Catalysts for producing a crude product

• US 8,481,450 B2
• Filed: 03/09/2011
• Issued: 07/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shell Oil Company (Shell Plc)
• Original Assignee: Shell Oil Company (Shell Plc)
• Inventors: Bhan, Opinder Kishan
• Primary Examiner(s): Hailey, Patricia L
• Application Number:
  US13/044,248
• Publication Number:
  US 20110160044A1
• Time in Patent Office: 853 Days
• Field of Search: 502/162, 502/167, 502/300, 502/305, 502313-316, 502319-322, 502325-327, 502332-339
• US Class Current: 502/300
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 21/04 Alumina
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 21/12 Silica and alumina
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 23/24 Chromium, molybdenum or tungsten
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 23/28 Molybdenum
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 23/85 Chromium, molybdenum or tungsten
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 23/882 and cobalt
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 23/883 and nickel
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 35/60 characterised by their surface properties or porosity
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 35/647 2-50 nm
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 35/66 Pore distribution
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 37/0009 Use of binding agents; Moulding; Pressing; Powdering; Granulating; Addition of materials ameliorating the mechanical properties of the product catalyst
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 37/0203 the impregnation liquid containing organic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 37/0213 Preparation of the impregnating solution
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 37/20 Sulfiding
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/1033 Oil well production fluids
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/107 Atmospheric residues having a boiling point of at least about 538 °C
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/1074 Vacuum distillates
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2300/1077 Vacuum residues
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 2400/10 Lubricating oil
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 45/00 Refining of hydrocarbon oils using hydrogen or hydrogen-generating compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 45/04 : characterised by the catalyst used
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 45/08 : in combination with chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten metals, or compounds thereof
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 49/02 : characterised by the catalyst used
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 49/04 : containing nickel, cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten metals, or compounds thereof
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 65/04 : including only refining steps

Abstract

Methods and systems for contacting of a crude feed with one or more catalysts to produce a total product that includes a crude product are described. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa. The crude product has an MCR content of at most 90% of the MCR content of the crude feed. One or more other properties of the crude product may be changed by at least 10% relative to the respective properties of the crude feed.

Claims

1. A catalyst, comprising:

a support; and

one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds thereof;

wherein the catalyst has a pore size distribution with a median pore diameter greater than 160 Å and

a pore volume in which pores having a pore diameter of at least 350 Å

provide at most 10% of the pore volume, wherein pore diameter and pore volume are as determined by ASTM Method D4284.

2. The catalyst as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support has, per gram of support, at least 0.8 grams of gamma alumina.

3. The catalyst as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support has a pore size distribution with an average pore diameter of at least 90 Å

and a pore volume in which pores having a pore diameter of at least 350 Å

provide at most 15% of the pore volume.

4. The catalyst as claimed in claim 1, wherein the catalyst comprises in addition one or more elements from Column 15 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds thereof.

5. The catalyst as claimed in claim 1, wherein the catalyst has at most 0.001 grams per gram of catalyst of one or more metals from Column 5 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds thereof, calculated as total weight of Column 5 metal.

6. A method of making a catalyst comprising, combining a support with a metal solution comprising one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds thereof, wherein the support has an average pore diameter of at least 90 Å

and a pore volume in which pores having a pore diameter of at least 350 Å

provide at most 15% of the pore volume of the support, and the catalyst has a median pore diameter of at least 160 Å and

a pore volume in which pores having a pore diameter of at least 350 Å

provide at most 10% of the pore volume of the support, and wherein pore diameter and pore volume are as determined by ASTM Method D4284.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the metal solution has a pH up to 3.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the metal solution comprises in addition one or more metals from Columns 7-10 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds thereof.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the metal solution comprises in addition one or more elements from Column 15 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds thereof.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the metal solution comprises in addition one or more mineral acids.

11. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the metal solution comprises in addition one or more organic acid components.

12. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the metal solution comprises in addition hydrogen peroxide.

13. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the metal solution comprises in addition an amine.