A process for concurrently fractionating and treating a full range naphtha
stream. The full boiling range naphtha stream is first subjected to
simultaneous thioetherification and splitting into a light boiling range
naphtha, an intermediate boiling range naphtha and a heavy boiling range
naphtha. The intermediate boiling range naphtha containing thiophene and
thiophene boiling range mercaptans is passed on to a polishing
hydrodesulfurization reactor where a low sulfur, low olefin gas oil is
concurrently fed to the polishing reactor to insure that a liquid phase
is present.