Production of high viscosity index lubricants

Details Production of high viscosity index lubricants Production of high viscosity index lubricants

1991-07-24

1994-02-22

Myers, Helane

Mineral oils: processes and products

Chemical conversion of hydrocarbons

Plural serial stages of chemical conversion

208 49, 208 27, C10G 6702, C10G 6902

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052883957

ABSTRACT:
Petroleum wax feeds are converted to high viscosity index lubricants by a two-step hydrocracking-hydroisomerization process in which the wax feed is initially subjected to hydrocracking under mild conditions with a conversion to non-lube range products of no more than about 40 weight percent of the feed. The hydrocracking is carried out at a hydrogen pressure of at least 1,000 psig (7,000 kPa) using an amorphous or mesoporous crystalline catalyst which preferentially removes the aromatic components present in the initial feed. The hydrocracked effluent is then subjected to hydroisomerization in a second step using a low acidity hydroisomerization catalyst which effects a preferential isomerization on the paraffin components to less waxy, high VI isoparaffins. The second stage, which is carried out at relatively low temperature, typically from 600.degree. to 650.degree. F. with a 650.degree. F.+ conversion in the range of 10 to 20 weight percent of the second stage feed but with high selectivity for isomerization of the paraffins, is carried out in the presence of a catalyst which contains a hydrogenation component, preferably a noble metal such as platinum, on a mesoporous support material. The mesoporous support material (for the first or second steps) comprises an inorganic, non-layered, porous, crystalline phase aluminosilicate material which exhibits a benzene adsorption capacity of greater than about 15 grams benzene per 100 grams at 50 torr and 25.degree. C. and which, in its preferred catalytic form, has a uniform, hexagonal arrangement of pores with diameters of at least about 13 .ANG. and exhibiting, after calcination, an X-ray diffraction pattern with at least on d-spacing greater than about 18 .ANG. and a hexagonal electron diffraction pattern that can be indexed with a d.sub.100 value greater than about 18 .ANG. which corresponds to at least one peak in the X-ray diffraction pattern.

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