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Novel process and catalyst system for improving dewaxing catalyst stability and lubricant oil yield

A catalyst and lubricating oil technology, applied in the field of high-grade products, can solve problems such as yield loss

Active Publication Date: 2013-12-18
CHEVROU USA INC
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Although the importance of reducing the aging of dewaxing catalysts is known, and through practice using the above-listed multi-layer catalyst systems or guard bed systems, it has been surprisingly found that traditional guard bed catalyst systems lead to Yield loss of base oil product due to formation of middle distillates and low molecular weight products when the process is operated at temperatures above about 600°F

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[0082] Example 1. Catalyst A was prepared using an alumina substrate (base) with a surface area calculated by nitrogen adsorption / desorption of 150m 2 / g, the mercury injection volume is 0.84cc / g, and the macropore volume is 0.075cc / g. A 20 g (volatiles free) alumina substrate was impregnated by incipient wetness with a solution of 0.16 g of chloroplatinic acid and 0.2 g of palladium dichloride in 18 ml of 1% HCl in deionized water to form a reaction mixture. The reaction mixture was soaked for 24 hours then dried at 150°C for 1 h and then calcined at 300°C for 1 h to produce the finished hydrotreating catalyst. The finished hydroprocessing catalyst had a Pt and Pd content of 0.3 wt.% and 0.6 wt.%, respectively.

Embodiment 2

[0083] Example 2. Composed of 80% pseudoboehmite alumina (Versal 250 alumina, UOP), 10% boehmite alumina (Catapal B, Sasol) and 10% finely ground calcined alumina (less than 325 Tyler mesh) to prepare Catalyst B. The alumina powder was dry mixed in a Baker-Perkins mixer for 10 minutes and then sprayed with a solution containing 4% nitric acid to a volatile target of 62% to form a wet dough. The wet dough was mixed for a total of 30 minutes, then transferred to a Loomis RAM extruder and forced through a 1 / 16" die insert to form an extrudate. The extrudate was dried at 130°C under high gas flow for 30 minutes, and calcined in air at 680°C for 1 hour to produce a calcined alumina substrate. The resulting calcined alumina substrate had a surface area as determined by nitrogen adsorption / desorption of 260m 2 / g, the mercury injection volume is 0.62cc / g and the macropore volume is 0.001cc / g. The calcined alumina substrate was then impregnated with Pt and Pd using the same procedur...

Embodiment 3

[0084] Example 3. Catalyst C was prepared using an alumina substrate with a surface area calculated by nitrogen adsorption / desorption of 192 m 2 / g, the mercury injection volume is 0.75cc / g, and the macropore volume is 0.01cc / g. 99 g (volatiles-free) alumina substrate was impregnated by incipient wetness with a 3.1% aqueous solution of Pt as tetraamminedinitrate, adjusted to pH 9.7, to form a reaction mixture. The reaction mixture was soaked for 24 hours then dried at 150 °C for 1 h and then calcined at 370 °C for 1 h to produce the finished catalyst. The finished catalyst had a Pt content of 1 wt.%.

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Abstract

The invention provides for a process for dewaxing a waxy hydrocarbon feedstock to form a lubricant oil. The invention is also directed to a catalyst system comprising a hydrotreating catalyst upstream of a dewaxing catalyst, used in the dewaxing of a waxy hydrocarbon feedstock to form a lubricant oil. In particular, the invention is directed to a process and catalyst system designed to maintain yield of lubricant oil product. Specifically, the yield of lubricant oil does not decrease more than 2%, at a target pour point, over a dewaxing temperature range. The hydrotreating catalyst helps prevent aging of the dewaxing catalyst and maintains lubricant oil product yield at a target pour point over a wide temperature range. The hydrotreating catalyst comprises platinum, palladium, or combinations thereof on a low acidity inorganic oxide support where acidity is measured by a decalin conversion of less than 10% at 700F.

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field of invention [0001] The present invention relates to a process for reducing the wax content of waxy hydrocarbon feedstocks. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for converting waxy hydrocarbon feedstocks into high grade products including lubricating base oils with low pour points. The process employs a layered catalyst system comprising a hydrotreating catalyst and a dewaxing catalyst, wherein aging of the dewaxing catalyst is slowed and the base oil is maintained within a temperature range of about 450°F to 725°F. product yield. Background of the invention [0002] Many hydrocarbon feedstocks contain relatively high concentrations of linear and slightly branched aliphatic compounds having 8-40 carbon atoms. These compounds tend to form solid waxes when the hydrocarbon feedstock is cooled. The temperature at which a hydrocarbon oil will not flow is often referred to as the "pour point". Wax-forming compounds are typically removed or conver...

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IPC IPC(8): C10G45/10C10G67/02C10M101/02B01J23/40C07C7/163
CPCC10M101/025C10M2203/1025C10G45/04C10G45/10C10G45/58C10G45/60C10G45/62C10G65/043C10G2300/304C10G2300/1096C10G2300/202C10G2400/10B01J23/44C10G45/46B01J21/04B01J21/12B01J21/16B01J29/06B01J37/0009B01J37/0018B01J37/0201C10N2070/00B01J35/635B01J35/615
Inventor K·R·克里施纳J·N·齐默A·雷尼斯J·A·比斯卡迪T·V·哈里斯
Owner CHEVROU USA INC