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Hydrocarbon hydrogenation with thermally stable mixed titanium oxide gels
Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1985-07-02
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Granted: 1986-05-06
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Expires: 2005-07-02
Abstract
Abstract Hydrogenation of hydrocarbons with catalysts produced by co-gelling a smectite with an inorganic metal oxide which is unstable with respect to retaining a high surface area, to produce a co-gel of high surface area which has good retention of surface area at high temperatures. Suitable smectites for the practice of this invention are hectorite, chlorite, montmorillionite, beidellite, or admixtures of two or more of these materials with each other or with other materials, or the like. Exemplary of inorganic oxide gels suitable for the practice of this invention are the Group IV-B metal oxides, especially titanium oxide, and other metal oxides such as the oxides of thorium, uranium, silicon, aluminum, and the like. A crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite can be composited with this material to supply an acidic function.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth S. Wheelock
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-30 08:19
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/12; B01J21/00; B01J21/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A process for the hydrogenation of a hydrocarbon feed which comprises contacting said feed, in the presence of hydrogen, at temperatures ranging from about 250° F. to about 1100° F., pressures ranging from about 0 psig to about 2000 psig, and space velocities ranging from about 0.1 V/H/V to about 10 V/H/V, with a catalyst comprising a high surface area co-gel of a smectite and an oxide selected from titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, hafnium oxide, thorium oxide, uranium oxide, silicon oxide, and aluminum oxide, upon which there is supported from about 0.05 percent to about 30 percent, based on the weight of the catalyst, of a metal selected from the group consisting of a Group VIB and Group VIII metal hydrogenation-dehydrogenation component.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A process for the hydrogenation of a hydrocarbon feed which comprises contacting said feed, in the presence of hydrogen, at temperatures ranging from about 250° F. to about 1100° F., pressures ranging from about 0 psig to about 2000 psig, and space velocities ranging from about 0.1 V/H/V to about 10 V/H/V, with a catalyst comprising a high surface area co-gel of a smectite and an oxide selected from titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, hafnium oxide, thorium oxide, uranium oxide, silicon oxide, and aluminum oxide, upon which there is supported from about 0.05 percent to about 30 percent, based on the weight of the catalyst, of a metal selected from the group consisting of a Group VIB and Group VIII metal hydrogenation-dehydrogenation component.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the titanium oxide co-gel employed in forming the catalyst upon which the Group VIB or Group VIII metal hydrogenation-dehydrogenation component is supported is prepared by the acetolysis of a hydrocarbyl titanium compound in solution, to which water and the smectite as a gel are added to hydrolyze the reaction product and form said co-gel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the smectite co-gelled with the titanium oxide to form the catalyst upon which the Group VIB or Group VIII metal hydrogenation-dehydrogenation component is supported is hectorite, chlorite, momtmorillonite, beidellite, or admixtures of one or more of these materials with each other or with other materials.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the smectite employed in forming the catalyst upon which the Group VIB or Group VIII metal hydrogenation-dehydrogenation component is supported is hectorite, chlorite, momtmorillonite, beidellite, or admixtures of one or more of these materials with each other or with other materials.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 1 where the catalyst additionally contains a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the Group VIB or Group VIII metal hydrogenation-dehydrogenation component of the catalyst is comprised of molybdenium, iron, cobalt, nickel, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, or platinum.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the concentration of the Group VIB or Group VIII metal hydrogenation-dehydrogenation component of the catalyst ranges from about 0.05 percent to about 30 percent, based on the weight of the catalyst.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the hydrogenation-dehydrogenation component is a noble metal, and from about 0.05 percent to about 2 percent of the noble metal is supported on the catalyst, based on the weight of the catalyst.
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