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Catalytic dewaxing of lubes in reactor fractionator
Assignee: Mobil Oil AS
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Filing: 1979-05-16
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Granted: 1980-07-22
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Expires: 1999-05-16
Abstract
Abstract Heavy petroliferous stocks such as vacuum and atmospheric resids, tar sand oils, shale oils, liquids from conversion of coal and the like are concurrently distilled and hydroprocessed for removal of sulfur, nitrogen and metals and are hydrocracked or otherwise hydroprocessed in a packed distillation column under hydrogen pressure wherein the packing is constituted, at least to a substantial extent in both stripping and rectifying sections by catalyst suited to the desired conversions. In a specific application to catalytic hydrodewaxing of lubricating oil stocks, improvement of Viscosity Index (VI) of dewaxed product results.
Inventors
- 👤 Nai Y. Chen
- 👤 Ikai Wang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 15:38
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/02; B01J8/04; B01J8/0446; B01J8/0449; B01J8/0453; B01J2208/00; B01J2208/00008; B01J2208/00017; B01J2208/00106; B01J2208/00265; B01J2208/00274; B01J2208/00283; C; C10; C10G; C10G2400/00; C10G2400/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S203/00; Y10S203/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A process for catalytic, shape selective hydrodewaxing of lubricating oil fractions with improved viscosity index of the lubricating oil product which comprises introducing such fraction to an intermediate point in a vertical column of a hydrodewaxing catalyst maintained at hydrodewaxing conditions, introducing hydrogen to said column below said intermediate point for flow upwardly in said column, maintaining a temperature gradient in said column from a maximum below said intermediate point to a minimum thereabove whereby higher boiling constituents of said fraction are caused to flow downwardly as liquid countercurrent to said hydrogen at conversion conditions while lighter constituents of said fraction and conversion products are caused to flow upwardly as vapor concurrent with said hydrogen resulting in dewaxing conversion of different constituents at different levels of severity, withdrawing liquid lubricating oil products from the bottom of said column and withdrawing from the top of said column distillate lubricating products having improved viscosity index by reason of lower severity of treatment as compared with the same fraction when so treated at the same severity as that applied to said higher boiling constituents.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
A process for catalytic, shape selective hydrodewaxing of lubricating oil fractions with improved viscosity index of the lubricating oil product which comprises introducing such fraction to an intermediate point in a vertical column of a hydrodewaxing catalyst maintained at hydrodewaxing conditions, introducing hydrogen to said column below said intermediate point for flow upwardly in said column, maintaining a temperature gradient in said column from a maximum below said intermediate point to a minimum thereabove whereby higher boiling constituents of said fraction are caused to flow downwardly as liquid countercurrent to said hydrogen at conversion conditions while lighter constituents of said fraction and conversion products are caused to flow upwardly as vapor concurrent with said hydrogen resulting in dewaxing conversion of different constituents at different levels of severity, withdrawing liquid lubricating oil products from the bottom of said column and withdrawing from the top of said column distillate lubricating products having improved viscosity index by reason of lower severity of treatment as compared with the same fraction when so treated at the same severity as that applied to said higher boiling constituents.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein products withdrawn from the bottom of said column are combined with lighter products withdrawn thereabove.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said fraction is a deasphalted residual fraction from distillation of a petroliferous crude.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said fraction is a distillate lubricating oil fraction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said catalyst is a zeolite having a silica/alumina ratio above 12 and a constraint index between about 1 and about 12.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process according to claim 5 wherein said zeolite is associated with a metal hydrogenation catalyst.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein that portion of said hydroprocessing catalyst on a porous solid support below said intermediate point is a downwardly moving bed maintained by adding catalyst to the top of such portion below the intermediate point and by withdrawing catalyst from the bottom of such portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said lubricating oil fraction is a residual fraction and a heavy oil processing catalyst is added to said fraction before introducing said fraction to said column.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 8 wherein said heavy oil processing catalyst is aluminum chloride.
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