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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2006
Applicants:
Roberto Giardino, Milan, IT;
Vincenzo Calemma, Milan, IT;
Ugo Cornaro, Bergamo, IT;
Inventors:
Assignees:
ENI S.p.A, Rome, IT;
Enitecnologie S.p.A., San Donato Milanese, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 45/62 (2006.01); C10G 45/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process is described for improving the quality as a fuel of hydrotreated hydrocarbon blends by reaction with hydrogen in the presence of a bifunctional catalytic system comprising one or more metals selected from Pt, Pd, Ir, Ru, Rh and Re, and a silico-aluminate of an acidic nature, selected from a micro-mesoporous silico-alumina and a zeolite belonging to the MTW family. The process of the invention produces an increase in the cetane index and a decrease in the density and T95.