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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Opinder Kishan Bhan, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
SHELL OIL COMPANY, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 38/06 (2006.01); B01J 23/90 (2006.01); B01J 27/02 (2006.01); B01J 37/04 (2006.01); B01J 23/94 (2006.01); B01J 23/883 (2006.01); B01J 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 27/02 (2013.01); B01J 23/883 (2013.01); B01J 23/94 (2013.01); B01J 37/0036 (2013.01); B01J 37/04 (2013.01); B01J 38/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A self-activating hydroprocessing catalyst for treating heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks is further activated by contacting the self-activating catalyst with steam. The steam may be added to the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock prior to contacting with the self-activating catalyst or may be added to a reactor vessel containing the self-activating catalyst.