Disclosed herein is a method of making activated EU-2 zeolite, including: pores having a diameter of 30 to 40 while maintaining the crystal structure of the EU-2 zeolite; and pores having a diameter of 40 to 200 , wherein the volume of the pores having a diameter of 30 to 40 is 0.01 to 0.06 cc/g, and the volume of the pores having a diameter of 40 to 200 is 0.07 to 0.4 cc/g.

Disclosed herein is a method of making activated EU-2 zeolite, including: pores having a diameter of 30 to 40 while maintaining the crystal structure of the EU-2 zeolite; and pores having a diameter of 40 to 200 , wherein the volume of the pores having a diameter of 30 to 40 is 0.01 to 0.06 cc/g, and the volume of the pores having a diameter of 40 to 200 is 0.07 to 0.4 cc/g.

A process is provided for the conversion of a hydrocarbon feedstock using catalyst system comprising one or more zeolites. The zeolites have been identified to be capable of selectively catalyzing the hydroisomerization reactions of linear or slightly branched long-chain hydrocarbons. Also provided is a method for the systematic discovery of zeolite framework types that are suitable for such conversion processes, according to a set of criteria: large affinity towards linear alkanes, high adsorption selectivity of linear over branched alkanes, and low adsorption selectivity of linear alkanes of different molecular weights.

A method for producing a hydroisomerization catalyst according to the present invention includes: a first step of preparing a catalyst to be treated, which contains a support having a one-dimensional porous structure including a 10-membered ring and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of: group 8 to 10 metals of the periodic table, Mo, and W supported on the hydroisomerization catalyst; and a second step of producing a hydroisomerization catalyst having a carbon content of 0.4 to 2.5% by mass by subjecting the catalyst to be treated to a coking treatment by means of a carbon-containing compound.

Methods are provided for forming noble metal catalysts comprising both platinum and a second Group VIII metal, such as palladium, with improved aromatic saturation activity. Instead of impregnating a catalyst with both platinum and another Group VIII metal at the same time, a sequential impregnation can be used, with the Group VIII metal being impregnated prior to platinum. It has been discovered that by forming a Group VIII metal-impregnated catalyst first, and then impregnating with platinum, the distribution of platinum throughout the catalyst can be improved. The improved distribution of platinum can result in a catalyst with enhanced aromatic saturation activity relative to a catalyst with a similar composition formed by simultaneous impregnation.

Methods are provided for dewaxing distillate feeds using a dewaxing catalyst with improved aromatic saturation activity. The dewaxing can be performed using a catalyst including a zeolitic molecular sieve with a beneficial ratio of zeolitic molecular sieve to binder and/or using a catalyst including a zeolitic molecular sieve with a reduced ratio of silica to alumina.

Disclosed herein is an activated EU-2 zeolite, including: pores having a diameter of 30 to 40 while maintaining the crystal structure of the EU-2 zeolite; and pores having a diameter of 40 to 200 , wherein the volume of the pores having a diameter of 30 to 40 is 0.01 to 0.06 cc/g, and the volume of the pores having a diameter of 40 to 200 is 0.07 to 0.4 cc/g.

Methods and catalysts are provided for performing dewaxing of diesel boiling range fractions, such as trim dewaxing, that allow for production of diesel boiling range fuels with improved cold flow properties at desirable yields. In some aspects, the methods can include use of dewaxing catalysts based on an MEL framework structure (ZSM-11) to provide improved dewaxing activity. In some aspects improved dewaxing is achieved operating at lower pressures and with higher amounts of organic nitrogen slip from hydrotreatment.

The present invention provides a method which includes loading a zeolite catalyst in ammonium form with palladium ions, drying and calcining the palladium ion-laden zeolite catalyst to a proton form, fractionating the proton form of the palladium ion-laden zeolite catalyst into a powder, mixing the powder with an inert material, introducing the mixture into a fixed bed reactor, heating the fixed bed reactor to a reaction temperature and passing an inert gas therethrough, reducing the mixture in a hydrogen stream, passing an inert gas through the fixed bed reactor, introducing a reactant gas feed of hydrogen, an inert gas and dimethyl ether or methanol into the fixed bed reactor to form a product gas mixture, condensing the product gas mixture to a product phase liquid, and separating the product phase liquid into an aqueous and into an organic phase which includes the low-aromatics C.sub.5+ hydrocarbons.

The invention relates to the production of aromatic hydrocarbon by the conversion of a feed comprising saturated hydrocarbon. At least a portion of the saturated hydrocarbon is converted to olefinic hydrocarbon. Aromatic hydrocarbon is produced from at least a portion of the olefinic hydrocarbon using at least one dehydrocyclization catalyst comprising dehydrogenation and molecular sieve components.