Patent ID: 7749374
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: B01J,C10G

Abstract:
1. A method of producing a crude product, comprising: contacting a hydrocarbon feed with one or more catalysts positioned in one or more contacting zones of a fixed bed reactor to produce a total product that includes the crude product, wherein the crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa, the hydrocarbon feed having, per gram of hydrocarbon feed, a total residue content of at least 0.1 grams, and at least one of the catalysts comprises one or more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table, and/or one or more compounds of one of more metals from Column 6 of the Periodic Table, wherein the Column 6 metal catalyst has a total molybdenum content of at least 0.0001 grams per gram of catalyst and at most 0.1 grams per gram of catalyst; and controlling contacting conditions at a temperature of at least 300° C., a partial pressure of hydrogen of at most 7 MPa, and a LHSV of at least 0.1 h