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Dehydrogenation method and nonacidic multimetallic catalytic composite for use therein

Assignee: Honeywell UOP LLC
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Filing: 1977-07-08
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Granted: 1978-11-14
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Expires: 1997-07-08
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Abstract

Abstract Dehydrogenatable hydrocarbons are dehydrogenated by contacting them, at dehydrogenation conditions, with a catalytic composite comprising a combination of catalytically effective amounts of a platinum group component, a nickel component, and a bismuth component with a porous carrier material. A specific example of the nonacidic catalytic composite disclosed herein is a combination of a platinum group component, a nickel component, a bismuth component, and an alkali or alkaline earth component with a porous carrier material in amounts sufficient to result in a composite containing about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % nickel, about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % bismuth and about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % alkali metal or alkaline earth metal.

Inventors

  • 👤 George J. Antos

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G35/00; C10G35/04; C10G35/06; C10G35/085; C10G35/09; B; B01; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/70; B01J23/89; B01J23/8933; B01J23/8973; C07; C07C; C07C5/00; C07C5/32; C07C5/321; C07C5/324; C07C5/325; C07C5/327; C07C5/333; C07C5/3335; C07C5/3337; C07C5/367; C07C5/373; C07C5/393; C07C5/41; C07C5/415; C07C5/417; C07C2521/00; C07C2521/02; C07C2521/04; C07C2523/00; C07C2523/16; C07C2523/18; C07C2523/38; C07C2523/40; C07C2523/42; C07C2523/44; C07C2523/46; C07C2523/70; C07C2523/74; C07C2523/755; C07C2523/89; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P20/00; Y02P20/50; Y02P20/52

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim 126 words
A method for dehydrogenating a dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon comprising contacting the hydrocarbon, at dehydrogenation conditions, with a catalytic composite comprising a porous carrier material containing, on an elemental basis, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % nickel, and about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % bismuth; wherein the platinum group metal, catalytically available nickel and bismuth are uniformly dispersed throughout the porous carrier material; wherein substantially all of the platinum group metal is present in the elemental metallic state; and wherein substantially all of the catalytically available nickel is present in the elemental metallic state or in a state which is reducible to the elemental metallic state under dehydrogenation conditions or in a mixture of these states.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 126 words
A method for dehydrogenating a dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon comprising contacting the hydrocarbon, at dehydrogenation conditions, with a catalytic composite comprising a porous carrier material containing, on an elemental basis, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % nickel, and about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % bismuth; wherein the platinum group metal, catalytically available nickel and bismuth are uniformly dispersed throughout the porous carrier material; wherein substantially all of the platinum group metal is present in the elemental metallic state; and wherein substantially all of the catalytically available nickel is present in the elemental metallic state or in a state which is reducible to the elemental metallic state under dehydrogenation conditions or in a mixture of these states.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 21 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein the dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon is admixed with hydrogen when it contacts the catalytic composite.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 14 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein the platinum group metal is platinum.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 14 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein the platinum group metal is iridium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 14 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein the platinum group metal is rhodium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 14 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein the platinum group metal is palladium.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 16 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein the catalytic composite is in a sulfur-free state.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 17 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein the porous carrier material is a refractory inorganic oxide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 14 words
A method as defined in claim 8 wherein the refractory inorganic oxide is alumina.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 23 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein the dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon is an aliphatic compound containing 2 to 30 carbon atoms per molecule.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 24 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein the dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon is a normal paraffin hydrocarbon containing 4 to 30 carbon atoms per molecule.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 14 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein the dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon is a naphthene.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 26 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein the dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon is an alkylaromatic, the alkyl group of which contains about 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 49 words
A method as defined in claim 2 wherein the dehydrogenation conditions include a temperature of 700° to about 1200° F., a pressure of 0.1 to 10 atmospheres, a LHSV of 1 to 40 hr. -1 , and a hydrogen to hydrocarbon mole ratio of about 1:1 to about 20:1.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 42 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein the composite contains on an elemental basis, about 0.05 to about 1 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.1 to about 2.5 wt. % nickel and about 0.05 to about 1 wt. % bismuth.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 50 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein the metals content of the catalytic composite is adjusted so that the atomic ratio of bismuth to platinum group metal is about 0.1:1 to about 2:1 and the atomic ratio of nickel to platinum group metal is about 0.1:1 to about 66:1.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 26 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein substantially all of the bismuth is present therein in an oxidation state above that of the elemental metal.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 25 words
A method as defined in claim 17 wherein substantially all of the bismuth is present in the catalytic composite as bismuth oxide or bismuth aluminate.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 154 words
A nonacidic catalytic composite comprising a porous carrier material containing, on an elemental basis, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % nickel, about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % alkali metal or alkaline earth metal, and about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % bismuth; wherein the platinum group metal, catalytically available nickel, bismuth and alkali metal or alkaline earth metal are uniformly dispersed throughout the porous carrier material; wherein substantially all of the platinum group metal is present in the elemental metallic state; wherein substantially all of the catalytically available nickel is present in the elemental metallic state or in a state which is reducible to the elemental metallic state under dehydrogenation conditions or in a mixture of these states; and wherein substantially all of the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal is present in an oxidation state above that of the elemental metal.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 154 words
A nonacidic catalytic composite comprising a porous carrier material containing, on an elemental basis, about 0.01 to about 2 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.05 to about 5 wt. % nickel, about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % alkali metal or alkaline earth metal, and about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % bismuth; wherein the platinum group metal, catalytically available nickel, bismuth and alkali metal or alkaline earth metal are uniformly dispersed throughout the porous carrier material; wherein substantially all of the platinum group metal is present in the elemental metallic state; wherein substantially all of the catalytically available nickel is present in the elemental metallic state or in a state which is reducible to the elemental metallic state under dehydrogenation conditions or in a mixture of these states; and wherein substantially all of the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal is present in an oxidation state above that of the elemental metal.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 19 words
A nonacidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 19 wherein the porous carrier material is a refractory inorganic oxide.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 16 words
A nonacidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 20 wherein the refractory inorganic oxide is alumina.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 19 words
A nonacidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 19 wherein the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal is potassium.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim 19 words
A nonacidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 19 wherein the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal is lithium.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim 18 words
A nonacidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 19 wherein the catalytic composite is in a sulfur-free state.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim 57 words
A nonacidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 19 wherein the composite contains, on an elemental basis, about 0.05 to about 1 wt. % platinum group metal, about 0.1 to about 2.5 wt. % nickel, about 0.05 to about 1 wt. % bismuth and about 0.25 to about 3.5 wt. % alkali metal or alkaline earth metal.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim 68 words
A nonacidic catalytic composite as defined in claim 19 wherein the metals contents thereof is adjusted so that the atomic ratio of bismuth to platinum group metal is about 0.1:1 to about 2:1, the atomic ratio of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal to platinum group metal is about 5:1 to about 100:1 and the atomic ratio of nickel to platinum group metal is about 0.1:1 to 66:1.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim 23 words
A method for dehydrogenating a dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon comprising contacting the hydrocarbon with the nonacidic catalytic composite defined by claim 19 at dehydrogenation conditions.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim 21 words
A method as defined in claim 27 wherein the dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon is admixed with hydrogen when it contacts the catalytic composite.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim 23 words
A method as defined in claim 27 wherein the dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon is an aliphatic compound containing 2 to 30 carbon atoms per molecule.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim 25 words
A method as defined in claim 27 wherein the dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon is a normal paraffin hydrocarbon containing about 4 to 30 carbon atoms per molecule.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim 26 words
A method as defined in claim 27 wherein the dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon is a normal paraffin hydrocarbon containing about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms per molecule.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim 26 words
A method as defined in claim 27 wherein the dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon is an alkylaromatic, the alkyl group of which contains about 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim 14 words
A method as defined in claim 27 wherein the dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon is a naphthene.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim 53 words
A method as defined in claim 28 wherein the dehydrogenation conditions include a temperature of about 700° to about 1200° F., a pressure of about 0.1 to about 10 atmospheres, an LHSV of about 1 to 40 hr. -1 , and a hydrogen to hydrocarbon mole ratio of about 1:1 to about 20:1.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim 37 words
A method as defined in claim 28 wherein the contacting is performed in the presence of water or a water-producing substance in an amount corresponding to about 1 to about 1000 wt. ppm. based on hydrocarbon charge.

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