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Supported carbon-containing molybdenum and tungsten sulfide catalysts their preparation and use
Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1983-11-14
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Granted: 1985-10-01
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Expires: 2003-11-14
Abstract
Abstract A supported carbon-containing molybdenum sulfide and tungsten sulfide catalyst useful for conducting methanation and hydrotreating reactions, principally the latter, can be formed by compositing a preselected quantity of a porous, refractory inorganic oxide with a complex salt characterized by the formula Bx[MOyS4-y] where B is an organo or hydrocarbyl substituted diammonium ion, an organo or hydrocarbyl substituted ammonium ion or quaternary ammonium ion, or an ionic form of a cyclic amine containing one or more basic N atoms, x is 1 where B is an organo or hydrocarbyl substituted diammonium ion, or 2 where B is an organo or hydrocarbyl substituted ammonium or quaternary ammonium ion or an ionic form of a cyclic amine containing one or more basic N atoms, M is molybdenum or tungsten, and y is 0, or a fraction or whole number ranging up to 3, and heat decomposing the salt of said catalyst precursor composite in the presence of hydrogen, hydrocarbon and sulfur to form said supported carbon-containing molybdenum sulfide or tungsten sulfide catalyst.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert L. Seiver
- 👤 Russell R. Chianelli
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-01 14:56
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J37/00; B01J37/02; B01J37/0201; B01J37/0203; B01J27/00; B01J27/02; C; C10; C10G; C10G49/00; C10G49/02; C10G49/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A process for hydrotreating a hydrocarbon feed which comprises contacting said feed at hydrotreating conditions with a supported carbon-containing molybdenum sulfide and tungsten sulfide hydrotreating catalysts formed by the steps comprising compositing a preselected quantity of a porous, refractory inorganic oxide with a salt characterized by the formula B.sub.x [MO.sub.y S.sub.4-y ] where B is an organo or hydrocarbyl substituted diammonium ion, an organo or hydrocarbyl substituted ammonium ion or quaternary ammonium ion, or an ionic form of a cyclic amine containing one or more basic N atoms, x is 1 where B is an organo or hydrocarbyl substituted diammonium ion, or 2 where B is an organo or hydrocarbyl substituted ammonium or quaternary ammonium ion or ionic form of a cyclic amine containing one or more basic N atoms, M is molybdenum or tungsten, and y is 0, or a fraction or whole number ranging up to 3, and heat decomposing the salt of said catalyst precursor composite in the presence of hydrogen, hydrocarbon and sulfur to form said supported carbon-containing molybdenum sulfide or tungsten sulfide hydrotreating catalyst.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A process for hydrotreating a hydrocarbon feed which comprises contacting said feed at hydrotreating conditions with a supported carbon-containing molybdenum sulfide and tungsten sulfide hydrotreating catalysts formed by the steps comprising compositing a preselected quantity of a porous, refractory inorganic oxide with a salt characterized by the formula B.sub.x [MO.sub.y S.sub.4-y ] where B is an organo or hydrocarbyl substituted diammonium ion, an organo or hydrocarbyl substituted ammonium ion or quaternary ammonium ion, or an ionic form of a cyclic amine containing one or more basic N atoms, x is 1 where B is an organo or hydrocarbyl substituted diammonium ion, or 2 where B is an organo or hydrocarbyl substituted ammonium or quaternary ammonium ion or ionic form of a cyclic amine containing one or more basic N atoms, M is molybdenum or tungsten, and y is 0, or a fraction or whole number ranging up to 3, and heat decomposing the salt of said catalyst precursor composite in the presence of hydrogen, hydrocarbon and sulfur to form said supported carbon-containing molybdenum sulfide or tungsten sulfide hydrotreating catalyst.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the supported carbon-containing molybdenum or tungsten sulfide hydrotreating catalyst precursor composite, prior to decomposition of the salt, contains from about 5 percent to about 30 percent of the salt, calculated as MoO 3 or WO 3 on an ignition loss free basis.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the catalyst precursor composite is heated at temperatures ranging from about 150° C. to about 400° C. to heat decompose the salt of said composite.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 3 wherein the decomposition temperature ranges from about 200° C. to about 370° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
110 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the decomposition temperature ranges from about 150° C. to about 400° C., the salt impregnated catalyst precursor composite is contacted with hydrogen at a flow rate ranging from about 250 to about 5000 SCF/Bbl, at pressures ranging from about 50 to about 4000 psia, and with a liquid feed hydrocarbon at a flow rate of hydrocarbon:catalyst precursor of from about 0.05 to about 50 volumes of hydrocarbon per volume of catalyst per hour, and the added sulfur is equivalent to a sulfur content which ranges from about 0.1 to about 10 percent, calculated as elemental sulfur based on the weight of the hydrocarbon feed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
The process of claim 5 wherein the flow rate of the hydrogen ranges from about 500 to about 5000 SCF/Bbl, the pressure ranges from about 150 to about 2500 psia, the flow rate of the liquid hydrocarbon ranges from about 0.1 to about 10, and the concentration of sulfur ranges from about 0.5 percent to about 3 percent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the porous, refractory inorganic oxide is alumina.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
75 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the porous, refractory inorganic oxide is particulate alumina, the salt is dissolved in a solvent, and the particulate alumina and salt solution are contacted together and the particulate alumina impregnated with the salt solution, the impregnated alumina is dried to remove the solvent, and the dry, salt-impregnated alumina heated to a temperature sufficient to decompose the salt and form said supported carbon-containing molybdenum sulfide or tungsten sulfide hydrotreating catalysts.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 2 wherein, in the salt characterized by the formula B x [MO y S 4-y ], M is molybdenum and y ranges from 0 to 0.5.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process of claim 2 wherein a Group VIII metal or admixture of said metals, exclusive of said metal added by incorporation of said heat decomposable thiomolybdate or thiotungstate salt, is composited with said supported carbon-containing molybdenum sulfide or tungsten sulfide hydrotreating catalyst.
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