Patent ID: 6716339
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: B01J,C10G

Abstract:
A method for hydrotreating hydrocarbons to remove heteroatoms therefrom comprising:a. combining hydrogen-containing gas with a liquid hydrocarbon stream containing sulfur, nitrogen, metal or oxygen heteroatoms to form a feed stream; b. passing said feed stream over a monolithic catalyst bed containing hydrotreating catalyst components to remove the heteroatoms therefrom; c. wherein the superficial liquid linear velocity of said feed stream is greater than about 0.2 cm/s, the feed hydrogen gas to liquid feed volume ratio is greater than about 50 NL/L, the liquid hourly space velocity is greater than about 0.7 hâˆ’1, the reactor pressure is greater than about 20 bar, the reaction temperature is greater than about 250Â° C. and the one-pass conversion of a heteroatom is greater than 50%.