Hydrotreating Catalysis

Springer. - 1996. Book series: Catalysis -Science and Technology. - Volume 11, p. 1-269Hydrotreating or hydroprocessing refers to a variety of catalytic hydrogenation processes which saturate unsaturated hydrocarbons and remove S, N, O and metals from different petroleum streams in a refinery. These processes represent some of the most important catalytic processes and the annual sales of hydrotreating catalysts represent close to 10% of the total world market for catalysts.