United States Patent
US Patent 4134826: Method for producing hydrocarbon fuels from heavy…
US 4134826 · granted 1979-01-16
Abstract
In a process for hydrocracking heavy polynuclear carbonaceous feedstocks to produce lighter hydrocarbon fuels by contacting the heavy feedstocks with hydrogen in the presence of a molten metal halide catalyst, thereafter separating at least a substantial portion of the carbonaceous material associated with the reaction mixture from the spent molten metal halide and thereafter regenerating the metal halide catalyst, an improvement comprising contacting the spent molten metal halide catalyst after removal of a major portion of the carbonaceous material therefrom with an additional quantity of hydrogen is disclosed.
| Patent Number | 4134826 |
|---|---|
| Title | Method for producing hydrocarbon fuels from heavy polynuclear hydrocarbons by use of molten metal halide catalyst |
| Filed | 1977-11-02 |
| Granted | 1979-01-16 |
| Inventor(s) | Gorin; Everett |
| Assignee | Continental Oil Company |
| Number of Claims | 18 |
Abstract
In a process for hydrocracking heavy polynuclear carbonaceous feedstocks to produce lighter hydrocarbon fuels by contacting the heavy feedstocks with hydrogen in the presence of a molten metal halide catalyst, thereafter separating at least a substantial portion of the carbonaceous material associated with the reaction mixture from the spent molten metal halide and thereafter regenerating the metal halide catalyst, an improvement comprising contacting the spent molten metal halide catalyst after removal of a major portion of the carbonaceous material therefrom with an additional quantity of hydrogen is disclosed.
Claim 1
In a process for hydrocracking heavy carbonaceous feedstocks to produce hydrocarbon fuels by contacting said feedstocks with hydrogen in thepresence of a molten metal halide catalyst to produce said hydrocarbon fuels; thereafter separating at least a major portion of said hydrocarbon fuels from the spent molten metal halide catalyst and regenerating said catalyst, the improvement comprisingpassing said spent molten metal halide catalyst from which said major portion of said hydrocarbon fuels has been removed to a hydrogen contactor zone and contacting said spent molten metal halide in said hydrogen contactor with hydrogen.
Claims
18 totalIn a process for hydrocracking heavy carbonaceous feedstocks to produce hydrocarbon fuels by contacting said feedstocks with hydrogen in thepresence of a molten metal halide catalyst to produce said hydrocarbon fuels; thereafter separating at least a major portion of said hydrocarbon fuels from the spent molten metal halide catalyst and regenerating said catalyst, the improvement comprisingpassing said spent molten metal halide catalyst from which said major portion of said hydrocarbon fuels has been removed to a hydrogen contactor zone and contacting said spent molten metal halide in said hydrogen contactor with hydrogen.