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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 1995
Filed:
May. 16, 1994
Gerald V Nelson, Nederland, TX (US);
Govanon Nongbri, Port Neches, TX (US);
Roy E Pratt, Port Neches, TX (US);
David E Sherwood, Jr, Beaumont, TX (US);
Pei-Shing E Dai, Port Arthur, TX (US);
Texaco Inc., White Plains, NY (US);
Abstract
Heavy hydrocarbons are hydrotreated to increase content of components boiling below 1000.degree. F. by contact with Group VIII non-noble metal oxide and Group VI-B metal oxide on alumina having a Total Surface Area of 150-240 m.sup.2 /g, a Total Pore Volume, (TPV) of 0.7-0.98, and a Pore Diameter Distribution whereby .ltoreq.20% of the TPV is present as primary micropores of diameter .ltoreq.100 .ANG., at least about 34% of TPV is present as secondary micropores of diameter of about 100 .ANG.-200 .ANG., and about 26%-46% of the TPV is present as mesopores of diameter >200 .ANG..