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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
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, Santa Rosa, PH;
Stanley Nemec Milam, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Anthony Reynolds, Katy, TX (US);
Scott Lee Wellington, Bellaire, TX (US);
Frederik Arnold Buhrman, Santa Rosa, PH;
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A process is provided in which a first hydrocarbon-containing composition is provided where the first hydrocarbon-containing composition comprises hydrocarbons having a boiling range from 25° C. to 538° C. and from 0.1 wt. % to 5 wt. % sulfur, where at least 40 wt. % of the sulfur is contained in hydrocarbons having a boiling point of less than 343° C. where at least 40 wt. % of the sulfur contained in hydrocarbons having a boiling point less than 343° C. is contained in benzothiophenic compounds, and the first hydrocarbon-containing compound is hydrotreated to produce a second hydrocarbon-containing compound.