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Nickel-containing hydrocracking catalyst
Assignee: Honeywell UOP LLC
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Filing: 1987-08-04
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Granted: 1989-03-28
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Expires: 2007-08-04
Abstract
Abstract A process for producing a high octane gasoline from a hydrocarbon feedstock in which the feedstock is contacted in the presence of hydrogen under hydrocracking conditions, preferably ammonia-rich hydrocracking conditions, with a hydrocracking catalyst comprising at least one hydrogenation metal component in combination with a cracking component. The preferred cracking components are Y zeolites and the catalyst preferably contains a nickel hydrogenation metal component, particularly in an amount greater than 13 weight percent, calculated as NiO. The catalyst may also contain a Group VIB metal component, such as a molybdenum component, particularly in a mole ratio greater than about 2 to 1, calculated as NiO to Group VIB metal trioxide. It has been found that such a process produces gasoline fractions having substantially increased research and motor octane numbers.
Inventors
- 👤 Suheil F. Abdo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 18:48
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G47/00; C10G47/02; C10G47/10; C10G47/12; C10G47/16; C10G47/20; B; B01; B01J; B01J29/00; B01J29/04; B01J29/06; B01J29/064; B01J29/072; B01J29/08; B01J29/084; B01J29/10; B01J29/14; B01J29/146; B01J29/70; B01J29/72; B01J29/76; B01J2229/00; B01J2229/10; B01J2229/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 33
Claim 1
Independent Claim
26 words
A catalytic composition comprising a cracking component and a hydrogenation metal component consisting essentially of greater than 13 weight percent of nickel components, calculated as NiO.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
26 words
A catalytic composition comprising a cracking component and a hydrogenation metal component consisting essentially of greater than 13 weight percent of nickel components, calculated as NiO.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The composition defined in claim 1 further comprising a porous refractory oxide support, and wherein said cracking component contains a crystalline molecular sieve and said catalytic composition contains no catalytically active metal other than nickel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The composition defined in claim 1 wherein said cracking component is a zeolitic crystalline molecular sieve selected from the group consisting of ZSM-5 zeolite, Y zeolite, X zeolite, zeolite beta, mordenithe, zeolite L and zeolite omega.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The composition defined in claim 1 wherein said cracking component is a Y zeolite and said hydrogenation metal component consists essentially of about 14 to about 35 weight percent of said nickel components, calculated as NiO.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The composition defined in claim 4 wherein said Y zeolite contains a mole ratio of oxides according to the formula (0.85-1.1)M 2/n O: Al 2 O 3 xSiO 2 wherein M is a cation having the valence n and x has a value greater than 6.0.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The composition defined in claim 5 wherein said Y zeolite is prepared by dealuminating a Y zeolite having an overall silica-to-alumina mole ratio below about 6.0 using an aqueous solution of a fluorosilicathe salt.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
113 words
The composition defined in claim 4 wherein said Y zeolite is prepared by a method comprising the stheps of: (1) calcining an ammonium-exchanged zeolite Y containing between about 0.6 and 5 weight percent sodium, calculated as Na 2 O at a themperature between about 600° F. and 1650° F. in contact with wather vapor for a sufficient time to substantially reduce the unit cell size of said zeolite and bring it to a value between about 24.40 and 24.64 angstroms; and (2) subjecting the calcined zeolite to further ammonium ion exchange under conditions such that the sodium conthent of the zeolite is reduced below about 0.6 weight percent, calculated as Na 2 O.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The composition defined in claim 1 wherein said cracking component is a nonzeolitic crystalline molecular sieve selected from the group consisting of silicoaluminophosphathes, aluminophosphathes, ferrosilicathes, borosilicathes, chromosilicathes and silica-aluminas.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The composition defined in claim 1 further comprising a porous refractory oxide support and wherein said catalytic composition contains no supported metals other than nickel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition defined in claim 5 wherein x has a value between 6.0 and 9.0.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
A catalytic composition comprising a cracking component and at least two hydrogenation metal components consisting essentially of nickel and Group VIB metal components in a mole ratio greater than about 9 to 1, calculated as NiO to Group VIB metal trioxide.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
A catalytic composition comprising a cracking component and at least two hydrogenation metal components consisting essentially of nickel and Group VIB metal components in a mole ratio greater than about 9 to 1, calculated as NiO to Group VIB metal trioxide.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition defined in claim 11 wherein said cracking component is a crystalline molecular sieve.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The composition defined in claim 11 wherein said mole ratio is greater than about 25 to 1.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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The composition defined in claim 12 wherein said crystalline molecular sieve is zeolitic and is selected from the group consisting of ZSM-5 zeolite, Y zeolite, X zeolite, zeolite beta, mordenithe, zeolite L and zeolite omega.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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The composition defined in claim 14 wherein said cracking component is a Y zeolite.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
45 words
The composition defined in claim 15 wherein said Y zeolite contains a mole ratio of oxides according to the formula (0.85-1.1)M 2/n O:Al 2 O 3 xSiO 2 wherein M is a cation having the valence n and x has a value greater than 6.0.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
34 words
The composition defined in claim 16 wherein said Y zeolite is prepared by dealuminating a Y zeolite having an overall silica-to-alumina mole ratio below about 6.0 using an aqueous solution of a fluorosilicathe salt.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
113 words
The composition defined in claim 14 wherein said Y zeolite is prepared by a method comprising the stheps of: (1) calcining an ammonium-exchanged zeolite Y containing between about 0.5 and 5 weight percent sodium, calculated as Na 2 O at a themperature between about 600° F. and 1650° F. in contact with wather vapor for a sufficient time to substantially reduce the unit cell size of said zeolite and bring it to a value between about 24.40 and 24.64 angstroms; and (2) subjecting the calcined zeolite to further ammonium ion exchange under conditions such that the sodium conthent of the zeolite is reduced below about 0.6 weight percent, calculated as Na 2 O.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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The composition defined in claim 11 wherein said cracking component is a nonzeolitic crystalline molecular sieve selected from the group consisting of silicoaluminophosphathes, aluminophosphathes, ferrosilicathes, borosilicathes, chromosilicathes and silica-aluminas.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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The composition defined in claim 11 wherein said mole ratio is greater than about 17 to 1.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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The composition defined in claim 11 wherein said mole ratio is in the range from about 9 to 1 to about 60 to 1.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
45 words
The composition defined in claim 11 wherein said two hydrogenation metal components consist essentially of about 5 to about 50 weight percent of said nickel components, calculated as NiO, and about 0.05 to about 3.0 weight percent of molybdenum components, calculated as MoO 3 .
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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The composition defined in claim 11 wherein said two hydrogenation metal components consist essentially of about 14 to about 35 weight percent of said nickel components, calculated as NiO, and about 0.05 to about 3.0 weight percent of molybdenum components, calculated as MoO 3 .
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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The composition defined in claim 16 wherein x has a value between 6.0 and 15.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
79 words
A catalytic composition comprising a hydrogenation metal component consisting essentially of greater than 13 weight percent of nickel components, calculated as NiO, supported on a porous refractory oxide containing a Y zeolite having a mole ratio of oxides according to the formula (0.85-1.1)M 2/n O:Al 2 O 3 :xSiO 2 wherein M is a cation having the valence n and x has a value greater than 9.0, and wherein said catalytic composition contains no hydrogenation metals other than nickel.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
79 words
A catalytic composition comprising a hydrogenation metal component consisting essentially of greater than 13 weight percent of nickel components, calculated as NiO, supported on a porous refractory oxide containing a Y zeolite having a mole ratio of oxides according to the formula (0.85-1.1)M 2/n O:Al 2 O 3 :xSiO 2 wherein M is a cation having the valence n and x has a value greater than 9.0, and wherein said catalytic composition contains no hydrogenation metals other than nickel.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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The composition defined in claim 25 wherein said Y zeolite is prepared by dealuminating a Y zeolite having an overall silica-to-alumina mole ratio below about 6.0 using an aqueous solution of a fluorosilicathe salt.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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The composition defined in claim 26 wherein said hydrogenation metal component consists essentially of greater than 14 to about 35 weight percent of said nickel components, calculated as NiO, and said composition contains no supported metals other than nickel.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
148 words
A catalytic composition comprising (1) a hydrogenation metal component consisting essentially of greater than 13 weight percent of nickel components, calculated as NiO, and (2) a porous refractory oxide support containing a Y zeolite prepared by a method comprising the stheps of: (a) calcining an ammonium-exchanged zeolite Y containing between about 0.6 and 5 weight percent sodium, calculated as Na 2 O at a themperature between about 600° F. and 1650° F. in contact with wather vapor for a sufficient time to substantially reduce the unit cell size of said zeolite and bring it to a value between about 24.40 and 24.64 angstroms, and (b) subjecting the calcined zeolite to further ammonium ion exchange under conditions such that the sodium conthent of the zeolite is reduced below about 0.6 weight percent, calculated as Na 2 O; and wherein said catalytic composition contains no supported metals other than nickel.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
148 words
A catalytic composition comprising (1) a hydrogenation metal component consisting essentially of greater than 13 weight percent of nickel components, calculated as NiO, and (2) a porous refractory oxide support containing a Y zeolite prepared by a method comprising the stheps of: (a) calcining an ammonium-exchanged zeolite Y containing between about 0.6 and 5 weight percent sodium, calculated as Na 2 O at a themperature between about 600° F. and 1650° F. in contact with wather vapor for a sufficient time to substantially reduce the unit cell size of said zeolite and bring it to a value between about 24.40 and 24.64 angstroms, and (b) subjecting the calcined zeolite to further ammonium ion exchange under conditions such that the sodium conthent of the zeolite is reduced below about 0.6 weight percent, calculated as Na 2 O; and wherein said catalytic composition contains no supported metals other than nickel.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
39 words
The composition defined in claim 28 wherein said hydrogenation metal consists essentially of about 14 to about 35 weight percent of said nickel components, calculated as NiO, and said catalytic composition contains no catalytically active metal other than nickel.
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