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|Jul 19, 1977
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|May 14, 1975
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|Dec 22, 1972
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|Jos Wristers, Michael Siskin, Joseph J. Porcelli
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|Exxon Research And Engineering Company
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This application is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 317,610, filed Dec. 22, 1972, which issued Aug. 26, 1975 as U.S. Pat. No. 3,901,790.
This invention relates to an improved hydrocracking catalyst and an improved hydrocracking process. More particularly, this invention relates to a hydrocracking process and catalyst, therefore wherein a noble metal hydrogenation component is utilized in conjunction with a metal fluoride/fluoride containing Bronsted acid catalyst to enhance the hydrocracking catalyst life of the metal fluoride/fluoride containing Bronsted acid catalyst.
Conventional hydrocracking operations generally employ a catalyst comprising one or more components exhibiting hydrogenation activity either in the elemental form or as the oxide or sulfide. Such components are usually disposed by impregnation of the component on inorganic porous supports, e.g. silica, silica-alumina, crystalline alumino silicates, etc. While such operations are eminently successful, they suffer certain disadvantages, for example, high hydrogen pressures, e.g. 1200-2000 psig, are required to avoid heavy coke deposition on the catalyst (leading to severely reduced catalytic activity) and the intolerance of such catalysts to sulfur-containing feedstocks.
In aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 3,901,790, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference, it was proposed to hydrocrack hydrocarbon feedstocks with a catalyst comprising a metal halide and a protonic acid capable of donating a proton to the system. According to this invention, the hydrocracking catalyst life of some of the catalyst systems disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,901,790 can be significantly enhanced by adding to the catalyst a Group VIII noble metal hydrogenation component.
Catalyst systems containing Friedel-Crafts metal halide/hydrogen halide components in conjunction with supported metal hydrogenation catalysts have been described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,409,684 as being useful in the partial hydrogenation of condensed polynuclear aromatics. Additionally, catalyst systems wherein a noble metal on a support, e.g., alumina, has been chemically reacted with a Friedel-Crafts halide such as AlCl3 have also been reported in various patents, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,022,252; 2,914,461; 2,964,462 and 3,031,419. Nevertheless, it is believed that the particular catalyst system and its use as a hydrocracking catalyst described herein below has heretofore not been disclosed.
In accordance with this invention, it has been found that a wide variety of hydrocarbon feedstocks, including sulfur-containing feedstocks, can be successfully hydrocracked at relatively low temperatures and pressures with a long life catalyst system comprising a metal fluoride, a fluoride-containing Bronsted acid capable of donating a proton to the system, and a Group VIII noble metal supported hydrogenation component.
Essentially, the hydrocarbon feed is relatively insoluble in the acid catalyst. Thus, when hydrocarbon feeds are brought into contact with the catalyst, the more basic compounds are preferentially extracted into the catalyst phase and hydrocracked. The products of the hydrocracking reaction, e.g., paraffins and naphthenes, are then released back into the hydrocarbon phase.
The make-up of the catalyst system is critically important to the functioning of the catalyst in a hydrocracking mode. Thus, as described in Ser. No. 317,610 (now U.S. Pat. No. 3,901,790) the Bronsted acid should be present in sufficient amount to dissolve at least a portion of metal fluoride catalyst component and, based on metal fluoride, the Bronsted acid should be present in a mole ratio of at least 1:1 in the reaction zone. Generally, however, the activity of the catalyst system increases as the molar ratio of Bronsted acid to metal fluoride increases (but will ultimately level out as the Bronsted acid dilutes the overall acidity of the reaction system). Thus, the molar ratio of Bronsted acid to metal fluoride is preferably at least about 2:1, more preferably at least about 5:1. The upper limit is not critical since the Bronsted acid may serve as a diluent or solvent for the reaction. Depending on the relative amounts of materials employed this portion of the catalyst will exist as a separate phase in the reaction mixture and at least some portion or all of the metal halide will be dissolved in the Bronsted acid.
Metal fluorides useful in catalyst formation are the fluorides of tantalum, niobium and boron. Often, in the use of tantalum and niobium, these metals are formed in intimate mixtures and, therefore, mixtures of tantalum and niobium fluorides may also be employed. Tantalum and niobium are preferred.
The Bronsted acid component of the catalyst should be a fluoride containing compound capable of donating a proton to the system, a protonic acid. (Fluoride containing materials are preferred in order to avoid undesirable halogen exchange reactions.) Useful acids include hydrogen fluoride, fluorosulfonic acid, trifluoromethane sulfonic acid, and trifluoroacetic acid. The acids may be employed alone or mixed with their corresponding anhydrides. Hydrogen fluoride is normally preferred.
The third component of the catalyst system can be broadly described as a Group VIII noble metal hydrogenation component. Such components are normally utilized by themselves or in conjunction with other materials to hydrogenate unsaturated hydrocarbons. The hydrogenation component should be a supported metal or oxide or sulfide thereof, and the metal can be of the platinum group (platinum, osmium, palladium, iridium) or the palladium group (palladium, ruthenium, rhodium). Of these, platinum palladium and iridium are preferred; and palladium and platinum being particularly preferred.
The hydrogenation component is preferably carried on a solid support which does not react with the acidic components of the catalyst system and is capable of mixing with the acidic components, that is, the hydrogenation component will exist, likely as a slurry or dispersion, in the acid catalyst phase rather than in the hydrocarbon phase. Supports that can be used are charcoal, char, carbon, coke, fluorided or sulfonated refractory oxides, Teflon and the like. In this case, such known untreated supports as alumina, silica, titania and other of these refractory oxides are not suitable due to the susceptibility of these materials to attack and degradation by fluorides.
The hydrogenation component of the catalyst system is generally commercially available but can be easily prepared by contacting the carbon support with an aqueous solution of the metal halide evaporating off the water and then reducing with hydrogen for 2 hours at about 300� C. The hydrogenation component may range preferably in particle diameter size from 38 micrometers to 25 millimeters, preferably 75 micrometers to 12.5 millimeters.
The amount of hydrogenation component utilized is not critical but should be sufficient to effect an increase of the catalyst life of the acidic hydrocracking catalyst. Catalyst life begins to be increased at hydrogenation component levels at least about 0.0001 wt. % metal hydrogenation component wt. %, based on acid, preferably 0.001 and more preferably at least about 0.05 wt. %. Increasing amounts of hydrogenation component serve to simply increase the hydrogenation rate.
The completed catalyst comprises a liquid phase acid containing a supported noble metal. As mentioned, the support should be one that does not react with the acid. The concentration of the noble metal on the support can range from about 0.01 to about 20 wt. % based on the support, preferably about 0.2 to about 10 wt. %. The supported metal constituent can range in particle size from a fine powder, i.e., with diameters from 38 micrometers to 25 millimeters, although particle size is not a critical item of the make-up of the catalyst (it being sufficient only in that the supported metal form a dispersion in the acid phase catalyst). The supported metal increases acid catalyst life when present in only minute amounts, i.e., about 1.0 � 10- 4 wt. %, preferaby 1.0 � 10- 3 wt. %, and more preferably 5.0 � 10- 2 wt. % (noble metal wt. % based on acid). When the powdered noble metal is added to the acid, it immediately becomes wetted and forms a dispersion in the acid. Consequently, the supported metal is not separated from the acid after repeated extractions with hydrocarbons. However, the supported noble metal can be separated from the acid by filtration, centrifugation or other conventional methods.
While not wishing to be bound by any particular theory, it is believed that the fluoride containing acid protonates, the aromatic forming a carbonium ion. The noble metal then catalyzes the hydrogenation of the carbonium ion to a partially or completely saturated compound which is then cracked by the acid.
The catalyst of this invention can be utilized to hydrocrack a wide variety of hydrocarbon feedstocks, derived from naturally occurring petroluem, tar sands, bitumen, coal liquids, or shale oil liquids. Suitable feedstocks include the typical gas oil cuts (atmospheric or vacuum) cycle stocks, residua, and the like. The hydrocracking process may also be utilized to convert less complex feeds to lower molecular weight products or more tractable compounds. Thus, hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, xylene, anthracene, phenanthrene, pyrene, chrysene, high molecular weight paraffins (ranging to and including waxes and polymers), naphthalenes and the like may be converted in accordance with the invention.
The term "gas oil" as employed in the art includes a variety of petroleum stocks. As utilized herein, this term, unless further modified, includes any fraction distilled from petroleum which has an initial boiling point of at least about 400� F. (˜215� C.), a 50 percent point of at least about 500� F. (260� C.) and an end point of at least about 600� F. (˜315� C.) and boiling substantially continuously between the initial boiling point and the end point. The exact boiling range of a gas oil accordingly will be determined by the initial boiling point, the 50 percent point, and by the end point. In practice, petroleum distillations have been effected under vacuum at temperatures as high as 1200� F. (˜695� C.), corrected to atmospheric pressure. Accordingly, in the broad sense, a gas oil is a petroleum fraction which boils substantially continuously within an approximate range of 400� F. (215� C.) to 1200� F. ( 645� C.), the 50 percent point being at least about 500� F. (260� C.). Thus, a gas oil may boil over the entire approximate range of 400� F. (215� C.) to 1200� F. (645� C.) or over an intermediate range such as 500� F. (260� F.) to 900� F. (480� C.).
A residual stock is any fraction which is not distilled. Accordingly, any fraction, regardless of its initial boiling point, which includes heavy bottoms, such as tars, asphalts, etc., is a residual fraction. A residual stock may be the portion of the crude remaining undistilled at about 1200� F. (645� C.) or it may be made up of a gas oil fraction plus the portion undistilled at about 1200� F.
The refractory cycle stocks are cuts of cracked stocks which boil above the gasoline boiling range usually between about 400� F. (215� C.) and about 850� F. (450� C.). The refractory cycle stocks can be charged to the process of this invention, together with a fresh petroleum charge stock or the refractory cycle stocks may be charged to the process alone.
The hydrocracking reaction may be carried out in bulk, that is, in the absence of any solvent or in the presence of a solvent or diluent material. Useful solvent or diluent compositions include fluorinated acids and/or acid anhydrides, HF, etc. Hydrogen fluoride is the preferred reaction diluent. When a solvent or diluent is used, sufficient amounts are employed to maintain the viscosity of the reaction mixture at a desired level. Typically, from about 0.10 to 50, preferably from about 0.1 to 20, and more preferably about 0.3 to 5 volumes of solvent or diluent are used per volume of hydrocarbon feedstock.
Hydrocracking in accordance with the present invention is carried out at a temperature in the range of 0� to 600� C., preferably in the range of 20� to 300� C. Most preferably, the reaction is conducted at a temperature between 60� to 200� C. The hydrocracking reaction is preferably conducted at a pressure sufficient to maintain the hydrocarbon feedstock and catalyst in substantially the liquid phase. In general, the hydrogen partial pressures in the reaction zone will vary from about 25 to 3000, preferably from about 100 to 1000 psig. Typically from 0.01 to 5.0 moles, preferably from 0.05 to 2.0 moles, of hydrogen per mole of hydrocarbon feedstock are present in the reaction zone, depending upon reactor size. The reaction time will depend upon the temperature employed, the nature of the feedstock and the products desired and, thus, may vary widely. In most cases, the reaction time will be within the range of 0.5 minute to 50 hours, preferably within the range of 1 to 250 minutes.
Hydrogen employed in the hydrocracking of the feedstock may be derived from any suitable source. Typically, in a refinery operation, the hydrogen employed may be a crude or an impure hydrogen stream such as that obtained from a naphtha reforming operation. Alternatively, hydrogen may be generated in situ by introducing hydrogen donors into the reaction zone during the course of the reaction. Examples of useful hydrogen donors include materials such as decalin, isobutane, methylcyclohexane and the like. Most preferably, elemental hydrogen is introduced into the reaction zone.
In a typical refinery operation, the process feedstock, hydrogen and optional solvent are mixed with the catalyst in a substantially liquid phase operation. The contacting may be carried out in a plurality of serially connected mixing zones. In this type of operation, the catalyst phase and hydrocarbon phase are separated, for example by settling, following reaction and the product recovered from unreacted feedstock utilizing conventional distillation techniques.
Except when sulfur containing feedstocks are used the amount of metal halide catalyst component present in the reaction zone is not always critical. Typically, from about 0.001 to 10, preferably 0.01 to 5.0 weight parts of metal halide are present in the reaction zone per weight part of feedstock. When sulfur impurities or aromatics (excluding toluene or benzene) are present in the feedstock, it is desirable, if maximum catalyst activity is desired, to have a molar excess of metal fluoride present in the reaction zone relative to the amount of sulfur poison (sulfur-containing compounds) or aromatics present in the reaction zone at any point in time. Sulfur and sulfur-containing compounds are believed to form complexes with the metal fluoride catalyst constituent. As equilibrium is established between the amount of sulfur complex formed and the amount of sulfur in the hydrocarbon phase. Accordingly, not all of the sulphur present reacts with or complexes with the metal halide catalyst constituent. Further, the complex formation reaction appears to be reversible via an equilibrium or reaction in that the concentration of sulfur in the acid phase can be diminished when the catalyst is contacted with a sulfur-free feedstock. In an operation wherein a support catalyst is used, the reaction liquid hourly space velocity (the liquid volume of feed per hour per volume of catalyst) would be maintained at levels of less than about 200, usually between about 0.1 and 20.
As noted previously, the catalyst system of the present invention is not adversely affected by the presence of sulfur compounds. However, if maximum catalyst activity is desired, the feedstocks, diluents, and individual catalyst constituents should be purified prior to use to remove water. The presence of small amounts of water are tolerable if the corresponding catalyst loss or drop in catalyst activity can be accepted. Preferably, the water concentration within the reaction zone should not exceed about 0.01 wt. %, preferably not more than about 10 wppm, based on total feed. Most preferably, the reaction is conducted in the substantial absence of water.
Unless otherwise specified, all the following examples were carried out utilizing the following general procedures:
Into a 1 liter Parr Model 4521 stirred Hasteloy C reactor (or a 300 cm3 Hasteloy C Autoclave Engineers Autoclave) were placed tantalum pentafluoride (OzarkMahoning Company) as a white powder mp 97� C., and 5% Platinum supported on carbon (Engelhard). The reactor was closed and partially evacuated. Hydrogen fluoride was then added from a lecture bottle by direct connection. The reactor was then pressurized with hydrogen, the hydrocarbon reactants and solvent were added, and the reaction mixture was stirred at 600 ppm, usually at 50� C. A liquid sample was taken at 50� C. by connection of an evacuated 10 cm3 stainless steel cylinder to the reactor and upon opening the valves connecting the two forcing liquid through a dip stick into the smaller vessel by the difference in pressure. The liquid sample was cooled to -70� C. and a sample analyzed on an Aerograph Model 1520 Gas Chromatograph with a DC 200 on Chromosorb P column (1/8 inch by 30 feet) at 90� C. The reactor was then cooled to room temperature and all of the gases were collected into an evacuated 100 cm3 stainless steel cylinder cooling in liquid nitrogen until the pressure in the reactor was 0 psig. This process took several steps and included periodic venting of hydrogen at liquid nitrogen temperatures. The following examples illustrate the composition of the catalyst and reactants and the product distributions with their respective conversions.
EXAMPLE 1______________________________________Reaction of Cyclohexanein n-Hexane at 50� C. with TaF5 --HF CatalystReactants ml g moles mole %______________________________________Cyclohexane 16.2 12.6 0.15 10n-Hexane 176.3 116.4 1.35 90H2 -- 0.4 0.2 --CatalystTaF5 14.6 69.0 0.25HF 20 20 15% Pt/C -- 1 2.56�10- 4Reaction ConditionsTemperature, � C. 50�2�Time, Hr. 5 ##STR1## 6 Product Distribution Area %______________________________________C1 -C5 2.52,2-dimethyl butane (2,2-DMC4) 37.72,3-dimethyl butane (2,3-DMC4) +2-methyl pentane (2-MC5) 31.53-methylpentane (3-MC5) 10.4n-hexane (n-C6) 16.1methylcyclopentane (MCP) + cyclohexane (CyC6) 1.9Total 100.1Conversions Percent Rate (hr- 1)______________________________________CyC6 → i-C6 80.8 0.29n-C6 → i-C6 82.2 0.33______________________________________
EXAMPLE 2______________________________________Reaction of Decalinin n-Hexane at 50� C. with the TaF5 --HF Catalyst______________________________________Reactants ml g moles mole %______________________________________Decalin 23.5 20.7 0.15 10n-C6 176.3 116.4 1.35 90H2 -- 1.2 0.6 --CatalystTaF5 11.7 55.2 0.20HF 20 20 15% Pt/C -- 1 2.56�10- 4Reaction ConditionsTemperature, � C. 50��2Time, hr. 5 ##STR2## 7.5 Product Distribution Area %______________________________________C1 -C3, C5 2.2C4 5.42,2-DMC4 37.72,3-DMC4 + 2-MC5 31.83-MC5 10.0n-C6 11.4CyC6 + MCP 1.5Total 100.0Conversions Percent Rate (hr- 1)______________________________________Decalin → i-C4 + i-C6 53.8 0.15n-C6→ i-C6 87.3 0.40______________________________________
EXAMPLE 3______________________________________Reaction of Cyclohexanein n-Hexane at 50� C. with the TaF5 --HF Catalyst in thePresence of Naphthalene.______________________________________Feed ml g moles moles %______________________________________n-C6 208.9 137.9 1.60 78.43CyC6 43.2 33.7 0.40 19.61 ##STR3## -- 5.20 0.04 1.96CatalystTaF5 5.9 27.6 0.10HF 36 36.0 1.75H2 1.8 0.95% Pt/C -- ˜0.5 1.28�10- 4Reactions ConditionsTemperature 50� C.Time 5 hr. ##STR4## 16The results indicate the followingdistribution of products and conversions:______________________________________ Product Distribution Area %______________________________________C1 -C5 (less C4) 1.54i-C4 + n-C4 1.692,2-DMC4 40.802,3-DMC4 + 2-MC5 33.313-MC5 11.55n-C6 6.54MCP + CyC6 4.53Total 99.96Conversion Percent______________________________________n-C6 → i-C6 91.7CyC6 → i-C6 76.9 ##STR5## 86.2______________________________________
EXAMPLE 4______________________________________REACTION OF POLYPROPYLENE IN FREON 113 at 50� C.WITH THE HF--TaF5 CATALYST______________________________________REACTOR: 300 cm3 Autoclave Engineers AutoclaveREACTANT: Polypropylene, 5.0 g - Average Molecular Weight 200,000 20 mesh, melt index 5SOLVENT: Freon 113, 100 cm3CATALYST: TaF5 (27.6 g., 0.10 mole) HF (31.0 g., 1.55 mole) 5% Pt on C (0.5 g)CONDITIONS: T, � C. 50 ##STR6## 500 (PH 2 final = 250 psi) Stirring, rpm 600 Time, min 45 PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION AREA %______________________________________propane 7.32isobutane 56.65normal-butane 2.28isopentane 24.13normal-pentane 3.572,3-dimethylbutane + 2-methylpentane 6.863,-methylpentane 1.55normal-hexane 0.64______________________________________ 84% conversion of polypropylene in 45 minutes
EXAMPLE 5______________________________________REACTION OF POLYETHYLENE IN FREON 113 at 50� C.WITH HF--TaF5 CATALYST______________________________________REACTOR: 300 cm3 Autoclave Engineers AutoclaveREACTANT: Polyethylene, 5.0 g - Average Molecular Weight 800,000 20 mesh, melt index 0.3SOLVENT: Freon 113, 100 cm3CATALYST: TaF5 (27.6 g., 0.10 mole) HF (41.0 g., 2.05 mole) 5% Pt on C (0.5g)CONDITIONS: T, � C. 50 ##STR7## 500 (PH 2 final = 200 psi) Stirring, rpm 600 Time, min. 22 PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION AREA %______________________________________propane 7.30isobutane 52.09normal-butane 1.15isopentane 25.47normal-pentane 3.612,3-dimethylbutane + 2-methylpentane 7.713-methylpentane 1.78normal-hexane 0.89______________________________________ 72% Conversion of polyethylene in 22 minutes.
34.5 g of a 400�-700� F. b.p. hydrocrackate (82 ppm sulfur, 17.5 ppm nitrogen, 45% paraffins and naphthenes, 55% aromatics), 46.5 g. (2.34 mole) hydrogen fluoride and 55.2 g. (0.200 mole) tantalum pentafluoride were added to a 300 cc Hasteloy-C autoclave. The autoclave was pressured to 500 psig with hydrogen and heated to 80� C. at which the total pressure was maintained at 700-900 psig using hydrogen. As the reaction proceeded the autoclave was cooled periodically to vent any hydrocarbon gases that were formed. At these times fresh feed was also added. Hydrocracking of the feed was monitored by measuring the hydrogen consumption. While good conversion was observed for the first batch of feed very little was observed for the second and none for the third. The temperature was increased from 80�-140� C., to little avail, during the reaction in order to increase the reaction rate. After 51 hours the hydrocarbon layer was separated from the acid layer. The remaining acid layer was treated with ice. The oil which separated from the resultant two phase solution was combined with the other hydrocarbon products to yield 78.5 g. of oil.
______________________________________Reaction FeedTime Temperature Added Hydrogen Consumption(hrs.) Range (� C.) (g.) millimoles/hr.______________________________________0 -- 34.5 --6 80 34.5 2227 70-100 -- 2.946.5 120 34.5 4.751 140 -- 0______________________________________
This experiment demonstrates that the acid HF/TaF5 exhibits good hydrocracking activity for the first batch of feed, but is rapidly deactivated, by succeeding batches. Evidence of this is obtained from hydrogen consumption column which indicates that the reaction ceased after the second recycle.
In a 300 cc Hasteloy-C autoclave was placed 1.83 g. of 5% Pt/C, 34.5 g of the 400�-700� F. b.p. hyrocrackate 46.9 g (2.34 moles) hydrogen fluoride, and 55.2 g (0.200 mole) tantalum fluoride. The mixture was pressured up with hydrogen and heated to 80� C. A similar reaction procedure was followed as in the earlier experiment. The hydrogen pressure was maintained between 300-1000 psig throughout the reaction. The reaction product was worked up to yield 300.2 g of oil. See analysis below:
______________________________________ wt. % feed wt. % 300.2 g of product� F. boiling in range boiling in range______________________________________< -- --<0 -- 0.70-400 7.0 41.1400-700 93.0 58.3700______________________________________ Hydro- Hydrogen carbon ConsumptionReaction Temperature Feed Samples, millimoles/Time, Hrs. Range, � C. Added, g g hour______________________________________ 0 -- 34.5 -- -- 5 80-90 34.5 -- 3823 80-90 34.5 -- 2326 100 34.5 55.4 5030 100 34.5 28.0 4947 80 34.5 31.8 1150 110 34.5 35.2 6353 110 34.5 33.8 6655 120 34.5 -- 9571 80 -- 70.1 21______________________________________
This experiment demonstrates that adding Pt/C to the HF/TaF5 hydrocracking catalyst increases the acid's activity by a factor of 1.7 and its life indefinitely. The increase in catalyst activity is determined by dividing the hydrogen consumption in the first hour in this experiment by the hydrogen consumption in the first hour in Example 6. Evidence for catalyst life is the continued hydrogen consumption after eight recycles. In Example 6 hydrogen consumption stopped after 2 recycles.
|Cited Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Nov 20, 1943
|Aug 17, 1948
|Standard Oil Co
|Process of catalytically treating hydrocarbons with hydrogen fluoride and boron trifluoride in the presence of hydrogen
|Dec 27, 1965
|Nov 5, 1968
|Atlantic Richfield Co
|Partial hydrogenation of aromatic compounds
|Apr 13, 1973
|Nov 12, 1974
|Atlantic Richfield Co
|Hydrocracking high molecular weight hydrocarbons containing sulfur and nitrogen compounds
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Nov 5, 1976
|Jul 4, 1978
|Exxon Research & Engineering Co.
|Regeneration of hydrocarbon conversion catalysts
|Aug 10, 1977
|Feb 13, 1979
|American Cyanamid Company
|Hydrotreating catalysts
|Jul 14, 1982
|Jul 17, 1984
|Mobil Oil Corporation
|Process for demetalizing petroleum utilizing strong solid-phase Bronsted acids
|Sep 13, 1988
|Oct 3, 1989
|Union Oil Company Of California
|Hydrocarbon conversion
|Aug 15, 1988
|Aug 21, 1990
|Exxon Research And Engineering Company
|Acidic promotion of transition metal sulfide catalysts for selective hydrogenation
|Sep 4, 1990
|Mar 31, 1992
|Exxon Research And Engineering Company
|Stationary aqueous acid phase transition metal catalysts for reduction of aromatics
|Mar 12, 1992
|Mar 1, 1994
|Alberta Oil Sands Technology And Research Authority
|Superacid catalyzed hydrocracking of heavy oils and bitumens
|U.S. Classification
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification


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FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The Colorado State Rams (19-0, 10-0 MW) swept the San José State Spartans (5-16, 2-8 MW) with relative ease (25-12, 25-18, 25-11) on Saturday afternoon to remain one of the nation's two undefeated teams.
The team's 19-match winning streak is tied for third-best overall in school history, and Saturday marks the fourth year that CSU has won its first 10 Mountain West matches. At 19-0, the Rams are off to their second-best start to a season, just one win away from matching their best-ever start, when they began the 2001 season 20-0.
"I'm very pleased with how cleanly we played," Head Coach Tom Hilbert said. "We were very clean, and we passed the ball very well; our side-out percentages reflected it. We're glad to finish the first half of the league undefeated."
Playing each other for the first time since San José State joined the Mountain West, the Rams made sure not to give the Spartans a warm welcome to their new conference.
From the first point, CSU's offense was clicking on all cylinders. Led by junior setter Deedra Foss' 37 assists, the Rams hit .488 (49-7-86) for the match, hitting at least .444 each set. On the other end, apart from a strong second set where the Spartans hit .344, SJSU's offense was neutralized by CSU's defense. As a team, the Spartans hit just .163 and were forced into 16 attack errors.
Junior outside hitter Marlee Reynolds had another strong showing on Saturday, posting 15 kills and three blocks on a season-best .583 hitting percentage. It marked the third time in the last four matches that Reynolds has eclipsed the 15-kill mark.
"Marlee had a fantastic game," Hilbert said. "She had a lot of split blocks to look at, but she also made great decisions and hit the ball high and hard. That's what we need to see from her."
While Reynolds paced the Rams with 15 kills, sophomore right-side hitter Adriana Culbert, junior middle blocker Kelsey Snider and senior middle blocker Samantha Peters all provided great balance and registered eight kills apiece. Sophomore outside hitter Kaila Thomas, who was still filling in for the injured Michelle Lawrence, added six kills.
Impressively, every CSU attacker hit at least .308, while six different players hit above .400 for the match.
For SJSU, senior outside hitter Hanah Blume, who is second in the conference in kills, had 16 kills and just two errors while hitting .424, but her teammates could not get into a groove against the CSU defense.
While the Rams only had 5.5 blocks for the match, the Spartans were pushed to take aggressive swings due to CSU's offense that often times forced San José State to play out of system. In the back row, sophomore libero Jaime Colaizzi registered 10 digs while freshman defensive specialist Cassidy Denny had nine and Culbert chipped in with eight.
CSU got off to as great of a start as it could have hoped for in the opening set. With Denny serving, the Rams quickly rattled off five consecutive points and forced a quick timeout. CSU took nine of the first 10 points in the set, and got more strong serving from Colaizzi. Colaizzi had back-to-back aces midway through the set, and finished with a career-high three service aces, all of which came in the first set. Behind the strong serving and efficient attacking, CSU never trailed en route to a 25-12 win.
The Spartans took their first lead early on in Set 2. The lead didn't last long as the Rams regained the lead at 8-7 and never relinquished it. While SJSU stayed within three or four points for most of the set, CSU pulled away late, taking the final three points to win, 25-18. Reynolds and Culbert were both especially effective in the second set, each notching five kills on just six swings.
Coming out of the intermission with a 2-0 lead, CSU left little doubt as to where this match was headed. After dropping the first two points, CSU took the next four and didn't look back. Leading 7-6, the Rams went on an 11-1 run to take a commanding lead in the match-clinching set, which they would win 25-11.
Looking to secure the program's best start, the Rams will be up for the task as they begin a three-match road trip. CSU will play at Boise State on Thursday before traveling to Logan, Utah to take on the Utah State Aggies on Saturday. Both matches will be available on the Mountain West Network.
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Apple seen with new iMacs, Chinese iPhone soon into 2009Even as it's besieged by a weak world economy, Apple is expected to bounce back with new iMacs at the start of 2009 and to launch the iPhone in China soon afterwards.
Though sharing the now widespread belief that Apple was badly hurt in November by an overall down market and a late Black Friday that cut back on post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping, analyst Ben Reitzes of Barclays Capital expects Apple to make the iMac one of its first updates in the new year as part of an effort to revitalize its lineup that will likely include the rest of its Mac desktops as well.
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We've worked with dozens of early adopters across numerous industries and will debunk common misperceptions, which starts with understanding that many of the connected products we'll use over the next 5 years are already products, they're just not yet connected. With an IoT product, time-in-market provides much more essential feedback than ever before. Innovation comes from what you do with the data that the connected product provides in order to enhance the customer experience and optimize busi...
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A critical component of any IoT project is the back-end systems that capture data from remote IoT devices and structure it in a way to answer useful questions. Traditional data warehouse and analytical systems are mature technologies that can be used to handle large data sets, but they are not well suited to many IoT-scale products and the need for real-time insights. At Fuze, we have developed a backend platform as part of our mobility-oriented cloud service that uses Big Data-based approache...
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The increasing popularity of the Internet of Things necessitates that our physical and cognitive relationship with wearable technology will change rapidly in the near future. This advent means logging has become a thing of the past. Before, it was on us to track our own data, but now that data is automatically available. What does this mean for mHealth and the "connected" body? In her session at @ThingsExpo, Lisa Calkins, CEO and co-founder of Amadeus Consulting, will discuss the impact of wea...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Ericsson has been named "Gold Sponsor" of SYS-CON's @ThingsExpo, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York, New York. Ericsson is a world leader in the rapidly changing environment of communications technology – providing equipment, software and services to enable transformation through mobility. Some 40 percent of global mobile traffic runs through networks we have supplied. More than 1 billion subscribers around the world re...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Peak 10, Inc., a national IT infrastructure and cloud services provider, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 18th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Peak 10 provides reliable, tailored data center and network services, cloud and managed services. Its solutions are designed to scale and adapt to customers' changing business needs, enabling them to lower costs, improve performance and focus inter...
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We're entering the post-smartphone era, where wearable gadgets from watches and fitness bands to glasses and health aids will power the next technological revolution. With mass adoption of wearable devices comes a new data ecosystem that must be protected. Wearables open new pathways that facilitate the tracking, sharing and storing of consumers' personal health, location and daily activity data. Consumers have some idea of the data these devices capture, but most don't realize how revealing and...
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The IoTs will challenge the status quo of how IT and development organizations operate. Or will it? Certainly the fog layer of IoT requires special insights about data ontology, security and transactional integrity. But the developmental challenges are the same: People, Process and Platform. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Craig Sproule, CEO of Metavine, will demonstrate how to move beyond today's coding paradigm and share the must-have mindsets for removing complexity from the development proc...
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trust and privacy in their ecosystem. Assurance and protection of device identity, secure data encryption and authentication are the key security challenges organizations are trying to address when integrating IoT devices. This holds true for IoT applications in a wide range of industries, for example, healthcare, consumer devices, and manufacturing. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Lancen LaChance, vice president of product management, IoT solutions at GlobalSign, will teach IoT developers how t...
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There is an ever-growing explosion of new devices that are connected to the Internet using "cloud" solutions. This rapid growth is creating a massive new demand for efficient access to data. And it's not just about connecting to that data anymore. This new demand is bringing new issues and challenges and it is important for companies to scale for the coming growth. And with that scaling comes the need for greater security, gathering and data analysis, storage, connectivity and, of course, the...
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Increasing IoT connectivity is forcing enterprises to find elegant solutions to organize and visualize all incoming data from these connected devices with re-configurable dashboard widgets to effectively allow rapid decision-making for everything from immediate actions in tactical situations to strategic analysis and reporting. In his session at 18th Cloud Expo, Shikhir Singh, Senior Developer Relations Manager at Sencha, will discuss how to create HTML5 dashboards that interact with IoT devic...
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So, you bought into the current machine learning craze and went on to collect millions/billions of records from this promising new data source. Now, what do you do with them? Too often, the abundance of data quickly turns into an abundance of problems. How do you extract that "magic essence" from your data without falling into the common pitfalls? In her session at @ThingsExpo, Natalia Ponomareva, Software Engineer at Google, will provide tips on how to be successful in large scale machine lear...
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Digital payments using wearable devices such as smart watches, fitness trackers, and payment wristbands are an increasing area of focus for industry participants, and consumer acceptance from early trials and deployments has encouraged some of the biggest names in technology and banking to continue their push to drive growth in this nascent market. Wearable payment systems may utilize near field communication (NFC), radio frequency identification (RFID), or quick response (QR) codes and barcodes...
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You think you know what's in your data. But do you? Most organizations are now aware of the business intelligence represented by their data. Data science stands to take this to a level you never thought of – literally. The techniques of data science, when used with the capabilities of Big Data technologies, can make connections you had not yet imagined, helping you discover new insights and ask new questions of your data. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Sarbjit Sarkaria, data science team lead ...
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The IETF draft standard for M2M certificates is a security solution specifically designed for the demanding needs of IoT/M2M applications. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Brian Romansky, VP of Strategic Technology at TrustPoint Innovation, will explain how M2M certificates can efficiently enable confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity on highly constrained devices.
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Manufacturers are embracing the Industrial Internet the same way consumers are leveraging Fitbits – to improve overall health and wellness. Both can provide consistent measurement, visibility, and suggest performance improvements customized to help reach goals. Fitbit users can view real-time data and make adjustments to increase their activity. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Mark Bernardo Professional Services Leader, Americas, at GE Digital, will discuss how leveraging the Industrial Interne...
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Whether your IoT service is connecting cars, homes, appliances, wearable, cameras or other devices, one question hangs in the balance – how do you actually make money from this service? The ability to turn your IoT service into profit requires the ability to create a monetization strategy that is flexible, scalable and working for you in real-time. It must be a transparent, smoothly implemented strategy that all stakeholders – from customers to the board – will be able to understand and comprehe...
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You deployed your app with the Bluemix PaaS and it's gaining some serious traction, so it's time to make some tweaks. Did you design your application in a way that it can scale in the cloud? Were you even thinking about the cloud when you built the app? If not, chances are your app is going to break. Check out this webcast to learn various techniques for designing applications that will scale successfully in Bluemix, for the confidence you need to take your apps to the next level and beyond.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The NFL has fined Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for making an obscene gesture at Buffalo fans while celebrating Tennessee's victory over the Bills.
Commissioner Roger Goodell notified Adams of the fine Monday. League spokesman Greg Aiello said it is for conduct detrimental to the NFL. Adams was seen making the gesture while in his luxury suite and again on the field after Sunday's 41-17 victory.
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Kate Walsh Gives the Prognosis on Whether Dr. Addison Montgomery Could Return to Grey's Anatomy
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Season 12 of Grey's Anatomy picked up last Thursday where its midseason finale left off, but Kate Walsh says she will not be reprising her role as Dr. Addison Montgomery on the show.
The 48-year-old actress told PEOPLE at a CocoaVia-sponsored event prior to the Woman's Day Red Dress Awards that "There are no plans for me to come back."
She continued, "I get that question a lot. As much as I love it, and I'm flattered and I'm so thrilled that people love the show, but for me, I did it for nine years, and it's had its run."
Kate Walsh Reveals She Went Through Early Menopause: 'I'm Not Going to Have Kids'
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Kate Walsh and her boyfriend Chris Case have split, PEOPLE confirms.
"It wasn't working," a source tells PEOPLE. "They just needed to go their separate ways."
The former couple started dating in the summer of 2011. Case is a writer-producer.
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Two more new fall comedies are going into the trash heap because of low ratings.
NBC will yank Bad Judge and A to Z after they complete their initial 13-episode runs on Thursdays. After five weeks, Judge, which starred Kate Walsh as a party-hearty judge, has only averaged 5.7 million viewers, while the romantic comedy A to Z, with Ben Feldman and Cristin Milioti, trailed with just over 4 million viewers.
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Kate Walsh got up close and personal with some sharks and even a sea turtle during a six-day trip to Belize beginning on June 8, which marked World Oceans Day. The actress, a guest of Oceana, visited the country to raise awareness about protecting the world's oceans, but also found time to snorkel and check out local landmarks.
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