Resid hydroprocessing catalyst

Claim 2

A catalyst useful for hydroprocessing hydrocarbonaceous feed materials comprising the composition: ##STR7## where X 1 and X 2 are selected from the group consisting of O, S or NH, and wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen or an alkyl, aryl or alkyl/aryl hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 40 carbon atoms or heteroatom-substituted variants thereof in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been substituted for by one or more oxygen-, sulfur- or nitrogen-containing functional groups.

Claim 3

The catalyst of claim 1 wherein X 1 and X 2 are selected from the group consisting of O and S and wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen or an alkyl, aryl or alkyl/aryl hydrocarbon group containing from 4 to 25 carbon atoms.

Claim 4

The catalyst of claim 1 wherein X 1 and X 2 are selected from the group consisting of O and S and wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl, aryl or alkyl/aryl hydrocarbon group containing from 4 to 25 carbon atoms or heteroatom-substituted variants thereof in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been substituted for by one or more oxygen-, sulfur- or nitrogen-containing functional groups and wherein R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are hydrogen.

Claim 5

The catalyst of claim 1 wherein X 1 and X 2 are selected from the group consisting of O and S and wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl, aryl or alkyl/aryl hydrocarbon group containing from 6 to 18 carbon atoms and wherein R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are hydrogen.

Claim 6

The catalyst of claim 4 wherein R 1 is a linear, saturated hydrocarbon.

Claim 7

The catalyst of claim 4 wherein X 1 is S and X 2 is O.

Claim 8

The catalyst of claim 4 wherein X 1 is O and X 2 is S.

Claim 9

The catalyst of claim 6 wherein R 1 is an n-tetradecyl hydrocarbon group.

Claim 10

The catalyst of claim 7 wherein R 1 is an n-tetradecyl hydrocarbon group.

Claim 11

A composition containing a sufficient amount of a catalytic compound having the structure ##STR8## where X 1 and X 2 are selected from the group consisting of O, S or NH and wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen or an alkyl, aryl or alkyl/aryl hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 40 carbon atoms or variants thereof in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been substituted for by one or more oxygen-, sulfur-or nitrogen-containing functional groups to yield a concentration of molybdenum metal in the composition of between 20 and 1000 parts per million; and a petroleum resid containing at least 50 weight percent of material boiling above about 650° F. at atmospheric pressure.

Claim 12

A composition containing a sufficient amount of a catalytic compound having the structure ##STR8## where X 1 and X 2 are selected from the group consisting of O, S or NH and wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen or an alkyl, aryl or alkyl/aryl hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 40 carbon atoms or variants thereof in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been substituted for by one or more oxygen-, sulfur-or nitrogen-containing functional groups to yield a concentration of molybdenum metal in the composition of between 20 and 1000 parts per million; and a petroleum resid containing at least 50 weight percent of material boiling above about 650° F. at atmospheric pressure.

Claim 13

The composition of claim 10 wherein the resid contains at least seventy weight percent of material boiling above about 1000° F. at atmospheric pressure and is the bottoms product from a distillation.

Claim 14

The composition of claim 10 wherein X 1 and X 2 are selected from the group consisting of O and S and wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl, aryl or alkyl/aryl hydrocarbon group containing from 6 to 18 carbon atoms and wherein R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are hydrogen.

Claim 15

The composition of claim 11 wherein X 1 and X 2 are selected from the group consisting of O and S wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl, aryl or alkyl/aryl hydrocarbon group containing from 6 to 18 carbon atoms and wherein R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are hydrogen.

Claim 16

The composition of claim 10 wherein the resid is selected from the group consisting of resid produced by the vacuum or atmospheric distillation of a crude oil.

Claim 17

A catalyst useful for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock comprising a 2,4-heteroatom substituted-molybdena-3,3-dioxacyclopentane-containing, triglyceride-derived compound.

Claim 18

A catalyst useful for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock comprising a 2,4-heteroatom substituted-molybdena-3,3-dioxacyclopentane-containing, triglyceride-derived compound.

Claim 19

The catalyst of claim 15 further comprising a mixture of two or more different 2,4-heteroatom substituted-molybdena-3,3-dioxacyclopentane-containing, triglyceride-derived compounds.

Claim 20

The catalyst of claim 15 wherein the catalyst is synthesized from a naturally-occurring, unsaturated triglyceride selected from the group consisting of beef tallow, butter, corn oil, cotton seed oil, lard, olive oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, cod liver oil, linseed oil and mixtures thereof.

Claim 21

A catalyst useful for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock comprising a 2,4-heteroatom substituted-molybdena-3,3-dioxacyclopentane-containing, fatty acid-derived compound.

Claim 22

A catalyst useful for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock comprising a 2,4-heteroatom substituted-molybdena-3,3-dioxacyclopentane-containing, fatty acid-derived compound.

Claim 23

The catalyst of claim 18 further comprising a mixture of two or more different 2,4-heteroatom substituted-molybdena-3,3-dioxacyclopentane-containing, fatty acid-derived compounds.

Claim 24

The method of claim 18 wherein the catalyst is synthesized from a fatty acid obtained by hydrolyzing a reagent selected from the group consisting of beef tallow, butter, corn oil, cotton seed oil, lard, olive oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, cod liver oil, linseed oil and mixtures thereof.