Typical diesel fuel upgrading feeds consist of mixtures of straight run gas oils and light cycle stocks. These feeds are composed of a variety of hydrocarbon types that have diverse properties.  They contain high concentrations of low Cetane Number aromatics as well as sulfur and nitrogen impurities.  When upgrading such feeds to produce specification diesel products each hydrocarbon class can respond differently to the catalysts and conditions used in the upgrading process.  The goal of the present study was to determine how each hydrocarbon class responded to conditions that were optimal for ring opening reactions (RIO) of partially hydrogenated alkylaromatic  ring systems.  Promotion of this reaction required dual functional catalysts composed of metal/solid acid catalysts and mild reaction conditions

Potentials and limitations of ring opening reactions for diesel fuel upgrading

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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