COMMERCIAL APPLICATION OF RS-1000 CATALYST FOR PRODUCING DIESEL FUEL MEETING THE EUROPE V EXHAUST STANDARD

Tests of adopting ultra deep hydrodesulphurization catalyst RS-1000 to produce clean diesel fuel for meeting the requirements of EN590:2009 were conducted on the pilot plant using high sulfur straight run gas oil(SRGO)and FCC LCO as feedstock respectively.Furthermore,the catalytic performance of RS-1000 catalyst during long term producing clean diesel fuel(sulfur content less than 10μg/g)in a commercial unit was reviewed.Test results showed that clean diesel fuel with sulfur content less than 10μg/g could be produced by using RS-1000 catalyst under conventional reaction temperature and pressure,yet for SRGO and SRGO plus 10% LCO the LHSV should be higher(1.7—2.0h-1),and for LCO the LHSV could be lower(1.0—1.25h-1).The commercial application results showed that RS-1000 catalyst exhibited excellent selectivity and stability.