Structured catalyst for hydrodesulfurization, hydrodesulfurization device including the structured catalyst, and method for producing structured catalyst for hydrodesulfurization

1. A structured catalyst for hydrodesulfurization, comprising:

a support of a porous structure composed of a zeolite-type compound; and

at least one catalytic substance present in the support,

the support comprising channels connecting with each other, and

the catalytic substance being present at least in the channels of the support,

wherein the channels have any one of a one-dimensional pore, a two-dimensional pore, and a three-dimensional pore defined by a framework of the zeolite-type compound and an enlarged pore portion which has a diameter greater than that of any of the one-dimensional pore, the two-dimensional pore, and the three-dimensional pore, wherein the enlarged pore portion is formed from a disruption of a skeletal structure of regular mesopore material of the channels, the enlarged pore portion is formed from the regular mesopore material, and an inner diameter of the enlarged pore portion is greater than or equal to a diameter of the catalytic substance,

the catalytic substance is present at least in the enlarged pore portion, and a particle size of the catalytic substance is greater than an inner diameter of any one of the one-dimensional pore, the two-dimensional pore, and the three-dimensional pore defined by the framework of the zeolite-type compound,

the catalytic substance is made of metal oxide nanoparticles, wherein the zeolite-type compound is selected from FAU type (Y type or X type), MTW type, MEI type (ZSM-5), FER type (ferrierite), LTA type (A type), MWW type (MCM-22), MOR type (mordenite), LTL type (L type), and BEA type (beta type).

2. The structured catalyst for hydrodesulfurization according to claim 1 , wherein the enlarged pore portion connects a plurality of pores constituting any one of the one-dimensional pore, the two-dimensional pore, and the three-dimensional pore with each other.

3. The structured catalyst for hydrodesulftirization according to claim 1 , wherein the metal oxide nanoparticles include a metal oxide composed of at least one of nickel, cobalt, molybdenum, and tungsten.

4. The structured catalyst for hydrodesulfurization according to claim 3 , wherein the metal oxide nanoparticles are composed of a molybdenum- based (M-Mo based) oxide and/or a tungsten-based (M-W based) oxide, and M is composed of any one or two or more of nickel, cobalt, copper, and zinc.

5. The structured catalyst for hydrodesulfurization according to claim I, wherein an average particle size of the metal oxide nanoparticles is greater than an average inner diameter of the channels and is less than or equal to the inner diameter of the enlarged pore portion.

6. The structured catalyst for hydrodesulfurization according to claim 1 , wherein a metal element (M) of the metal oxide nanoparticles is contained in an amount from 0.5 mass % to 2.5 mass % based on the structured catalyst.

7. The structured catalyst for hydrodesulfurization according to claim 1 , wherein the average particle size of the metal oxide nanoparticles is from 0.1 nm to 50 nm.

8. The structured catalyst for hydrodesulfurization according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of the average particle size of the metal oxide nanoparticles to the average inner diameter of the channels is from 0.06 to 500.

9. The structured catalyst for hydrodesulfurization according to claim 8 , wherein the ratio of the average particle size of the metal oxide nanoparticles to the average inner diameter of the channels is from 1.7 to 4.5.

10. The structured catalyst for hydrodesulfurization according to claim 1 , wherein the average inner diameter of the channels is from 0.1 to 1.5 nm, and the inner diameter of the enlarged pore portion is from 0.5 nm to 50 nm.

11. The structured catalyst for hydrodesulfurization according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one other catalytic substance held on an outer surface of the support.

12. The structured catalyst for hydrodesulfurization according to claim 11 , wherein the content of the at least one catalytic substance present in the support is greater than the content of the at least one other catalytic substance held on the outer surface of the support.

13. The structured catalyst for hydrodesulfurization according to claim 1 , wherein the zeolite-type compound is a silicate compound.

14. A hydrodesulfurization device comprising the structured catalyst for hydrodesulfurization described in claim 1 .