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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2003
Garland B. Brignac, Clinton, LA (US);
Michele S. Touvelle, Centreville, VA (US);
William C. Baird, Jr., Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Garland B. Brignac, Clinton, LA (US);
Michele S. Touvelle, Centreville, VA (US);
William C. Baird, Jr., Baton Rouge, LA (US);
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
The hydrogenation activity of a heteroatom removal catalyst, having activity for both heteroatom removal and hydrogenation, is selectively suppressed by a treatment which comprises contacting the catalyst with (i) hydrogen, (ii) a selectively deactivating agent that suppresses the catalyst's hydrogenation activity, and (iii) a protective agent, such as CO, that preserves and protects the heteroatom removal activity during the treatment. This may be achieved in a reactor while it is on-line and removing heteroatoms from a hydrocarbon feed.