Patent ID: 6676828
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: C10G

Abstract:
A process for treating a vacuum gas oil and Diesel feed, comprising the steps of:providing a reaction feed containing vacuum gas oil, Diesel and sulfur-containing compounds; providing a stripping gas; providing a washing feed; and mixing said reaction feed, said stripping gas and said washing feed in a stripping and washing zone so as to obtain a gas phase containing said sulfur-containing compounds and a liquid phase substantially free of said sulfur-containing compounds, wherein said reaction feed is provided at a reaction feed pressure of between about 700 psig and about 1300 psig, and wherein said stripping and washing zone is operated at a pressure within about 50 psig of said reaction feed pressure, wherein said washing feed comprises at least one of Diesel, light vacuum gas oil and mixtures thereof produced in the process or added from external source.