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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chi-Wen Hung, San Rafael, CA (US);
Bruce E Reynolds, Martinez, CA (US);
Assignee:
Chevron Research and Technology Company, San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G / ; C10G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2082 / ; 2082 / ; 2082 / ; 2082 / ;
Abstract
A process for removing calcium from a hydrocarbon feed having at least 1 ppm oil-soluble calcium. The process employs a catalyst system, comprising catalyst particles, wherein a high volume percent of the catalyst particles are in the form of mesopores (less than 1000 Angstrom in diameter), low surface area, low hydrogenation activity, and th inclusion of Group VIII metals, in particular nickel, on a silica catalyst base.