A hydroprocessing catalyst has been developed. The catalyst is a unique crystalline ammonia transition metal molybdotungstate material. The hydroprocessing using the crystalline ammonia transition metal molybdotungstate material may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodesilication, hydrodearomatization, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking.

A hydroprocessing catalyst has been developed. The catalyst is a unique transition metal tungstate material. The hydroprocessing using the crystalline transition metal molybdotungstate material may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodesilication, hydrodearomatization, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking.

A hydroprocessing catalyst has been developed. The catalyst is a unique transition metal tungstate material. The hydroprocessing using the crystalline transition metal molybdotungstate material may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodesilication, hydrodearomatization, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking.

Methods are provided for producing lubricant base oils from petrolatum. After solvent dewaxing of a brightstock raffinate to form a brightstock base oil, petrolatum is generated as a side product. The petrolatum can be hydroprocessed to form base oils in high yield. The base oils formed from hydroprocessing of petrolatum have an unexpected pour point relationship. For a typical lubricant oil feedstock, the pour point of the base oils generated from the feedstock increases with the viscosity of the base oil. By contrast, lubricant base oils formed from hydroprocessing of petrolatum have a relatively flat pour point relationship, and some of the higher viscosity base oils unexpectedly have lower pour points than lower viscosity base oils generated from the same petrolatum feed. The base oils from petrolatum are also unusual in yielding both high viscosity and high viscosity index and can be generated while maintaining a high yield.

Methods are provided for producing lubricant base oils from petrolatum. After solvent dewaxing of a brightstock raffinate to form a brightstock base oil, petrolatum is generated as a side product. The petrolatum can be hydroprocessed to form base oils in high yield. The base oils formed from hydroprocessing of petrolatum have an unexpected pour point relationship. For a typical lubricant oil feedstock, the pour point of the base oils generated from the feedstock increases with the viscosity of the base oil. By contrast, lubricant base oils formed from hydroprocessing of petrolatum have a relatively flat pour point relationship, and some of the higher viscosity base oils unexpectedly have lower pour points than lower viscosity base oils generated from the same petrolatum feed. The base oils from petrolatum are also unusual in yielding both high viscosity and high viscosity index and can be generated while maintaining a high yield.

The invention concerns a process for the conversion of a heavy hydrocarbon feed, said process comprising the following steps: a) a step for hydroconversion of the heavy hydrocarbon feed in the presence of hydrogen in at least one or more three-phase reactors disposed in series or in parallel, containing at least one hydroconversion catalyst, so as to obtain a liquid effluent with a reduced Conradson carbon, metals, sulphur and nitrogen content, b) one or more optional steps for separating the effluent obtained from step a) in order to obtain at least one light liquid fraction boiling at a temperature of less than 350 C. and a heavy liquid fraction boiling at a temperature of more than 350 C., c) a step for hydroconversion of the liquid effluent obtained from the hydroconversion step a) in the case in which the separation step b) is not carried out, or of the heavy liquid fraction obtained from the separation step b) when said step b) is carried out, in the presence of hydrogen in at least one or more three-phase reactors disposed in series or in parallel and containing at least one hydroconversion catalyst, in which process the overall hourly space velocity employed is in the range 0.05 to 0.18 h.sup.1.

The invention concerns a process for the conversion of a heavy hydrocarbon feed, said process comprising the following steps: a) a step for hydroconversion of the heavy hydrocarbon feed in the presence of hydrogen in at least one or more three-phase reactors disposed in series or in parallel, containing at least one hydroconversion catalyst, so as to obtain a liquid effluent with a reduced Conradson carbon, metals, sulphur and nitrogen content, b) one or more optional steps for separating the effluent obtained from step a) in order to obtain at least one light liquid fraction boiling at a temperature of less than 350 C. and a heavy liquid fraction boiling at a temperature of more than 350 C., c) a step for hydroconversion of the liquid effluent obtained from the hydroconversion step a) in the case in which the separation step b) is not carried out, or of the heavy liquid fraction obtained from the separation step b) when said step b) is carried out, in the presence of hydrogen in at least one or more three-phase reactors disposed in series or in parallel and containing at least one hydroconversion catalyst, in which process the overall hourly space velocity employed is in the range 0.05 to 0.18 h.sup.1.

The present development is a metal particle coated nanowire catalyst for use in the hydrodesulfurization of fuels and a process for the production of the catalyst. The catalyst comprises titanium(IV) oxide nanowires wherein the nanowires are produced by exposure of a TiO.sub.2KOH paste to microwave radiation. Metal particles selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, nickel, cobalt, tungsten, or a combination thereof, are impregnated on the metal oxide nanowire surface. The metal impregnated nanowires are sulfided to produce catalytically-active metal particles on the surface of the nanowires The catalysts of the present invention are intended for use in the removal of thiophenic sulfur from liquid fuels through a hydrodesulfurization (HDS) process in a fixed bed reactor. The presence of nanowires improves the HDS activity and reduces the sintering effect, therefore, the sulfur removal efficiency increases.

The present development is a metal particle coated nanowire catalyst for use in the hydrodesulfurization of fuels and a process for the production of the catalyst. The catalyst comprises titanium(IV) oxide nanowires wherein the nanowires are produced by exposure of a TiO.sub.2KOH paste to microwave radiation. Metal particles selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, nickel, cobalt, tungsten, or a combination thereof, are impregnated on the metal oxide nanowire surface. The metal impregnated nanowires are sulfided to produce catalytically-active metal particles on the surface of the nanowires The catalysts of the present invention are intended for use in the removal of thiophenic sulfur from liquid fuels through a hydrodesulfurization (HDS) process in a fixed bed reactor. The presence of nanowires improves the HDS activity and reduces the sintering effect, therefore, the sulfur removal efficiency increases.

A naphtha cracking feed stream is taken, heated and passed to a cracking reactor. Hydrogen is added to the cracking reactor to mitigate catalyst deactivation. The aliphatic compounds are selectively cracked and at least a portion of the alkyl groups on the aromatic compounds are selectively dealkylated in the presence of a cracking catalyst to produce a cracked effluent stream comprising aromatic compounds and cracked olefins.