PROCESS FOR THE DESULFURIZATION OF A DIESEL FRACTION

摘要

A process for the hydrodesulfurization of a diesel boiling range petroleum fraction wherein the hydrodesulfurization is carried out concurrently with a fractional distillation in a distillation column reactor containing a catalyst bed. The diesel is fed above the catalyst bed and hydrogen is fed below the bed. The heat for the distillation is provided by the heat of reaction of the hydrodesulfurization.