The present invention relates to a process for deparaffinning a middle distillate feedstock, to convert, in good yield, feedstocks having high pour points into at least one cut having an improved pour point.

Said process is performed with at least one catalyst comprising at least one hydro-dehydrogenating phase containing at least one metal from group VIB and at least one metal from group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and a support comprising at least one IZM-2 zeolite, a zeolite of WI framework type code and at least one binder.

Methods for processing paraffinic naphtha include contacting a paraffinic naphtha feedstock with a catalyst system in a dehydrogenation reactor. The catalyst system includes a framework-substituted ultra-stable Y (USY)-type zeolite to produce a dehydrogenated product stream. The catalyst system includes a framework-substituted ultra-stable Y (USY)-type zeolite. The framework-substituted USY-type zeolite has a modified USY framework. The modified USY framework includes a USY aluminosilicate framework modified by substituting a portion of framework aluminum atoms of the USY aluminosilicate framework with substitution atoms independently selected from the group consisting of titanium atoms, zirconium atoms, hafnium atoms, and combinations thereof. A dehydrogenation catalyst for dehydrogenating a paraffinic naphtha includes the framework-substituted ultra-stable Y (USY)-type zeolite.

A hydroprocessing catalyst with improved performance has been produced that involves an intimately mixed unsupported metal oxide with a zeolite or other acid function. The intimate mixing allows an intimate interaction between the unsupported metal oxide and the acid function. The hydroprocessing catalyst may be used alone or may be incorporated with a portion of a conventional hydrocracking catalyst.

The present disclosure provides an integrated method and apparatus for catalytic cracking of heavy oil and production of syngas. A cracking-gasification coupled reactor having a cracking section and a gasification section is used as a reactor in the method. A heavy oil feedstock is fed into a cracking section to contact with a bed material in a fluidized state that contains a cracking catalyst, a catalytic cracking reaction is conducted under atmospheric pressure to obtain light oil-gas and coke. The coke is carried downward by the bed material into a gasification section to conduct a gasification reaction to generate syngas; the syngas goes upward into the cracking section to merge with the light oil-gas, and is guided out from the coupled reactor and enter a gas-solid separation system. Oil-gas fractionation is performed to a purified oil-gas product output from the gas-solid separation system to collect light oil and syngas products.

Processes for producing alcohols from biomass are provided. The processes utilize supercritical methanol to depolymerize biomass with subsequent conversion to a mixture of alcohols. In particular the disclosure relates to continuous processes which produce high yields of alcohols through recycling gases and further employ dual reactor configurations which improve overall alcohol yields. Processes for producing higher ethers and olefins from the so-formed alcohols, through alcohol coupling and subsequent dehydration are also provided. The resulting distillate range ethers and olefins are useful as components in liquid fuels, such as diesel and jet fuel.

The invention provides a process for preparing a cobalt-containing catalyst precursor. The process includes calcining a loaded catalyst support comprising a silica (SiO.sub.2) catalyst support supporting cobalt nitrate to convert the cobalt nitrate into cobalt oxide. The calcination includes heating the loaded catalyst support at a high heating rate, which does not fall below 10° C./minute, during at least a temperature range A. The temperature range A is from the lowest temperature at which calcination of the loaded catalyst support begins to 165° C. Gas flow is effected over the loaded catalyst support during at least the temperature range A. The catalyst precursor is reduced to obtain a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst.

The present invention relates to a process for producing LPG and BTX from a mixed feedstream comprising C5-C12 hydrocarbons by contacting said feedstream in the presence of hydrogen with a first hydrocracking catalyst and contacting the thus obtained first hydrocracked product in the presence of hydrogen with a second hydrocracking catalyst to produce a second hydrocracked product stream comprising LPG and BTX.

A process for converting a hydrocarbon feed to olefins includes passing the hydrocarbon feed to a distillation system to separate the hydrocarbon feed to produce a light gas stream, a plurality of distillate fractions, and a residue. The process further includes passing at least one of the distillate fractions to a steam catalytic cracking system that includes at least one steam catalytic cracking reactor that is a fixed bed reactor containing a nano-zeolite cracking catalyst. The steam catalytic cracking system contacts the one or more of the plurality of distillate fractions with steam in the presence of the nano-zeolite cracking catalyst, which causes steam catalytic cracking of at least a portion of hydrocarbons in the at least one distillate fraction to produce a steam catalytic cracking effluent comprising the olefins.

A modified Y-type molecular sieve contains 0.5-2 wt. % of Na.sub.2O based on the total amount of the modified Y-type molecular sieve. In the modified Y-type molecular sieve, the ratio between the total acid amount measured by pyridine and infrared spectrometry and total acid amount measured by n-butyl pyridine and infrared spectrometry is 1-1.2. The total acid amount measured by pyridine and infrared spectrometry of the modified Y-type molecular sieve is 0.1-1.2 mmol/g. The acid center sites of the molecular sieve of the modified Y-type molecular sieve are distributed in the large pore channels. The molecular sieve is used in the hydrocracking reaction process of a wax oil.

Provided are a bifunctional catalyst for deep desulfurization and gasoline quality improvement and a preparation method therefore and a use thereof. The bifunctional catalyst includes a modified catalyst and a loaded active metal, where the modified catalyst carrier is a γ-Al.sub.2O.sub.3 modified with a rare earth element, or the modified catalyst carrier is a composite carrier prepared by mixing and calcinating γ-Al.sub.2O.sub.3 and an acid molecular sieve through a binder, and then modifying with the rare earth element. The bifunctional catalyst for deep desulfurization and gasoline quality improvement can achieve deep desulfurization of high-sulfur fluid catalytic cracking gasoline, and ensure no significant loss of octane number under relatively mild conditions.