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Reduction of sulfur from hydrocarbon feed stock containing olefinic component
Assignee: Chevron USA Inc
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Filing: 1976-10-04
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Granted: 1977-09-20
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Expires: 1996-10-04
Abstract
Abstract A hydrocarbon feed containing an olefinic component and sulfur-containing impurities is upgraded in a sulfur removal process without hydrogenating the olefins by contacting a mixture of the feed and hydrogen gas with a catalyst comprising copper under conditions, including a temperature in the range of about 120° C to 400° C.
Inventors
- 👤 Kirk R. Gibson
- 👤 Thomas R. Hughes
- 👤 Robert L. Jacobson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 09:44
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/70; B01J23/76; B01J23/84; B01J23/85; B01J23/86; B01J23/868; C; C10; C10G; C10G2400/00; C10G2400/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A process for reducing the combined-sulfur content of a normally liquid hydrocarbon feedstock boiling below about 300° C. and containing an olefinic hydrocarbon component, comprising contacting a mixture of said feedstock and hydrogen gas with a catalyst comprising copper metal, said contacting being effected without materially hydrogenating said olefinic component and under conditions including: a. a hydrogen partial pressure in the range of from about 0.2 to about 20 atmospheres; b. a temperature in the range of from about 120° C. to 400° C.; and c. at a liquid hourly space velocity in the range of from about 0.1 to 15.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A process for reducing the combined-sulfur content of a normally liquid hydrocarbon feedstock boiling below about 300° C. and containing an olefinic hydrocarbon component, comprising contacting a mixture of said feedstock and hydrogen gas with a catalyst comprising copper metal, said contacting being effected without materially hydrogenating said olefinic component and under conditions including: a. a hydrogen partial pressure in the range of from about 0.2 to about 20 atmospheres; b. a temperature in the range of from about 120° C. to 400° C.; and c. at a liquid hourly space velocity in the range of from about 0.1 to 15.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
92 words
A process as in claim 1 further characterized in that (1) said feedstock is a naphtha petroleum fraction containing about 40 mol percent of olefins; (2) said catalyst is a composite of porous alumina, copper metal, and chromium metal, said alumina having a surface area of about 200 square meters per gram; and (3) said contacting conditions include: i. a hydrogen partial pressure of about 1 atmosphere; ii. a total pressure of about 11 atmospheres; iii. a temperature of about 200° C.; and iv. a liquid hourly space velocity of about 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process as in claim 1 further characterized in that said catalyst comprises a composite of copper metal and an inert carrier selected from the group consisting of alumina, silica-alumina, magnesia and titania having a surface area of at least about 10 square meters per gram.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process as in claim 3 further characterized in that said catalyst comprises copper metal and chromium metal on porous alumina.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process as in claim 3 further characterized in that said carrier has a surface area of at least 50 square meters per gram.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process as in claim 5 further characterized in that said composite contains an amount of copper metal, in parts by weight, in the range of from about 0.5 to about 40 parts per 100 parts of said carrier.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process as in claim 6 further characterized in that for each gram atom of copper metal, said composite contains an amount of chromium metal in the range of from about 0.01 to 0.5 gram atoms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
A process as in claim 1 further characterized in that 1. said temperature is in the range of from about 160° to 220° C.; 2. said hydrogen pressure is in the range of from about 0.2 to 20 atmospheres; and 3. said liquid hourly space velocity is in the range of from about 0.1 to 10.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process as in claim 1 further characterized in that said feedstock has a combined-sulfur content, calculated as elemental sulfur, in the range of from about 5 to 1500 ppmw.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process as in claim 1 further characterized in that said catalyst is expended in use and thereafter regenerated for further use.
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