Mobil Oil Corporation

James R Katzer

Stephen S Wong

Robert A Ware

Daria N Lissy

Robert P Absil

Chwan P Kyan

Kenneth R Graziani

Quang N Le

There is provided a process and a catalyst for hydrocracking hydrocarbons, such as gas oils. The catalyst comprises a hydrogenating metal and small crystal size zeolite Y. The zeolite Y may have a crystal size of less than one micron. Examples of hydrogenating metals include nickel and tungsten.

Hydrocracking process using small crystal size zeolite Y

Hydrocracking catalyst and process using small crystal size zeolite Y

Process for the continuous catalytic dewaxing of lube containing feeds wherein the feed effectively moves countercurrently to the catalyst. The process is based on the discovery that in a two-stage catalytic dewaxing process the stage-two or back-end dewaxing catalyst shows a concave upward aging when it is used to produce a targeted pour point lube, but the back-end dewaxing catalyst can be used as a stage one or front-end dewaxing catalyst to produce an intermediate pour point product.

Continuous lubricating oil dewaxing process

Lubricants of improved characteristics are produced by carrying out a solvent extraction to remove aromatic components after solvent or catalytic dewaxing. Aromatic extraction solvents such as phenol, furfural or N-methyl pyrrolidone may be used. The process is particularly useful with wax-derived lubricants produced by the hydroisomerization of a petroleum wax which has then been dewaxed.

Lubricant production process employing sequential dewaxing and solvent

A catalytic dewaxing process in which a hydrocarbon feed, usually a lubricant feed, is catalytically dewaxed in at least two catalytic dewaxing stages with an interstage separation of the light ends which are subjected to hydrogenation to saturate the olefins before the hydrotreated product is passed to the second dewaxing stage. The hydrotreated fraction may be the entire fraction below the lube boiling range with a lube feed or a lower boiling portion of it with separated higher boiling portions such as naphtha and distillate by-passing the second dewaxing step.

Growing community of inventors

Moorestown, NJ, United States of America

James R Katzer