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US4211635A
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Catalytic conversion of hydrocarbons
Assignee: Mobil Oil AS
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Filing: 1979-04-23
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Granted: 1980-07-08
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Expires: 1999-04-23
Abstract
Abstract Distillate petroliferous stocks such as neutral lubricating stocks and distillate fuels are hydroprocessed for dewaxing and/or removal of sulfur, nitrogen and metals under hydrogen pressure in a downflow reactor packed with a catalyst suited to the desired conversions in which lighter portions of the charge are introduced to respectively lower levels of the catalyst bed, whereby product withdrawn from the bottom of the reactor is reconstituted distillate of which lighter portions have received milder treatment. In a specific application to catalytic hydrodewaxing of lubricating oil stocks, improvement of Viscosity Index (VI) of dewaxed product results.
Inventors
- 👤 Nai Y. Chen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-04 09:45
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G45/00; C10G45/58; C10G45/60; C10G45/64; C10G2400/00; C10G2400/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A process for improved shape selective catalytic hydrodewaxing of distillate lubricating oil stock which comprises fractionally distilling said stock to provide at least two fractions thereof boiling at different temperature ranges, introducing the highest boiling said fraction to the upper portion of a vertical column of a zeolite having a silica/alumina ratio above 12 and a constraint index between about 1 and about 12 maintained at hydrodewaxing conditions to flow downwardly therethrough, introducing hydrogen to the lower portion of said column for flow upwardly in said column, introducing a lower boiling said fraction to said column at a point intermediate the said introduction of said highest boiling fraction and said introduction of hydrogen to flow in admixture with said highest boiling fraction downwardly as liquid countercurrent to said hydrogen at conversion conditions resulting in shape selective dewaxing conversion of said highest boiling fraction at higher level of severity, and withdrawing from the bottom of said column reconstituted dewaxed distillate lubricating oil stock of improved viscosity index.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A process for improved shape selective catalytic hydrodewaxing of distillate lubricating oil stock which comprises fractionally distilling said stock to provide at least two fractions thereof boiling at different temperature ranges, introducing the highest boiling said fraction to the upper portion of a vertical column of a zeolite having a silica/alumina ratio above 12 and a constraint index between about 1 and about 12 maintained at hydrodewaxing conditions to flow downwardly therethrough, introducing hydrogen to the lower portion of said column for flow upwardly in said column, introducing a lower boiling said fraction to said column at a point intermediate the said introduction of said highest boiling fraction and said introduction of hydrogen to flow in admixture with said highest boiling fraction downwardly as liquid countercurrent to said hydrogen at conversion conditions resulting in shape selective dewaxing conversion of said highest boiling fraction at higher level of severity, and withdrawing from the bottom of said column reconstituted dewaxed distillate lubricating oil stock of improved viscosity index.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said stock is a distillate lubricating oil stock.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said zeolite is associated with a metal hydrogenation catalyst.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said lowest boiling fraction constitutes about 5 to 35 percent of said distillate stock.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the hydrodewaxing catalyst in said upper portion of said vertical column is different from the hydrodewaxing catalyst near the bottom of said vertical column.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A process according to claim 5 wherein the hydrodewaxing catalyst in said upper portion of said vertical column is microcrystalline ZSM-5 or ZSM-11 and the hydrodewaxing catalyst near the bottom of said vertical column is large crystal ZSM-5 or ZSM-23.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said distillate oil stock has been extracted with a selective solvent before introduction of fractions thereof to said vertical column.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said reconstituted dewaxed distillate stock is extracted with a selective solvent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said reconstituted dewaxed distillate stock is hydrocracked.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein a deasphalted residual stock is added to one of said fractions introduced to said column.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-07-08 | 1984-01-07 | 1984-07-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-07-08 | 1988-01-07 | 1988-07-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-07-08 | 1992-01-07 | 1992-07-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |