US4925820A
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Hydrocarbon conversion process and catalysts
Assignee: Shell USA Inc
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Filing: 1989-04-28
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Granted: 1990-05-15
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Expires: 2009-04-28
Abstract
Abstract A process for converting hydrocarbon oils into products of low average molecular weight and lower average boiling point comprising contacting a hydrocarbon oil at elevated temperature and pressure in the presence of hydrogen with a catalyst comprising a modified Y zeolite having a unit cell size below 24.45 Å, a degree of crystallinity which is at least retained at increasing SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratios, a water adsorption capacity (at 25° C. and a p/p o value of 0.2) of at least 8% by weight of modified zeolite and a pore volume of at least 0.25 ml/g wherein between 10% and 60% of the total pore volume is made up of pores having a diameter of at least 8 nm, an amorphous cracking component, a binder and at least one hydrogenation component of a Group VI metal and/or at least one hydrogenation component of a Group VIII metal. The invention also relates to catalyst compositions suitable for use in said process.
Inventors
- 👤 Arend Hoek
- 👤 Tom Huizinga
- 👤 Ian E. Maxwell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 14:39
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; B01J29/08; B01J29/16; B01J29/166
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A catalyst composition comprising a modified Y zeolite having a unit cell size below 24.45 Å, a degree of crystallinity which is at least retained at increasing SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratios, a water adsorption capacity (at 25° C. and p/p o value of 0.2) between 10% and 15% by weight of modified zeolite and a pore volume of at least 0.25 ml/g wherein between 10% and 60% of the total pore volume is made up of pores having a diameter of at least 8 nm, an amorphous cracking component, a binder and at least one hydrogenation component of a Group VI metal and/or at least one hydrogenation component of a Group VIII metal, and wherein 50-90% by weight of the catalyst is made up of modified Y zeolite and amorphous cracking component and 10-50% by weight is made up of binder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A catalyst composition comprising a modified Y zeolite having a unit cell size below 24.45 Å, a degree of crystallinity which is at least retained at increasing SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratios, a water adsorption capacity (at 25° C. and p/p o value of 0.2) between 10% and 15% by weight of modified zeolite and a pore volume of at least 0.25 ml/g wherein between 10% and 60% of the total pore volume is made up of pores having a diameter of at least 8 nm, an amorphous cracking component, a binder and at least one hydrogenation component of a Group VI metal and/or at least one hydrogenation component of a Group VIII metal, and wherein 50-90% by weight of the catalyst is made up of modified Y zeolite and amorphous cracking component and 10-50% by weight is made up of binder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The catalyst composition according to claim 1, wherein 60-85% by weight of the catalyst is made up of modified Y zeolite and amorphous cracking component and 15-40% by weight is made up of binder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The catalyst composition according to claim 1, wherein between 10% and 40% of the total pore volume of the modified Y zeolite is made up of pores having a diameter of at least 8 nm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The catalyst composition according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the modified Y zeolite has a unit cell size below 24.40 Å.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The catalyst composition according to any one of claims 1-3 wherein the modified Y zeolite has a unit cell size below 24.35 Å.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The catalyst composition according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the amount of modified Y zeolite ranges between 5 and 85% of the combined amount of modified Y zeolite and amorphous cracking component.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The catalyst composition according to claim 6, wherein the amorphous cracking component is a silica-based cracking component.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The catalyst composition according to claim 6, wherein the modified Y zeolite has a unit cell size below 24.40 Å.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The catalyst composition according to claim 6, wherein the modified Y zeolite has a unit cell size below 24.35 Å.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The catalyst composition according to any one of claims 7 or 8, wherein the amount of modified Y zeolite ranges between 10 and 75% of the combined amount of modified Y zeolite and amorphous cracking component.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The catalyst composition according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the modified Y zeolite has a SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio of from 4 to 25.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The catalyst composition according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the modified Y zeolite has a Si02/A1203 molar ratio of from 8-15.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
42 words
The catalyst composition according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the catalyst comprises between 0.05 and 10% by weight of nickel and between 2 and 40% by weight of tungsten, calculated as metals per 100 parts by weight of total catalyst.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
213 words
A catalyst composition comprising a modified Y zeolite having a unit cell size below about 24.45 Å, a degree of crystallinity which is at least retained at increasing SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratios, a SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio between about 8 to about 15, a water adsorption capacity (at 25° C. and a p/p o value of 0.2) of between about 10-15% by weight of modified zeolite and a pore volume of at least about 0.25 ml/g wherein between about 10 to about 40% of the total pore volume is made up of pores having a diameter of at least about 8 nm; an amorphous cracking component comprising a silica-alumina containing 50-95% by weight of silica; a binder comprising alumina; from about 0.05 to about 10 percent by weight of nickel and from about 2 to about 40 percent by weight of tungsten, calculated as metals per 100 parts by weight of total catalyst, wherein the modified Y zeolite and amorphous cracking component comprises about 60-85% by weight of the total catalyst, the binder comprises about 15-40% by weight of the total catalyst and the amount of modified Y zeolite ranges between about 10-75% of the combined amount of modified Y zeolite and amorphous cracking component.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
213 words
A catalyst composition comprising a modified Y zeolite having a unit cell size below about 24.45 Å, a degree of crystallinity which is at least retained at increasing SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratios, a SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio between about 8 to about 15, a water adsorption capacity (at 25° C. and a p/p o value of 0.2) of between about 10-15% by weight of modified zeolite and a pore volume of at least about 0.25 ml/g wherein between about 10 to about 40% of the total pore volume is made up of pores having a diameter of at least about 8 nm; an amorphous cracking component comprising a silica-alumina containing 50-95% by weight of silica; a binder comprising alumina; from about 0.05 to about 10 percent by weight of nickel and from about 2 to about 40 percent by weight of tungsten, calculated as metals per 100 parts by weight of total catalyst, wherein the modified Y zeolite and amorphous cracking component comprises about 60-85% by weight of the total catalyst, the binder comprises about 15-40% by weight of the total catalyst and the amount of modified Y zeolite ranges between about 10-75% of the combined amount of modified Y zeolite and amorphous cracking component.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The catalyst composition of claim 14 wherein the modified Y zeolite has a unit cell size below about 24.40 Å.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The catalyst composition of claim 14 wherein the modified Y zeolite has a unit cell size below about 24.35 Å.
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