OXIDATIVE DESULFURIZATION IN FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING PROCESS
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1. A process for catalytically cracking and oxidatively desulfurizing a hydrocarbon feedstock containing organosulfur compounds to thereby recover a product stream including lower boiling hydrocarbon components and having a reduced concentration of organosulfur compounds as compared to the hydrocarbon feedstock, the process comprising the steps of:
- a. combining the hydrocarbon feedstock, an effective amount of oxygen containing gas, an effective amount of heated cracking catalyst and optionally an effective amount of heterogeneous catalyst additive containing oxidation functionality to form a suspension;
b. maintaining the suspension through a reaction zone of a fluid catalytic cracking reactor apparatus tooxidize at least a portion of organosulfur compounds in the hydrocarbon feedstock to form oxidized organosulfur compounds,cleave carbon-sulfur bonds of oxidized organosulfur compounds to form sulfur-free hydrocarbon compounds and sulfur oxide, andcatalytically crack oxidized and unoxidized compounds, including unoxidized sulfur-free hydrocarbon compounds, unoxidized organosulfur compounds, and oxidized organosulfur compounds, into hydrocarbon compounds of lower boiling points,wherein catalytic cracking occurs under conditions that favor catalytic cracking over thermal cracking of compounds in the hydrocarbon feedstock;
c. separating and recovering cracked components and the cracking catalyst particles;
d. regenerating at least a portion of the separated cracking catalyst particles; and
e. returning at least a portion of the regenerated cracking catalyst particles with the hydrocarbon feedstock and oxygen containing gas in step (a).
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Abstract
A process for catalytically cracking and oxidatively desulfurizing a hydrocarbon feedstock containing organosulfur compounds is provided. Oxygen containing gas is introduced with a cracking catalyst and the feed to form a suspension. At least a portion of organosulfur compounds in the hydrocarbon feedstock are oxidized to form oxidized organosulfur compounds, carbon-sulfur bonds of oxidized organosulfur compounds are cleaved to form sulfur-free hydrocarbon compounds and sulfur oxides, and oxidized and unoxidized compounds are catalytically cracked into hydrocarbon compounds of lower boiling points. Cracked components and the cracking catalyst particles are separated and recovered for regeneration and reuse.
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1. A process for catalytically cracking and oxidatively desulfurizing a hydrocarbon feedstock containing organosulfur compounds to thereby recover a product stream including lower boiling hydrocarbon components and having a reduced concentration of organosulfur compounds as compared to the hydrocarbon feedstock, the process comprising the steps of:
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a. combining the hydrocarbon feedstock, an effective amount of oxygen containing gas, an effective amount of heated cracking catalyst and optionally an effective amount of heterogeneous catalyst additive containing oxidation functionality to form a suspension; b. maintaining the suspension through a reaction zone of a fluid catalytic cracking reactor apparatus to oxidize at least a portion of organosulfur compounds in the hydrocarbon feedstock to form oxidized organosulfur compounds, cleave carbon-sulfur bonds of oxidized organosulfur compounds to form sulfur-free hydrocarbon compounds and sulfur oxide, and catalytically crack oxidized and unoxidized compounds, including unoxidized sulfur-free hydrocarbon compounds, unoxidized organosulfur compounds, and oxidized organosulfur compounds, into hydrocarbon compounds of lower boiling points, wherein catalytic cracking occurs under conditions that favor catalytic cracking over thermal cracking of compounds in the hydrocarbon feedstock; c. separating and recovering cracked components and the cracking catalyst particles; d. regenerating at least a portion of the separated cracking catalyst particles; and e. returning at least a portion of the regenerated cracking catalyst particles with the hydrocarbon feedstock and oxygen containing gas in step (a). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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