Process for "sulfur reduction of an oxidized hydrocarbon by forming a metal-sulfur-containing compound"
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1. A process for producing a hydrocarbon material of reduced sulfur content which comprises:
- 1. contacting a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon material with an oxidant to preferentially oxidize at least a portion of the sulfur and form an oxidized sulfur-containing hydrocarbon material, a major amount of said sulfur-containing hydrocarbon material boils above about 550°
F.;
2. contacting said oxidized sulfur-containing hydrocarbon material with at least one metal or metal-containing compound at a temperature within the range from about 500°
F. to about 1350°
F., to form a metal-sulfur-containing compound, said metal or metal-containing compound comprising a metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, molybdenum, cobalt, tungsten, zinc, vanadium, copper, manganese, mercury and mixtures thereof; and
3. recovering a hydrocarbon material from step (2) of reduced sulfur content.
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A process for reducing the sulfur content of hydrocarbon material by oxidizing the sulfur impurities contained in the hydrocarbon material, contacting the oxidized sulfur-containing hydrocarbon material with at least one of certain metal containing components at conditions to form a metal, sulfur-containing compound and recovering a hydrocarbon material of reduced sulfur content.
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1. A process for producing a hydrocarbon material of reduced sulfur content which comprises:
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1. contacting a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon material with an oxidant to preferentially oxidize at least a portion of the sulfur and form an oxidized sulfur-containing hydrocarbon material, a major amount of said sulfur-containing hydrocarbon material boils above about 550°
F.;2. contacting said oxidized sulfur-containing hydrocarbon material with at least one metal or metal-containing compound at a temperature within the range from about 500°
F. to about 1350°
F., to form a metal-sulfur-containing compound, said metal or metal-containing compound comprising a metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, molybdenum, cobalt, tungsten, zinc, vanadium, copper, manganese, mercury and mixtures thereof; and3. recovering a hydrocarbon material from step (2) of reduced sulfur content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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