WO2006131508A1 - Oxidic metal composition, its preparation and use as catalyst composition - Google Patents

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WO2006131508A1
WO2006131508A1 PCT/EP2006/062899 EP2006062899W WO2006131508A1 WO 2006131508 A1 WO2006131508 A1 WO 2006131508A1 EP 2006062899 W EP2006062899 W EP 2006062899W WO 2006131508 A1 WO2006131508 A1 WO 2006131508A1
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  • the present invention relates to an oxidic composition consisting essentially of oxidic forms of a first metal, a second metal, and optionally a third metal and its use in catalytic processes, such as fluid catalytic cracking (FCC).
  • FCC fluid catalytic cracking
  • WO 01/12570 discloses particles comprising Mg-Al anionic clay and optionally an additive, e.g. cerium.
  • This composition is prepared by first mixing gibbsite and magnesium oxide in water to form an aqueous slurry, followed by adding the additive, optionally aging the resulting mixture, thereby forming less than 75% of the final total amount of anionic clay. The product is subsequently spray-dried, calcined, and aged in order to obtain the desired anionic clay-containing composition.
  • This document further suggests that such compositions can be used as SO x and/or NO ⁇ -reducing additives in FCC.
  • Mg-Al anionic clays when they are incorporated into a zeolite-containing FCC catalyst, they have a negative effect on the zeolite's hydrothermal stability.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a composition which is suitable for use in FCC processes for the reduction of NO x emissions from the regenerator, while at the same time this composition has a minimised influence on the zeolite's hydrothermal stability when it is incorporated into an FCC catalyst.
  • the present invention relates to an oxidic composition consisting essentially of oxidic forms of a first metal, a second metal, and optionally a third metal, the first metal being either Cu or Mn and being present in the composition in an amount of 5-80 wt%, the second metal being either Al or Cr and being present in the composition in an amount of 5-80 wt%, the third metal being selected from the group consisting of W, Zr, and Ti, and being present in an amount of 0-17 wt% - all weight percentages calculated as oxides and based on the weight of the oxidic composition, the oxidic composition being obtainable by a) preparing a physical mixture comprising solid compounds of the first, the second, and the optional third metal, b) optionally aging the physical mixture, without anionic clay being formed, and c) calcining the mixture.
  • the oxidic composition "consists essentially of oxidic forms of a first metal, a second metal, and optionally a third metal means that the oxidic composition does not contain any other materials in more than insignificant trace amounts.
  • the oxidic composition according to the present invention is obtainable by a process which involves as a first step the preparation of a physical mixture of solid compounds of the first metal (Cu or Mn), the second metal (Al or Cr), and the optional third metal (W, Zr, or Ti).
  • This physical mixture is prepared by mixing the solid compounds, either as dry powders or in a liquid, to form a suspension, a sol, or a gel.
  • the physical mixture must contain solid metal compounds. This means that when preparing the physical mixture in a liquid, the metal compounds do not dissolve in this liquid, at least not to a significant extent. In other words, if water is used to prepare the physical mixture, water-soluble metal salts should not be used as the metal compounds.
  • the physical mixture is prepared by dry mixing the metal compounds, then water-soluble salts can be used.
  • the preferred compounds of the first, second, and third metals are oxides, hydroxides, carbonates, and hydroxycarbonates, because these compounds are generally water-insoluble and do not contain anions that decompose to harmful gases during calcination step c). Examples of such anions are nitrate, sulphate, and chloride, which decompose to NO x , SO x , and halogen-containing compounds during calcination.
  • Suitable copper compounds include copper oxalate, copper acetate, copper carbonate, copper hydroxycarbonate, copper hydroxide, and copper oxide.
  • Suitable manganese compounds include manganese acetate, manganese acetate hydrate, manganese carbonate, and manganese oxide.
  • Suitable aluminium compounds include aluminium alkoxide, aluminium oxides and hydroxides such as transition alumina, aluminium trihydrate (gibbsite, bayerite) and its thermally treated forms (including flash-calcined alumina), alumina sols, amorphous alumina, (pseudo)boehmite, aluminium carbonate, aluminium bicarbonate, and aluminium hydroxycarbonate.
  • transition alumina aluminium trihydrate
  • gibbsite, bayerite aluminium trihydrate
  • thermally treated forms including flash-calcined alumina
  • alumina sols alumina sols
  • amorphous alumina amorphous alumina
  • (pseudo)boehmite aluminium carbonate
  • aluminium bicarbonate aluminium bicarbonate
  • aluminium hydroxycarbonate aluminium hydroxycarbonate.
  • Suitable chromium compounds include chromium oxide, chromium acetate, and chromium hydro
  • Suitable tungsten compounds are sodium tungstate, ammonium metatungstate, and tungstic acid.
  • a suitable titanium compound is titanium oxide.
  • Suitable zirconium compounds are zirconium oxide, zirconium citrate, zirconium carbonate hydroxide oxide, and zirconium hydroxide.
  • the weight percentage of the first metal in the precursor mixture and in the resulting oxidic composition is 5-80 wt%, preferably 10-50 wt%, calculated as oxide and based on dry solids weight.
  • the weight percentage of the second metal in the precursor mixture and in the resulting oxidic composition is 5-80 wt%, preferably 20-60 wt%, calculated as oxide and based on dry solids weight.
  • the weight percentage of the third metal in the precursor mixture and in the resulting oxidic composition is 0-17 wt%, preferably 3-15 wt%, calculated as oxide and based on dry solids weight.
  • the physical mixture may be milled before calcination, as dry powder or in suspension.
  • the compounds of the first, second, and/or third metal can be milled individually before forming the physical mixture.
  • Equipment that can be used for milling includes ball mills, high-shear mixers, colloid mixers, kneaders, electrical transducers that can introduce ultrasound waves into a suspension, and combinations thereof.
  • dispersing agents can be added to the suspension, provided that these dispersing agents are combusted during the calcination step.
  • Suitable dispersing agents include surfactants, sugars, starches, polymers, gelling agents, etc. Acids or bases may also be added to the suspension.
  • Step b) The physical mixture can be aged, provided that no anionic clay is formed.
  • Anionic clays - also called hydrotalcite-like materials or layered double hydroxides - are materials having a crystal structure consisting of positively charged layers built up of specific combinations of divalent and trivalent metal hydroxides between which there are anions and water molecules, according to the formula
  • M 2+ is a divalent metal
  • M 3+ is a trivalent metal
  • X is an anion with valency z.
  • Hydrotalcite is an example of a naturally occurring anionic clay wherein Mg is the divalent metal, Al is the trivalent metal, and carbonate is the predominant anion present.
  • Meixnerite is an anionic clay wherein Mg is the divalent metal, Al is the trivalent metal, and hydroxy I is the predominant anion present.
  • step c results in the formation of compositions comprising individual, discrete oxide entities of the first, the second, and the optional third metal.
  • Formation of anionic clay during aging can be prevented by aging for a short time period, i.e. a time period which, given the specific aging conditions, does not result in anionic clay formation.
  • Aging conditions which influence the rate of anionic clay formation are the choice of the first, second, and third metals, the temperature (the higher, the faster the reaction), the pH (the higher, the faster the reaction), the type and the particle size of the metal compounds (larger particles react slower than smaller ones), and the presence of additives that inhibit anionic clay formation (e.g. vanadium, sulphate).
  • the precursor mixture is calcined at a temperature in the range of 200-800 0 C, more preferably 300-700 0 C, and most preferably 350-600°C. Calcination is conducted for 0.25-25 hours, preferably 1-8 hours, and most preferably 2-6 hours. All commercial types of calciners can be used, such as fixed bed or rotating calciners. Calcination can be performed in various atmospheres, e.g, in air, oxygen, an inert atmosphere (e.g. N 2 ), steam, or mixtures thereof.
  • atmospheres e.g, in air, oxygen, an inert atmosphere (e.g. N 2 ), steam, or mixtures thereof.
  • the precursor mixture is dried before calcination. Drying can be performed by any method, such as spray-drying, flash-drying, flash-calcining, and air drying.
  • the oxidic composition according to the invention can suitably be used in or as a catalyst or catalyst additive in a hydrocarbon conversion, purification, or synthesis process, particularly in the oil refining industry and Fischer-Tropsch processes.
  • compositions can suitably be used are catalytic cracking, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, hydrocracking, hydroprocessing (hydrodenitrogenation, hydrodesulphurisation, hydro- demetallisation), polymerisation, steam reforming, base-catalysed reactions, and gas-to-liquid conversions (e.g. Fischer-Tropsch).
  • the oxidic composition according to the invention can be added to the FCC unit as such, or it can be incorporated into an FCC catalyst, resulting in a composition which besides the oxidic composition according to the invention comprises conventional FCC catalyst ingredients, such as matrix or filler materials (e.g. clay such as kaolin, titanium oxide, zirconia, alumina, silica, silica-alumina, bentonite, etc.), and molecular sieve material (e.g. zeolite Y, USY, REY, RE-USY, zeolite beta, ZSM-5, etc.). Therefore, the present invention also relates to a catalyst particle containing the oxidic composition according to the invention, a matrix or filler material, and a molecular sieve.
  • matrix or filler materials e.g. clay such as kaolin, titanium oxide, zirconia, alumina, silica, silica-alumina, bentonite, etc.
  • molecular sieve material e.g.

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Oxidic composition consisting essentially of oxidic forms of a first metal, a second metal, and optionally a third metal, the first metal being either Cu or Mn and being present in the composition in an amount of 5-80 wt%, the second metal being either Al or Cr and being present in the composition in an amount of 5-80 wt%, the third metal being selected from the group consisting of W, Zr, or Ti, and being present in an amount of 0-17 wt% - all weight percentages calculated as oxides and based on the weight of the oxidic composition, the oxidic composition being obtainable by (a) preparing a physical mixture comprising solid compounds of the first, the second, and the optional third metal, (b ) optionally aging the physical mixture, without anionic clay being formed, and (c ) calcining the mixture. This composition is suitable for use in FCC processes for the reduction of NOx emissions from the regenerator with only minimal influence on the zeolite's hydrothermal stability when it is incorporated into an FCC catalyst.

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OXIDIC METAL COMPOSITION, ITS PREPARATION AND USE AS CATALYST COMPOSITION
The present invention relates to an oxidic composition consisting essentially of oxidic forms of a first metal, a second metal, and optionally a third metal and its use in catalytic processes, such as fluid catalytic cracking (FCC).
WO 01/12570 discloses particles comprising Mg-Al anionic clay and optionally an additive, e.g. cerium. This composition is prepared by first mixing gibbsite and magnesium oxide in water to form an aqueous slurry, followed by adding the additive, optionally aging the resulting mixture, thereby forming less than 75% of the final total amount of anionic clay. The product is subsequently spray-dried, calcined, and aged in order to obtain the desired anionic clay-containing composition. This document further suggests that such compositions can be used as SOx and/or NOχ-reducing additives in FCC.
The disadvantage of the use of Mg-Al anionic clays is that when they are incorporated into a zeolite-containing FCC catalyst, they have a negative effect on the zeolite's hydrothermal stability.
The object of the present invention is to provide a composition which is suitable for use in FCC processes for the reduction of NOx emissions from the regenerator, while at the same time this composition has a minimised influence on the zeolite's hydrothermal stability when it is incorporated into an FCC catalyst.
The present invention relates to an oxidic composition consisting essentially of oxidic forms of a first metal, a second metal, and optionally a third metal, the first metal being either Cu or Mn and being present in the composition in an amount of 5-80 wt%, the second metal being either Al or Cr and being present in the composition in an amount of 5-80 wt%, the third metal being selected from the group consisting of W, Zr, and Ti, and being present in an amount of 0-17 wt% - all weight percentages calculated as oxides and based on the weight of the oxidic composition, the oxidic composition being obtainable by a) preparing a physical mixture comprising solid compounds of the first, the second, and the optional third metal, b) optionally aging the physical mixture, without anionic clay being formed, and c) calcining the mixture.
That the oxidic composition "consists essentially of oxidic forms of a first metal, a second metal, and optionally a third metal means that the oxidic composition does not contain any other materials in more than insignificant trace amounts.
Step a)
The oxidic composition according to the present invention is obtainable by a process which involves as a first step the preparation of a physical mixture of solid compounds of the first metal (Cu or Mn), the second metal (Al or Cr), and the optional third metal (W, Zr, or Ti). This physical mixture is prepared by mixing the solid compounds, either as dry powders or in a liquid, to form a suspension, a sol, or a gel.
The physical mixture must contain solid metal compounds. This means that when preparing the physical mixture in a liquid, the metal compounds do not dissolve in this liquid, at least not to a significant extent. In other words, if water is used to prepare the physical mixture, water-soluble metal salts should not be used as the metal compounds.
On the other hand, if the physical mixture is prepared by dry mixing the metal compounds, then water-soluble salts can be used. The preferred compounds of the first, second, and third metals are oxides, hydroxides, carbonates, and hydroxycarbonates, because these compounds are generally water-insoluble and do not contain anions that decompose to harmful gases during calcination step c). Examples of such anions are nitrate, sulphate, and chloride, which decompose to NOx, SOx, and halogen-containing compounds during calcination.
Suitable copper compounds include copper oxalate, copper acetate, copper carbonate, copper hydroxycarbonate, copper hydroxide, and copper oxide. Suitable manganese compounds include manganese acetate, manganese acetate hydrate, manganese carbonate, and manganese oxide.
Suitable aluminium compounds include aluminium alkoxide, aluminium oxides and hydroxides such as transition alumina, aluminium trihydrate (gibbsite, bayerite) and its thermally treated forms (including flash-calcined alumina), alumina sols, amorphous alumina, (pseudo)boehmite, aluminium carbonate, aluminium bicarbonate, and aluminium hydroxycarbonate. With the preparation method according to the invention it is also possible to use coarser grades of aluminium trihydrate such as BOC (Bauxite Ore Concentrate) or bauxite. Suitable chromium compounds include chromium oxide, chromium acetate, and chromium hydroxide.
Suitable tungsten compounds are sodium tungstate, ammonium metatungstate, and tungstic acid. A suitable titanium compound is titanium oxide.
Suitable zirconium compounds are zirconium oxide, zirconium citrate, zirconium carbonate hydroxide oxide, and zirconium hydroxide. The weight percentage of the first metal in the precursor mixture and in the resulting oxidic composition is 5-80 wt%, preferably 10-50 wt%, calculated as oxide and based on dry solids weight.
The weight percentage of the second metal in the precursor mixture and in the resulting oxidic composition is 5-80 wt%, preferably 20-60 wt%, calculated as oxide and based on dry solids weight.
The weight percentage of the third metal in the precursor mixture and in the resulting oxidic composition is 0-17 wt%, preferably 3-15 wt%, calculated as oxide and based on dry solids weight.
The physical mixture may be milled before calcination, as dry powder or in suspension. Alternatively, or in addition to milling of the physical mixture, the compounds of the first, second, and/or third metal can be milled individually before forming the physical mixture. Equipment that can be used for milling includes ball mills, high-shear mixers, colloid mixers, kneaders, electrical transducers that can introduce ultrasound waves into a suspension, and combinations thereof.
If the physical mixture is prepared in aqueous suspension, dispersing agents can be added to the suspension, provided that these dispersing agents are combusted during the calcination step. Suitable dispersing agents include surfactants, sugars, starches, polymers, gelling agents, etc. Acids or bases may also be added to the suspension.
Step b) The physical mixture can be aged, provided that no anionic clay is formed.
Anionic clays - also called hydrotalcite-like materials or layered double hydroxides - are materials having a crystal structure consisting of positively charged layers built up of specific combinations of divalent and trivalent metal hydroxides between which there are anions and water molecules, according to the formula
[Mm 2+ Mn 3+ (OH)2m+2n.] Xn/zz-.bH2O
wherein M2+ is a divalent metal, M3+ is a trivalent metal, and X is an anion with valency z. m and n have a value such that m/n=1 to 10, preferably 1 to 6, more preferably 2 to 4, and most preferably close to 3, and b has a value in the range of from 0 to 10, generally a value of 2 to 6, and often a value of about 4. Hydrotalcite is an example of a naturally occurring anionic clay wherein Mg is the divalent metal, Al is the trivalent metal, and carbonate is the predominant anion present. Meixnerite is an anionic clay wherein Mg is the divalent metal, Al is the trivalent metal, and hydroxy I is the predominant anion present.
If the formation of anionic clay is prevented, calcination (step c) results in the formation of compositions comprising individual, discrete oxide entities of the first, the second, and the optional third metal.
Formation of anionic clay during aging can be prevented by aging for a short time period, i.e. a time period which, given the specific aging conditions, does not result in anionic clay formation.
Aging conditions which influence the rate of anionic clay formation are the choice of the first, second, and third metals, the temperature (the higher, the faster the reaction), the pH (the higher, the faster the reaction), the type and the particle size of the metal compounds (larger particles react slower than smaller ones), and the presence of additives that inhibit anionic clay formation (e.g. vanadium, sulphate). Step c)
The precursor mixture, either aged or not, is calcined at a temperature in the range of 200-8000C, more preferably 300-7000C, and most preferably 350-600°C. Calcination is conducted for 0.25-25 hours, preferably 1-8 hours, and most preferably 2-6 hours. All commercial types of calciners can be used, such as fixed bed or rotating calciners. Calcination can be performed in various atmospheres, e.g, in air, oxygen, an inert atmosphere (e.g. N2), steam, or mixtures thereof.
If necessary, the precursor mixture is dried before calcination. Drying can be performed by any method, such as spray-drying, flash-drying, flash-calcining, and air drying.
Use of the oxidic composition
The oxidic composition according to the invention can suitably be used in or as a catalyst or catalyst additive in a hydrocarbon conversion, purification, or synthesis process, particularly in the oil refining industry and Fischer-Tropsch processes.
Examples of processes where these compositions can suitably be used are catalytic cracking, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, hydrocracking, hydroprocessing (hydrodenitrogenation, hydrodesulphurisation, hydro- demetallisation), polymerisation, steam reforming, base-catalysed reactions, and gas-to-liquid conversions (e.g. Fischer-Tropsch).
In particular, it is very suitable for use in FCC processes for the reduction of NOx emissions from the regenerator. The oxidic composition according to the invention can be added to the FCC unit as such, or it can be incorporated into an FCC catalyst, resulting in a composition which besides the oxidic composition according to the invention comprises conventional FCC catalyst ingredients, such as matrix or filler materials (e.g. clay such as kaolin, titanium oxide, zirconia, alumina, silica, silica-alumina, bentonite, etc.), and molecular sieve material (e.g. zeolite Y, USY, REY, RE-USY, zeolite beta, ZSM-5, etc.). Therefore, the present invention also relates to a catalyst particle containing the oxidic composition according to the invention, a matrix or filler material, and a molecular sieve.

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1. Oxidic composition consisting essentially of oxidic forms of a first metal, a second metal, and optionally a third metal, the first metal being either Cu or Mn and being present in the composition in an amount of 5-80 wt%, the second metal being either Al or Cr and being present in the composition in an amount of 5-80 wt%, the third metal being selected from the group consisting of W, Zr, or Ti, and being present in an amount of 0-17 wt% - all weight percentages calculated as oxides and based on the weight of the oxidic composition, the oxidic composition being obtainable by a) preparing a physical mixture comprising solid compounds of the first, the second, and the optional third metal, b) optionally aging the physical mixture, without anionic clay being formed, and c) calcining the mixture.
2. Oxidic composition according to claim 1 wherein the solid compounds of the first, the second, and the optional third metal are oxides, hydroxides, carbonates, or hydroxycarbonates.
3. Oxidic composition according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the first metal is present in an amount of 10-50 wt%, calculated as oxide and based on the weight of the oxidic composition.
4. Oxidic composition according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the second metal is present in an amount of 20-60 wt%, calculated as oxide and based on the weight of the oxidic composition.
5. Oxidic composition according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the third metal is present in an amount of 3-15 wt%, calculated as oxide and based on the weight of the oxidic composition.
6. Catalyst particle comprising the oxidic composition according to any one of the preceding claims, a matrix or filler material, and a molecular sieve.
7. Use of the oxidic composition of any one of claims 1-5 or the catalyst particle of claim 6 in a fluid catalytic cracking process.
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