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    Distillate Hydrotreating 19

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    The document discusses factors that affect the performance of a gas oil hydrodesulfurization (HDS) unit. It notes that hydrogen sulfide in the recycled gas inhibits the HDS catalyst, with about 25-30% loss in catalyst activity at 5% H2S. Feedstock properties also greatly impact desulfurization levels, with different sulfur compounds having varying reactivities. Operating conditions for a gas oil HDS unit are provided, including reactor temperatures and pressures, catalyst type, and product specifications achieved.

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    The document discusses factors that affect the performance of a gas oil hydrodesulfurization (HDS) unit. It notes that hydrogen sulfide in the recycled gas inhibits the HDS catalyst, with about 25-30% loss in catalyst activity at 5% H2S. Feedstock properties also greatly impact desulfurization levels, with different sulfur compounds having varying reactivities. Operating conditions for a gas oil HDS unit are provided, including reactor temperatures and pressures, catalyst type, and product specifications achieved.

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    The document discusses factors that affect the performance of a gas oil hydrodesulfurization (HDS) unit. It notes that hydrogen sulfide in the recycled gas inhibits the HDS catalyst, with about 25-30% loss in catalyst activity at 5% H2S. Feedstock properties also greatly impact desulfurization levels, with different sulfur compounds having varying reactivities. Operating conditions for a gas oil HDS unit are provided, including reactor temperatures and pressures, catalyst type, and product specifications achieved.

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    Distillate Hydrotreating 19

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    The document discusses factors that affect the performance of a gas oil hydrodesulfurization (HDS) unit. It notes that hydrogen sulfide in the recycled gas inhibits the HDS catalyst, with about 25-30% loss in catalyst activity at 5% H2S. Feedstock properties also greatly impact desulfurization levels, with different sulfur compounds having varying reactivities. Operating conditions for a gas oil HDS unit are provided, including reactor temperatures and pressures, catalyst type, and product specifications achieved.

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    loading, minimizing the risk of preferential flow through regions

    with lower catalyst loading density. The pressure drop at the start of the
    run is higher than that for sock loading but more stable during the cycle.
    Hydrogen sulfide in the recycle gas inhibits the desulfurization activity
    of the catalyst. At 5 vol% H2S, about 25-30% catalyst activity is lost. For
    deep HDS operations, H2S scrubbing of the recycled gas is justified.2
    Feedstock properties greatly affect the degree of desulfurization. Most
    of the sulfur in the middle distillates is present only as few types of alkyl-
    substituted benzothiophenes (BT) and dibenzothiophenes (DBT). These
    compounds differ greatly in their refractivity toward HDS. In the straight
    run gas oils, the sulfur concentration increases gradually over the boiling
    range, peaking at 662°F, followed by a decline. The Light Cycle Gas oil
    (LCO) containing feed shows a double peak structure consistent with
    sulfur existing predominently as benzothiophene and dibenzothiophenes.3
    The effect of feed distillation on color is significant. The color bodies
    are concentrated in the tail end of the boiling range. A significant
    improvement in color can be obtained if the end point of the feedstock
    is reduced slightly. Also, the color of product increase with time, due to
    higher reactor temperatures.
    Operating conditions of a gas oil HDS unit are shown in Table 2-11.
    The corresponding feed and product properties, unit yield, utility con-
    sumption, and diesel specifications are shown in Tables 2-12 to 2-15.

    Table 2-11
    Gas Oil HDS Operating Conditions

    OPERATING PARAMETER UNITS


    0
    REACTOR INLET TEMPERATURE F 645
    REACTOR A77 0
    F 55
    REACTOR INLET PRESSURE psig 2280
    H 2 PARTIAL PRESSURE psig 1728
    REACTOR PRESSURE DROP psi 34.5
    LHSV* hr- 1 1.42
    H2/OIL RATIO scf/bbl 4575
    RECYCLED GAS/FEED RATIO scf/bbl 5065
    QUENCH GAS/FEED RATIO scf/bbl 971
    H2 CHEMICAL CONSUMPTION scf/bbl 422.3
    % DESULFURIZATION 98.9
    % DENITRIFTCATION 73.9
    * NI-MO ON ALUMINA BASE CATALYST.

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