Claims
- 1. A selective hydrotreating catalyst suitable for hydrotreating cracked naphtha comprising a hydrogenation component and a support component, said hydrogenation component comprising a molybdenum component and a cobalt component wherein the molybdenum component is present in an amount ranging from about 4 wt % to about 10 wt % and the cobalt component is present in an amount ranging from about 0.5 wt % to about 3 wt %, both calculated as oxides and based on the total catalyst weight, and said support component comprising from about 0.5 wt % to about 50 wt % of a magnesium component and from about 0.3 wt % to about 10 wt % of a sodium component, both calculated as oxides and based on the total catalyst weight, said catalyst having a surface area of not less than 268 m.sup.2 /gm.
- 2. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein said catalyst support comprises gamma alumina.
- 3. The catalyst of claim 2 wherein said gamma alumina is present as substantially spherical gamma alumina comprising from about 0.2 wt % to about 0.5 wt % sodium.
- 4. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein said catalyst has an average pore diameter of not more than 300 Angstroms.
- 5. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein said catalyst has a crush strength of at least 8 pounds for cylindrical extrudate particle diameters of 1/16 inches.
- 6. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein said catalyst has an abrasion loss of less than 2 percent.
- 7. A method for preparing a selective hydrotreating catalyst suitable for hydrotreating cracked naphtha, comprising:
- preparing a first aqueous composition comprising dissolved Group VIB and Group VIII metal compounds;
- mixing said first aqueous composition with a refractory inorganic oxide and forming a paste comprising Group VIB and Group VIII metals;
- converting said paste into particulate comprising at least one form selected from the group consisting of pills, powder, pellets, and extrudates;
- preparing a second aqueous composition comprising dissolved magnesium and alkali metal components;
- combining said second aqueous composition with said particulate and producing aqueous particulate; and
- calcining said aqueous particulate to produce said selective hydrotreating catalyst.
- 8. The method of claim 7 wherein said first and second aqueous compositions comprise a predetermined amount of water determined using incipient wetness techniques.
- 9. The method of claim 7 wherein said forming step comprises extruding said paste into extrudates, said extrudates having a particle diameter ranging from about 1/32 inches to about 1/4 inches.
- 10. The method of claim 7 wherein said Group VIB compound comprises molybdenum and said Group VIII compound comprises cobalt.
- 11. The method of claim 7 wherein said alkali metal component comprises sodium.
- 12. The method of claim 7 wherein said refractory inorganic oxide comprises alumina.
- 13. The method of claim 7 wherein said refractory inorganic oxide is substantially spherical gamma alumina comprising from about 0.2 wt % to about 0.5 wt % sodium.
- 14. The method of claim 7 wherein said calcination step is performed at a temperature in the range of from about 482.degree. F. to about 1202.degree. F.
- 15. The method of claim 7 wherein said Group VIB compound comprises a molybdenum component present in an amount ranging from about 4 percent by weight to about 10 percent by weight, said Group VIII compound comprises a cobalt component present in an amount ranging from about 0.5 percent to about 5.0 wt %, said magnesium component is present in an amount ranging from about 0.5 wt % to about 50.0 wt %, and said alkali metal component comprises a sodium component present in an amount ranging from about 0.1 wt % to about 5.0 wt %, each calculated as a percentage of said selective hydrotreating catalyst.
Parent Case Info
This Application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/803,131, filed Dec. 5, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,266,188, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 07/689,191, filed on Apr. 22, 1991, abandoned, the teachings of which are incorporated by reference.
US Referenced Citations (10)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
Entry |
Whitten et al., General Chemistry, 2d ed., Saunders College Publishing, 1984, pp. 16-20. |
Divisions (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
803131 |
Dec 1991 |
|
Continuation in Parts (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
689191 |
Apr 1991 |
|