Deep hydrodesulphurization and hydrogenation of diesel fuels on alumina-supported and bulk molybdenum carbide catalysts

Deep hydrodesulphurization (HDS) of diesel fuels has been carried out on P (Ni)-promoted or non-promoted Mo₂C-supported γ-Al₂O₃ and bulk Mo₂C under standard industrial conditions (613 K, 3 MPa). The effect of the promoter was investigated for different feedstocks on HDS and hydrogenation (HYD) with very low levels of sulfur. The temperature effect was also followed. The HDS conversion indicates that phosphorus promoted alumina supported carbide catalysts are as active as a commercial Co-Mo/Al₂O₃ catalyst for low levels of sulfur in the feed. Furthermore, the refractory compounds such as 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene are only transformed on molybdenum carbide catalyst in industrial conditions for hydrotreated gas oils. With gas oils with less than 50 wt ppm in sulfur, phosphorus promoted molybdenum carbide catalysts become more active than commercial catalysts for the HYD of the aromatic compounds and the HDS or the HDN of the feedstock.     

Effects of the operating variables on hydrotreating of heavy gas oil: Experimental, modeling, and kinetic studies

The effects of H₂ purity, pressure, gas/oil ratio, temperature, and LHSV on hydrotreating activities were investigated in a micro-trickle bed reactor using a commercial NiMo/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst. Heavy gas oil (HGO) from Athabasca bitumen was used as feed. Due to their significant effects on H₂ partial pressure, H₂ purity, pressure, and gas/oil ratio were chosen and used in a central composite design (CCD) method. Experimental conditions used were H₂ purity, pressure, and gas/oil ratio were: 75-100 vol.% (with the rest methane), 7-11 MPa, and 400-1200 mL/mL, respectively. The effect of LHSV (0.65-2 h⁻¹) and temperature (360-400 °C) were studied in a separate set of experiments. Vapor/liquid equilibrium (VLE) calculations were performed to determine the inlet and outlet H₂ partial pressures. It was observed that the enhancing effects of H₂ purity on hydrodenitrogenation (HDN) and hydrodearomatization (HDA) activities were greater than that of gas/oil ratio; however, it was comparable to pressure. Hydrodesulphurization (HDS) activity was not considerably affected by H₂ purity, pressure, or gas/oil ratio. Increasing LHSV led to a decrease in HDS, HDN, and HDA activities while increasing temperature resulted in an increase in HDS and HDN; HDA had maximum activity at about 385 °C. Kinetic fitting of the data to a pseudo-first-order power law model suggested that conclusions on hydrotreating activities’ responses to a changing H₂ pressure could be equally drawn from either inlet or outlet H₂ partial pressure. However, from the catalyst deactivation standpoint, it is recommended that such conclusions are drawn from the outlet H₂ partial pressure.     

Inhibition and deactivation in staged hydrodenitrogenation and hydrodesulfurization of medium cycle oil over NiMoS/Al2O3 catalyst

Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) and hydrodenitrogenation (HDN) of a commercial medium cycle oil (MCO) were performed over a commercial NiMoS/Al₂O₃ catalyst through both single- and two-stage hydrotreatments at 340°C. The reaction atmosphere was replaced with fresh hydrogen, with or without additional dose of catalyst, for the second-stage treatment to determine the mechanism of reduced activity. Sulfur and nitrogen molecular species in MCO were identified by gas chromatography with an atomic emission detector (GC-AED) to quantify their respective reactivities and susceptibilities to inhibition. Under single-stage (30 min) conditions, the reactivity orders in HDS and HDN were BT>DBT>4-MDBT>4,6-DMDBT and In>alkylIn>Cz>1-Cz>1,8-Cz, respectively. Additional reaction time beyond the initial 30 min, without atmosphere or catalyst replacement, gave little additional conversion. Replacement of the first-stage gas with fresh hydrogen strongly improved second-stage conversions, particularly those of the more refractory species. An additional dose of catalyst for the second stage with hydrogen renewal facilitated additional HDS of dibenzothiophene (DBT), 4-monomethylated DBT (4-MDBT), and 4,6-dimethylated DBT (4,6-DMDBT) which was independent of their initial reactivity, while HDN of carbazole (Cz), 1-Cz, and 1,8-Cz was improved, the least reactive species being most denitrogenated. Such results suggest the strong inhibition of the gaseous products H₂S and NH₃. The catalyst deactivation was most marked with HDN of 1,8-Cz, suggesting that acidity is essential to the reaction. H₂S is suspected to inhibit both S elimination and hydrogenation of S and N species at the level of concentration obtained during desulfurization. The inhibition by remaining substrates may still influence the HDS and HDN of refractory species in the second stage, even if their contents were reduced by the first stage. It appears very important to clarify the inhibition factor of all species on the refractory sulfur species, and to determine the inhibition susceptibility of these species at their lowered concentration to enable the effective achievement of 50 ppm sulfur level in distillate products. The conversions of inhibitors must be accounted for during reactions. Catalyst and reaction configuration to reduce the inhibition by the gaseous products are the keys for deep refining.     

Effect of EDTA on hydrotreating activity of CoMo/γ-Al2O3 catalyst

γ-Al₂O₃ supported Co (0–4.5 wt%) Mo (9.0 wt%) sulfide catalysts were prepared in the presence and the absence of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). The hydrodenitrogenation (HDN) activity of these catalysts was studied in the model reaction of 2,6-dimethylaniline (DMA) at 300 °C under 4 MPa. The CoMo/Al₂O₃ catalysts prepared with the EDTA showed higher HDN of DMA than those prepared without EDTA. The maximum of 36% increase in rate constant of HDN of DMA was observed over the catalyst with 3% Co prepared using EDTA. The FT-IR spectroscopy of adsorbed CO on CoMo catalysts showed that EDTA addition promoted the formation of catalytically active “CoMoS” phase as evidenced from increases in intensity of band at 2070 cm⁻¹, which is maximum for 3% Co loaded catalysts. The HDN and hydrodesulfurization (HDS) activity of 3% Co loaded catalyst prepared using EDTA was tested and compared with those catalyst prepared without EDTA in a trickle bed reactor using heavy gas oil derived from Athabasca bitumen in the temperature range 370–400 °C and 8.8 MPa. Improved HDN and HDS conversion of heavy gas oil was obtained for the catalyst prepared with EDTA.     

WP/γ-Al2O3催化剂的制备、表征及加氢脱硫和加氢脱氮活性

Two series of WP/Al2O3 catalyst precursors with WP mass loading in the range 18.5%-37.1% were prepared using the impregnation method and mixing method, respectively, and the catalysts were then obtained by temperature-programmed reduction of supported tungsten phosphate (precursor of WP/Al2O3 catatlysts) in H2 at 650℃ for 4h. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, BET, TG/DTA, XPS and 31p MAS-NMR. The activities of these catalysts were tested in the hydrodenitrogenation (HDN) of pyridine and hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of thiophene at 340℃ and 3.0MPa. The results showed that owing to the stronger interaction of the support with the active species, the precursor of WP/Al2O3 catalyst was more difficultly phosphided and a greater amount of W species was in a high valence state W6 on the surface of the catalyst prepared by the impregnation method than that by the mixing method. 31p MAS-NMR results indicated that 31p shift from 85% H3PO4 of 2.55 × 10-4 for WP and 2.57 × 10-4 for WP/γ-Al2O3 catalysts prepared by mixing method. Such WP/Al2O3 catalysts showed higher HDN activities and lower HDS activities than those prepared by the impregnation method under the same loading of WP.WP/γ-Al2O3 catalysts with weak interaction between support and active species were favorable for HDN reaction while the WP/γ-Al2O3 catalysts with strong interaction were favorable for HDS reaction.     

Role of sulfur in hydrotreating catalysis over nickel phosphide

The effect of using a mixture of 10 mol% H₂S and H₂ to passivate a Ni₂P/MCM-41 catalyst was studied. It was found that H₂S passivation was superior to conventional O₂ passivation because it gave a higher HDS activity and required no post re-reduction. Chemisorption of CO indicated that the passivation layer covered or replaced the surface active sites. Characterization of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that the sulfur species on the surface of the H₂S-passivated Ni₂P/MCM-41 were polysulfide ligands rather than S^2? or S^2?₂ and the sulfur species were partially oxidized. A treatment with NH₃ was also used, and it was found that N species were strongly bonded to the surface sites of Ni₂P. Hydrodesulfurization and hydrodenitrogenation/hydrodeoxygenation were carried out in an alternating sequential manner to study the effect of surface sulfur on the catalytic activity of Ni₂P/MCM-41. Sulfur analysis of the spent catalysts revealed that the HDS activity correlated with the sulfur content retained on Ni₂P/MCM-41, indicating that sulfur is part of the active sites of the HDS reaction.     

Precious metal catalysts in the clean-up of biomass gasification gas part 2: Performance and sulfur tolerance of rhodium based catalysts

Rh, Pt, and Pt-Rh catalysts on modified commercial zirconia support (m-ZrO₂) were screened for the clean-up of gasification gas from tar, methane, and ammonia both in the absence and presence of H₂S while varying the Rh metal content from 0.5 to 5 w-%. Our goal was to optimize the composition of the Rh/m-ZrO₂ catalyst in view of the production of ultra clean gas applicable for liquid biofuels synthesis. In the presence of 100 ppm sulfur, increasing Rh concentration from 0.5 to 5 w-% did not greatly improve the activity of the catalyst. The bimetallic Pt/Rh/m-ZrO₂ catalyst was also less active than the 0.5 w-% Rh/m-ZrO₂ catalyst. Furthermore, the Rh/m-ZrO₂ catalyst regained its performance at the set point of 800 °C when the sulfur feed was turned off even after exposures to 500-1000 ppm sulfur. Our data allow us to suggest that in the presence of sulfur, the active sites responsible for the reforming reactions are poisoned, but less impact occurs on sites responsible for oxidation reactions. Furthermore, the screening experiments allow to suggest that the Rh/m-ZrO₂ catalyst could be applicable to hot gas cleaning in the presence of sulfur (> 50 ppm) at above 800 °C using a moderate gas hourly space velocity of approximately 3400 1/h. Since biomass gasification gas generally contains sulfur, the 0.5 w-% Rh/m-ZrO₂ catalyst could be a promising option for gasification gas clean-up applications at temperatures above 800 °C where it reduces tar to very low levels.     

Synthesis, characterization and hydrotreating performance of supported tungsten phosphide catalysts

Supported tungsten phosphide catalysts were prepared by temperature-programmed reduction of their precursors (supported phospho-tungstate catalysts) in H₂ and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), BET, temperature-programmed desorption of ammonia (NH₃-TPD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The reduction-phosphiding processes of the precursors were investigated by thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA) and the suitable phosphiding temperatures were defined. The hydrodesulfurization (HDS) and hydrodenitrogenation (HDN) activities of the catalysts were tested by using thiophene, pyridine, dibenzothiophene, carbazole and diesel oil as the feedstock. The TiO₂, γ-Al₂O₃ supports and the Ni, Co promoters could remarkably increase and stabilize active W species on the catalyst surface. A suitable amount of Ni (3%–5%), Co (5%–7%) and V (1%–3%) could increase dispersivity of the W species and the BET surface area of the WP/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst. The WP/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst possesses much higher thiophene HDS and carbazole HDN activities and the WP/TiO₂ catalyst has much higher dibenzothiophene (DBT) HDS and pyridine HDN activities. The Ni, Co and V can obviously promote the HDS activity and inhibit the HDN activity of the WP/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst. The G-Ni5 catalyst possesses a much higher diesel oil HDS activity than the sulphided industrial NiW/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst. In general, a support or promoter in the WP/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst which can increase the amount and dispersivity of the active W species can promote its HDS and HDN activities.     

Mesoporous silica–alumina as support for Pt and Pt–Mo sulfide catalysts: Effect of Pt loading on activity and selectivity in HDS and HDN of model compounds

The potential of mesoporous silica–alumina (MSA) material as support for the preparation of sulfided Pt and Pt–Mo catalysts of varying Pt loadings was studied. The catalysts were characterized by their texture, hydrogen adsorption, transmission electron microscopy, temperature programmed reduction (TPR) and by activity in simultaneous hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of thiophene and hydrodenitrogenation (HDN) of pyridine. Sulfided Pt/MSA catalysts with 1.3 and 2 wt.% Pt showed almost the same HDS and higher HDN activities per weight amounts as conventional CoMo and NiMo/Al₂O₃, respectively. The addition of Pt to sulfided Mo/MSA led to promotion in HDS and HDN with an optimal promoter content close to 0.5 wt.%. The results of TPR showed strong positive effect of Pt on reducibility of the MoS₂ phase which obviously reflects in higher activity of the promoted catalysts. The activity of the MSA-supported Pt–Mo catalyst containing 0.5 wt.% Pt was significantly higher than the activity of alumina-supported Pt–Mo catalyst. Generally, Pt–Mo/MSA catalysts promoted by 0.3–2.3 wt.% Pt showed lower HDS and much higher HDN activities as compared to weight amounts of CoMo and NiMo/Al₂O₃. It is proposed that thiophene HDS and pyridine hydrogenation proceed over Pt/MSA and the majority of Pt–Mo/MSA catalysts on the same type of catalytic sites, which are associated with sulfided Pt and MoS₂ phases. On the contrary, piperidine hydrogenolysis takes place on different sites, most likely on metallic Pt fraction or sites created by abstraction of sulfur from MoS₂ in the presence of Pt.     

Kinetics of Bitumen‐Derived Gas Oil Upgrading Using a Commercial NiMo/Al2O3 Catalyst

Hydrotreating (HT) kinetics of Athabasca bitumen‐derived gas oil has been studied between 340 to 420°C using a commercial NiMo/γ‐Al₂O₃ catalyst. The kinetics analyses included overall conversion of high‐boiling species into low‐boiling products, hydrodenitrogenation (HDN) of total, basic and non‐basic nitrogen compounds and hydrodesulfurization (HDS). Three temperature regimes were marked out for the kinetic analyses: low (340‐370°C), intermediate (370‐400°C) and high (400‐420°C). The mechanism for the conversion of high to low‐boiling species was observed to change from one temperature regime to the other, giving rise to different activation energies. HDS and HDN activation energies increased in the order: high < low < intermediate severity temperature regime.     

Activity of alumina-silica-supported NiMoS prepared by controlled mixing of alumina into SiO2 hydrogels for HDS of gas oil

Alumina-silica-supported NiMoS composites were examined in single- and dual-layer catalyst beds in a high-pressure (5 MPa) flow reactor to achieve ultra low sulfur (10 ppm) diesel fuels. Three types of alumina-silica composite supports were prepared by co-precipitation to control the particle size and arrangement of alumina and silica. The SiO₂ content was found to be influential on catalytic performance, being best by around 27% regardless of preparation conditions. Alumina crystal size controlled the acidity and surface area of the support, key factors influencing catalytic performance. NiMoASA-2(27), prepared by procedure 2, achieved 4.5 and 3 ppm S at 345 and 360 °C, respectively, in the single bed reactor at a liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV) of 1 h^− 1. NiMoASA-2(27) achieved the best performance of the supports examined in this study. The double-layer catalyst bed contained commercial CoMoS (LX6) and NiMoASA-2(27) in the first and the second beds at 345 and 360 °C, respectively, and achieved 5 and 2 ppm S, indicating better performance at higher temperatures. The reaction order for the hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of refractory sulfur species was close to unity over NiMoASA-2(27), which was significantly higher than that of the commercial CoMoS catalyst. Alumina-silica-supported NiMoS in the second bed of the dual-layer catalyst bed achieved less than 10 ppm S for refractory sulfur species with around 500 ppm S.     

Hydrodenitrogenation and Hydrodesulphurization of Heavy Gas Oil Using NiMo/Al2O3 Catalyst Containing Phosphorus: Experimental and Kinetic Studies

In this work, a systematic study has been conducted to optimize the process conditions and to evaluate kinetic parameters for hydrodenitrogenation (HDN) and hydrodesulphurization (HDS) of heavy gas oil derived from Athabasca bitumen using NiMo/Al₂O₃ catalysts containing phosphorus (P). In the catalyst, the concentration of phosphorus was maintained at 2.7 wt%. Experiments were performed in a tickle‐bed reactor at the temperature, pressure and liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV) of 340‐420°C, 6.1‐10.2 MPa and 0.5‐2 h^?1, respectively. H₂ flow rate and catalyst weight were maintained constant at 50 mL/min and 4 g, respectively in all cases. Statistical analysis of all experimental data was carried out using ANOVA to optimize the process conditions for HDN and HDS reactions. Kinetic studies for HDN and HDS reactions were studied within the temperature range of 340‐400°C using the power law model as well as the Langmuir‐Hinshelhood model. The power law model showed that HDN and HDS of heavy gas oil follow first order kinetics. The activation energies for HDN and HDS reactions from the power law and Langmuir‐Hinshelwood models were 94 and 96 kJ/mol and 113 and 137 kJ/mol, respectively.     

SBA-15-supported nickel phosphide hydrotreating catalysts

A series of Ni₂P and Ni₁₂P₅ hydrotreating catalysts supported on SBA-15 ordered mesoporous silica were prepared by impregnation of nickel phosphate precursors followed by reduction in hydrogen at 873 K. The major product was Ni₂P with additional phosphate species when a high excess of phosphorus was used (P/Ni = 2). When a stoichiometric amount of P was used (P/Ni = 0.5), the sole product was Ni₁₂P₅ without Ni₂P and phosphate byproducts. The active site density as determined by CO chemisorption for such Ni₁₂P₅ phases was about three times higher than typically found for Ni₂P/SiO₂ catalysts and in good accord with active site densities following from particle size. The excess phosphorus results in mesopore blocking by unreduced phosphate species, impeding the accessibility of the Ni₂P active sites as probed by CO chemisorption. The catalysts exhibited lower hydrodesulfurization (HDS) but similar or somewhat higher hydrodenitrogenation (HDN) activities than reference alumina-supported NiMo or CoMo catalysts in simultaneous thiophene HDS and pyridine HDN, as well as parallel dibenzothiophene HDS and ortho-methyl aniline HDN hydrotreating reactions. In general, the intrinsic activities of the Ni₂P catalysts were higher than those of Ni₁₂P₅ catalysts. The activities of these phosphide catalysts were found to be stable or increasing with reaction time. X-ray photoelectron studies of reduced catalysts exposed to a sulfiding mixture suggest that this increase is due to in situ sulfidation of the nickel phosphide to nickel phosphosulfide. Thus, it seems reasonable that surface phosphosulfides form the active catalytic surface in these catalysts.     

On-site low-pressure diesel HDS for fuel cell applications: Deepening the sulfur content to ?1 ppm

This work investigates the feasibility of ultra-deep hydrodesulfurization (i.e. ?1 ppm of sulfur content) of several diesel feedstocks, viz., regular (R), premium (P) and hydrotreated straight-run (HSR) at low pressures, i.e. 10 bar, to lower significantly the operation costs. The premium and regular diesel contain additive packages with several components such as cetane boosters, antioxidants that show to negatively affect the sulfur conversion at low pressures. In the hydrotreated straight-run diesel fuel, which does not contain an additive package, total desulfurization can be obtained at 10 bar, T = 340 °C and LHSV = 1 h⁻¹. As a model for the additive package, FAME (fatty acid methyl ester), an ingredient that encounters the demands of a sustainable future, was added to the hydrotreated straight-run diesel (HSR + FAME) in order to check its influence on the total sulfur conversion. Results show that this biofuel component hindered tremendously the sulfur removal process by lowering the sulfur removal from 98% to zero at 10 bar, probably by competitive adsorption. At higher pressures, e.g. 30 bar, when FAME was present, new sulfur compounds were formed during the HDS process and the effective sulfur removal was very low.     

A new route for synthesizing nickel phosphide catalysts with high hydrodesulfurization activity based on sodium dihydrogenphosphite

Bulk and supported Ni₂P catalysts were prepared through a novel method using a solid mechanical mixture of Na(H₂PO₃)₂ and NiCl₂·6H₂O in definite molar ratio as a precursor. The precursor was heated at 200–300 °C for 1 h in flowing N₂ to form Ni₂P catalysts. X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used to study the formation of the phase. The mechanistic progress of Ni₂P was studied using thermo gravimetry and the results indicate that NiCl₂ is reduced by PH₃ produced from decomposition of NaH₂PO₃ at 250 °C. The dibenzothiophene (DBT) hydrodesulfurization (HDS) activity of the Ni₂P/SiO₂ catalysts was measured, and good activities were observed at different temperatures.     

An active iron catalyst containing sulfur for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

A precipitated iron catalyst containing sulfur for Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) synthesis was prepared by means of a novel method using a ferrous sulfate as precursor. Both fixed bed reactor (FBR) and continues stirred tank slurry reactor (STSR) were used to test long-term F-T reaction behaviors over the catalyst. A stability test (1600 h) in FBR showed that the catalyst was active even after 1500 h of time-on-stream with CO conversion of 78% and with C₅⁺ hydrocarbon selectivity of 72 wt% at 250 °C, 2.0 MPa, 2.0 NL/g-cat/h, and H₂/CO=2.0. The test (550 h) in STSR indicated that the catalyst exhibited relatively high activity with CO conversion of 70-76% and C₅⁺ selectivity of 83-86 wt% in hydrocarbon products under the conditions of 260 °C, 2.0 MPa, 2.0 NL/g-cat/h, and H₂/CO=0.67. The deactivation rate of the catalyst was low, accompanied by surprisingly low methane selectivity of 2.0-2.9 wt%. It is shown that a small amount of sulfur (existing as SO₄²⁻) may promote the catalyst by increasing activity and improving the heavier hydrocarbon selectivity. It is also comparable with other typical iron catalysts for F-T synthesis.     

Comparison of product selectivity during hydroprocessing of bitumen derived gas oil in the presence of NiMo/Al2O3 catalyst containing boron and phosphorus

A detailed experimental study was performed in a trickle-bed reactor using bitumen derived gas oil. The objective of this work was to compare the activity of NiMo/Al₂O₃ catalyst containing boron or phosphorus for the hydrotreating and mild hydrocracking of bitumen derived gas oil. Experiments were performed at the temperature and LHSV of 340-420 °C and 0.5-2 h⁻¹, respectively, using NiMo/Al₂O₃ catalysts containing 1.7 wt% boron or 2.7 wt% phosphorus. In the temperature range of 340-390 °C, higher nitrogen conversion was observed from boron containing catalyst than that from phosphorus containing catalyst whereas in the same temperature range, phosphorus containing catalyst gave higher relative removal of sulfur than boron containing catalyst. Phosphorus containing catalyst showed excellent hydrocracking and mild hydrocracking activities at all operating conditions. Higher naphtha yield and selectivity were obtained using phosphorus containing catalyst at all operating conditions. Maximum gasoline selectivity of ∼45 wt% was obtained at the temperature, pressure, and LHSV of 400 °C, 9.4 MPa and 0.5 h⁻¹, respectively, using catalyst containing 2.7 wt% phosphorus.     

Hydrodenitrogenation of pyridine over alumina-supported iridium catalysts

The catalytic properties of alumina-supported Ir catalysts (≈1 wt% Ir) were studied in the hydrodenitrogenation (HDN) of pyridine at 320°C and 20 bar of pressure in the absence as well as presence of parallel hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of thiophene. The effects of Ir precursor (Ir(AcAc)₃, Ir₄(CO)₁₂, H₂IrCl₆, (NH₄)₂IrCl₆), metal dispersion and sulfur addition were investigated. Ir₄(CO)₁₂ gave the most active catalyst which was ascribed to a lower amount of contaminants originated from the starting Ir compounds rather than to a better Ir dispersion. The decrease of Ir dispersion by sintering in air led to much higher decrease of the rate of C–N bond hydrogenolysis than that of pyridine hydrogenation. The Ir dispersion determined partly the HDN selectivity; a better dispersed Ir phase gave a lower amount of intermediate piperidine. Presulfidation of the reduced catalyst led to 20% decline of the rates of both consecutive HDN steps. An additional and much larger activity decline was caused by the simultaneous execution of HDS. The competitive adsorption of thiophene (or H₂S) was selectively affecting C–N bond hydrogenolysis more than pyridine hydrogenation. The alumina-supported Ir catalysts possessed much higher HDN activity and HDN/HDS selectivity than a conventional NiMo system.     

中油型加氢裂化催化剂工艺条件的影响

以NNY分子筛和Hβ分子筛为酸性组分,以γ-Al₂O₃为载体原料、Ni-W为金属组分、P为改性剂,采用较合适的配比利用挤条成型法和等体积饱和浸渍法制备较优的中油型加氢裂化催化剂,并针对此催化剂,在恒压15 MPa条件下,反应温度、空速和氢油体积比的变化对加氢裂化过程中馏分油转化率、产品分布、中油选择性和HDS、HDN效果的影响进行探究。结果表明,随着反应温度升高,转化率增大,产品分布向轻组分偏移,脱硫率和脱氮率增加,但中油选择性降低;随着空速增大,转化率、脱硫率和脱氮率均降低,中油选择性增大;随着氢油体积比增大,转化率、脱硫率和脱氮率先增大后趋于稳定,产品分布和中油选择性基本不变。在反应压力15 MPa、反应温度380 ℃、空速0.7 h^-1和氢油体积比1 500∶1条件下,转化率84.6%,中油选择性91.3%,生成油硫含量9.28 μg·g^-1,氮含量1.46 μg·g^-1。