A method for desulfurizing crude oil and sulfur rich petroleum refinery fractions is disclosed. The method includes feeding the crude oil and sulfur rich petroleum refinery fractions to a reactor. An oxidation catalyst is added to the crude oil and sulfur rich petroleum refinery fractions. The crude oil and sulfur rich petroleum refinery fractions and the oxidation catalyst are stirred to form co-polymers of sulfur-containing heterocyclic compounds. The co-polymers of sulfur-containing heterocyclic compounds are separated by filtration or by centrifugation.

A method for desulfurizing crude oil and sulfur rich petroleum refinery fractions is disclosed. The method includes feeding the crude oil and sulfur rich petroleum refinery fractions to a reactor. An oxidation catalyst is added to the crude oil and sulfur rich petroleum refinery fractions. The crude oil and sulfur rich petroleum refinery fractions and the oxidation catalyst are stirred to form co-polymers of sulfur-containing heterocyclic compounds. The co-polymers of sulfur-containing heterocyclic compounds are separated by filtration or by centrifugation.

The present invention relates to a process for the hydrogenation of an unsaturated hydrocarbon feedstock comprising: (1) preparing a granular material, wherein the particles of the granular material comprise a hydrogenation catalyst, or a precursor thereof, and one or more organic compounds, wherein the one or more organic compounds comprise one or more carboxlic acid and/or one or more ester and/or one or more ether moieties; (2) providing an unsaturated hydrocarbon feedstock; (3) preparing a mixture comprising the granular material obtained in (1), the unsaturated hydrocarbon feedstock provided in (2), hydrogen gas, and optionally a solvent system; (4) heating the mixture prepared in (3) to a temperature in the range of from 210 to 360° C. for hydrogenating the hydrocarbon feedstock.

A catalyst is provided having: (a) at least one multimetallic salt; and (b) at least one organic acid, wherein the at least one multimetallic salt to the at least one organic acid weight ratio is in the range of 1:0.01-1:0.5. A process is also provided for the preparation of the catalyst and for the preparation of the multimetallic salt.

A hydrocarbon conversion process comprises pyrolysing at a temperature ≥700° C. a feedstock comprising hydrocarbon to produce a pyrolysis effluent comprising at least one C.sub.2 to C.sub.4 olefin and C.sub.5+ aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons. The pyrolysis effluent is contacted with an oleaginous quench stream to reduce the temperature of the pyrolysis effluent to ≤400° C. At least first and second streams are separated from the cooled effluent. The first stream comprises at least one C.sub.2 to C.sub.4 olefin, and the second stream comprises a quench oil having an average boiling point at atmospheric pressure of at least 120° C. At least a portion of the second stream is catalytically hydroprocessed to produce a hydroprocessed stream, which is combined with at least a portion of any remainder of the second stream to form the quench stream.

A hydrocarbon conversion process comprises pyrolysing at a temperature ≥700° C. a feedstock comprising hydrocarbon to produce a pyrolysis effluent comprising at least one C.sub.2 to C.sub.4 olefin and C.sub.5+ aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons. The pyrolysis effluent is contacted with an oleaginous quench stream to reduce the temperature of the pyrolysis effluent to ≤400° C. At least first and second streams are separated from the cooled effluent. The first stream comprises at least one C.sub.2 to C.sub.4 olefin, and the second stream comprises a quench oil having an average boiling point at atmospheric pressure of at least 120° C. At least a portion of the second stream is catalytically hydroprocessed to produce a hydroprocessed stream, which is combined with at least a portion of any remainder of the second stream to form the quench stream.

The present invention relates to a hydrogenolysis process wherein a hydrocarbon-based feedstock comprising aromatic compounds having at least 8 carbon atoms is treated by means of a hydrogen feed and in the presence of a catalyst, in order to convert C2+ alkyl chains of said aromatic compounds into methyl groups and to produce a hydrogenolysis effluent enriched in methyl-substituted aromatic compounds, wherein the catalyst comprises a support, comprising at least one refractory oxide, and an active phase comprising nickel and molybdenum, wherein: the nickel content being between 0.1 and 25% by weight relative to the total weight of the catalyst; the molybdenum content being between 0.1 and 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the catalyst; and the catalyst comprising a molar ratio of molybdenum to nickel of between 0.2 and 0.9. The present invention also relates to said catalyst and to the process for preparing said catalyst.

The present invention relates to a hydrogenolysis process wherein a hydrocarbon-based feedstock comprising aromatic compounds having at least 8 carbon atoms is treated by means of a hydrogen feed and in the presence of a catalyst, in order to convert C2+ alkyl chains of said aromatic compounds into methyl groups and to produce a hydrogenolysis effluent enriched in methyl-substituted aromatic compounds, wherein the catalyst comprises a support, comprising at least one refractory oxide, and an active phase comprising nickel and molybdenum, wherein: the nickel content being between 0.1 and 25% by weight relative to the total weight of the catalyst; the molybdenum content being between 0.1 and 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the catalyst; and the catalyst comprising a molar ratio of molybdenum to nickel of between 0.2 and 0.9. The present invention also relates to said catalyst and to the process for preparing said catalyst.

A pseudo-boehmite has a dry basis content of 55-85 wt % and contains a phosphoric acid ester group. The sodium oxide content is not greater than 0.5 wt %, and the phosphorus content (in terms of phosphorus pentoxide) is 1.2-5.7 wt %, relative to 100 wt % of the total weight of the pseudo-boehmite. The pseudo-boehmite has a low sodium content.

A pseudo-boehmite has a dry basis content of 55-85 wt % and contains a phosphoric acid ester group. The sodium oxide content is not greater than 0.5 wt %, and the phosphorus content (in terms of phosphorus pentoxide) is 1.2-5.7 wt %, relative to 100 wt % of the total weight of the pseudo-boehmite. The pseudo-boehmite has a low sodium content.