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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Bernard Hendrik Reesink, Doorn, NL;
Nico Van Gasteren, Houten, NL;
Inventors:
Bernard Hendrik Reesink, Doorn, NL;
Nico Van Gasteren, Houten, NL;
Assignee:
BASF Corporation, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 45/06 (2006.01); B01J 20/02 (2006.01); B01J 23/755 (2006.01); B01J 37/03 (2006.01); B01J 37/20 (2006.01); C10G 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/02 (2013.01); B01J 20/0225 (2013.01); B01J 23/755 (2013.01); B01J 37/03 (2013.01); B01J 37/20 (2013.01); C10G 25/003 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1096 (2013.01); C10G 2300/202 (2013.01); C10G 2300/705 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention is directed to a process for the removal of contaminating sulfur compounds, more in particular thiophenic sulfur compounds, from hydrocarbon feedstocks, said process comprising contacting the feedstock in the presence of hydrogen with a sulfided nickel adsorbent, of which adsorbent the rate constant for tetralin hydrogenation activity at 150° C. is less than 0.01 l/s.g cat and wherein in said adsorbent part of the nickel is present in the metallic form.