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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2011
Stanley Nemec Milam, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Anthony Reynolds, Katy, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Frederik Arnold Buhrman, Laguna, PH;
Stanley Nemec Milam, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Anthony Reynolds, Katy, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Frederik Arnold Buhrman, Laguna, PH;
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock is provided in which a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock comprising at least 20 wt. % of heavy hydrocarbons is mixed with hydrogen and a catalyst to produce a vapor comprising a first hydrocarbon-containing product. The vapor comprising the first hydrocarbon-containing product is separated from the mixture, and, apart from the mixture, the first hydrocarbon-containing product is contacted with hydrogen and a catalyst containing a Column 6 metal to produce a second hydrocarbon-containing product.