Low pour middle distillates from wide-cut petroleum fractions

Claim 2

A process for simultaneously desulfurizing and dewaxing a raw, untreated, high sulfur-containing, wide-cut petroleum oil feed containing a middle distillate fraction which comprises contacting said feed and hydrogen with a catalyst comprising a hydrogenating component on a mixture of faujasite and amorphous silica/alumina support, said hydrogenating component comprising a metal oxide or metal sulfide of a Group VI-B metal, Group VIII metal or mixture thereof wherein the amount of faujasite in said mixture is from about 0.5 to 30 wt.% said contacting being carried out under mild hydrocracking conditions including a temperature within the range of from about 650° to 850° F and a hydrogen partial pressure ranging between from about 750 to 2,000 psig to produce a low pour point middle distillate fraction product in an amount at least equal to the amount of said fraction present in said feed and having a sulfur and wax content lower than said middle distillate fraction of said feed.

Claim 3

The process of claim 1 wherein said feed is a fraction boiling within the range of from 200° to 900° F.

Claim 4

The process of claim 2 wherein said middle distillate fraction product boils within the range of from about 300° to 625° F.

Claim 5

The process of claim 3 wherein said mild hydrocracking conditions include a hydrogen partial pressure ranging between 1000 to 2,000 psig and a liquid hourly space velocity ranging between 1/2 to 21/2.

Claim 6

The process of claim 4 wherein the amount of faujasite in said mixture ranges from about 1 to 10 wt.%.

Claim 7

The process of claim 5 wherein said feed contains at least 1/2 wt.% sulfur.

Claim 8

The process of claim 5 wherein the amount of said hydrogenating component on said catalyst ranges from 0.25 to 25 wt.% of said catalyst.

Claim 9

The process of claim 6 wherein said hydrogenating component consists essentially of a metal selected from Group VI-B and a metal selected from Group VIII.

Claim 10

The process of claim 7 wherein said hydrogenating component is a mixture of molybdenum and nickel.

Claim 11

The process of claim 9 wherein said middle distillate product has a sulfur content of less than 0.1 wt.% and a pour point of less than 5° F.

Claim 12

A process for simultaneously desulfurizing and hydrodewaxing an untreated, high sulfur-containing wide-cut petroleum distillate feed stock boiling in the range of 200° to 900° F and containing a middle distillate fraction which comprises contacting said untreated feed and hydrogen with a catalyst containing at least one metal hydrogenating component selected from the group consisting of Group VIB metals, Group VIII metals and mixtures thereof on a mixture of faujasite and an amorphous SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 support, wherein the amount of faujasite in said mixture is from about 0.5 to 30 wt.%, said contacting being carried out under mild hydrocracking conditions including a temperature within the range of from 650° to 850° F and a hydrogen partial pressure between 750 and 2,000 psig to produce a middle distillate product boiling in the range of from about 300° to 625° F in an amount at least equal to the amount of said fraction present in said feed and having a sulfur content, wax content and pour point lower than said middle distillate fraction of said feed.

Claim 13

A process for simultaneously desulfurizing and hydrodewaxing an untreated, high sulfur-containing wide-cut petroleum distillate feed stock boiling in the range of 200° to 900° F and containing a middle distillate fraction which comprises contacting said untreated feed and hydrogen with a catalyst containing at least one metal hydrogenating component selected from the group consisting of Group VIB metals, Group VIII metals and mixtures thereof on a mixture of faujasite and an amorphous SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 support, wherein the amount of faujasite in said mixture is from about 0.5 to 30 wt.%, said contacting being carried out under mild hydrocracking conditions including a temperature within the range of from 650° to 850° F and a hydrogen partial pressure between 750 and 2,000 psig to produce a middle distillate product boiling in the range of from about 300° to 625° F in an amount at least equal to the amount of said fraction present in said feed and having a sulfur content, wax content and pour point lower than said middle distillate fraction of said feed.

Claim 14

The process of claim 11 wherein said feed contains at least about 1/2 to 2 wt.% sulfur.

Claim 15

The process of claim 12 wherein the amount of faujasite in said mixture is from about 1 to 10 wt.%.

Claim 16

The process of claim 13 wherein said mild hydrocracking conditions include a hydrogen partial pressure ranging between 1,000 to 2,000 psig and a space velocity ranging between 1/2 to 21/2.

Claim 17

The process of claim 14 wherein said hydrogenating component ranges from 0.5 to 25 wt.% of said catalyst and is a mixture of Ni and Mo.

Claim 18

The process of claim 15 wherein said product has a pour point lower than 5° F.

Claim 19

The process of claim 15 wherein said product contains less than about 0.1 wt.% sulfur.

Claim 20

The process of claim 10 wherein said feed boils within the range of from about 200° to 900° F.

Claim 21

The process of claim 18 wherein said feed has a sulfur content ranging between from about 1/2 to 2 wt.%.