Method and catalyst for producing a crude product having selected properties

Abstract

A catalyst that one or more metals from Columns 6-10 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds of one or more metals from Columns 6-10 of the Periodic Table is described. The catalyst exhibits one or more bands in a range from 800 cm −1 to 900 cm −1 , as determined by Raman Spectroscopy. Methods of contacting a crude feed with hydrogen with the catalyst to produce a crude product having selected properties are also described.

1 . A catalyst composition, comprising one or more metals from Columns 6-10 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds of one or more metals from Columns 6-10 of the Periodic Table, wherein the catalyst exhibits one or more bands in a range from 800 cm −1  to 900 cm −1 , as determined by Raman Spectroscopy.  
   
   
       2 . The catalyst of  claim 1 , wherein the catalyst has a pore size distribution with a median pore diameter of at least 180 Å.  
   
   
       3 . The catalyst of  claim 1 , wherein the catalyst has a pore size distribution with a median pore diameter of at least 230 Å.  
   
   
       4 . The catalyst of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the Column 6-10 metals is molybdenum.  
   
   
       5 . The catalyst of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the bands is near 810 cm −1 .  
   
   
       6 . The catalyst of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the bands is near 835 cm −1 .  
   
   
       7 . The catalyst of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the bands is near 880 cm −1 .  
   
   
       8 . The catalyst of  claim 1 , wherein the catalyst is a supported catalyst, and wherein the support comprises alumina, silica, silica-alumina, titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, magnesium oxide, or mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       9 . The catalyst of  claim 1 , wherein the catalyst is a supported catalyst, and wherein the support comprises theta alumina, wherein a content of the theta alumina is at least 0.5 grams per gram of total catalyst.  
   
   
       10 . The catalyst of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more elements or one or more compounds of one or more elements from Column 15 of the Periodic Table.  
   
   
       11 . A method of producing a crude product, comprising: 
 contacting a crude feed with one or more catalysts 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 crude feed having a residue content at least 0.1 grams of residue per gram of crude feed, at least one of the catalysts exhibits one or more bands between 800 cm −1  to 900 cm −1 , as determined by Raman Spectroscopy, and the catalyst exhibiting the bands comprising one or more metals from Columns 6-10 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds of one or more metals from Columns 6-10 of the Periodic Table; and    controlling contacting conditions such that the crude product has a residue content of at most 90% of the residue content of the crude feed, wherein residue content is as determined by ASTM Method D5307.    
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the residue content of the crude feed is at most 50% of the residue content of the crude feed.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the crude product has a residue content ranging from about 0.00001 grams to about 0.3 grams per gram of crude product.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the crude product has a residue content ranging from about 0.0001 grams to about 0.2 grams per gram of crude product.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein one of the bands exhibited by the catalyst is near 810 cm −1 .  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein one of the bands exhibited by the catalyst is near 835 cm −1 .  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein one of the bands exhibited by the catalyst is near 880 cm −1 .  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the catalyst is a supported catalyst, and wherein the support comprises alumina, silica, silica-alumina, titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, magnesium oxide, or mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       19 . A method of producing a crude product, comprising: 
 contacting a crude feed with one or more catalysts 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 crude feed having a TAN of at least 0.1, at least one of the catalysts exhibits one or more bands between 800 cm −1  to 900 cm −1 , as determined by Raman Spectroscopy, and the catalyst exhibiting the bands comprising one or more metals from Columns 6-10 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds of one or more metals from Columns 6-10 of the Periodic Table; and    controlling contacting conditions such that the crude product has a TAN of at most 90% of the TAN of the crude feed, wherein TAN is as determined by ASTM D664.    
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the TAN of the crude feed is at least 1.  
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the crude product has a TAN ranging from 0.001 to about 0.5.  
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the crude product has a TAN ranging from 0.005 to about 1.  
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein one of the bands exhibited by the catalyst is near 810 cm −1 .  
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein one of the bands exhibited by the catalyst is near 835 cm −1 .  
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein one of the bands exhibited by the catalyst is near 880 cm −1 .  
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the catalyst is a supported catalyst, and wherein the support comprises alumina, silica, silica-alumina, titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, magnesium oxide, or mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       27 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the crude feed has, per gram of crude feed, a total content of alkali metal and alkaline-earth metal in metal salts of organic acids of at least 0.00001 grams and the crude product has a total content of alkali metal and alkaline-earth metal in metal salts of organic acids of at most 90% of the content of alkali metal, and alkaline-earth metal, in metal salts of organic acids in the crude feed.  
   
   
       28 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein one or more of the metals is calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, lithium, or combinations thereof.  
   
   
       29 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the crude feed has a content of Columns 5-12 metals in metal salts of organic acids, and the crude product has a content of Columns 5-12 metals in metal salts of organic acids of at most 90% of the content of Columns 5-12 metals in metal salts of organic acids of the crude feed.  
   
   
       30 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein one or more of the metals is vanadium, molybdenum, chromium, iron, nickel, zinc, or combinations thereof.  
   
   
       31 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the crude feed comprises silicon, and the crude product has a content of silicon of at most 90% of the content of the silicon of the crude feed.  
   
   
       32 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the crude feed has a viscosity of at least 10 cSt at 37.8° C. (100° F.) and the contacting conditions are controlled such that the crude product has a viscosity at 37.8° C. of at most 90% of the viscosity of the crude feed at 37.8° C.