Patent ID: 9011675
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: B01J,C10G

Abstract:
1. A process for removing a contaminating sulfur compound from a hydrocarbon feedstock, comprising: deactivating a surface of a nickel adsorbent with S, a polysulfide or a S-compound to form a sulfided nickel adsorbent; contacting the hydrocarbon feedstock with the sulfided nickel adsorbent in the presence of hydrogen, removing the contaminating sulfur compound from the hydrocarbon feedstock, wherein the sulfided nickel adsorbent has a hydrogen adsorption capacity of less than or equal to 10 micromoles/g cat, wherein an adsorbent part of the sulfided nickel adsorbent comprises at least 10%, on an atomic basis of metallic Ni, and wherein a surface of the sulfided nickel adsorbent has an atomic S to Ni ratio of at least 0.5.