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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1988
William A Wachter, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Ian A Cody, Clearwater, CA;
Glen P Hamner, deceased, late of Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Biddanda U Achia, Clearwater, CA;
Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a process for the catalytic isomerization of waxes to liquid products, particularly to the production of high yields of liquid products boiling in the 370.degree. C..sup.+ range suitable for use as lube oil base stocks or blending stocks, said process employing as the catalyst a material made by depositing a hydrogenation metal component on a refractory metal oxide base, preferably alumina, fluoriding said metal loaded base using aqueous HF and subsequently crushing the fluorided metal loaded base to produce a sized material of 1/32 inch and less its largest cross-sectional dimension. Alternately the catalyst can be made by depositing a hydrogenation metal component on a refractory metal oxide base of 1/32 inch and less across its largest cross-sectional dimension and subsequently fluoriding said sized material using aqueous HF. In either case the catalyst is activated before being used by heating in a hydrogen atmosphere to from 350.degree. C. to 500.degree. C. for from 1 to 48 hours or more.