale, tar sands, coal and combinations thereof.
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