Abstract:
Dilute combustible gases such as automobile exhaust gases, are oxidized by contacting the same at elevated temperatures with a catalyst comprising a minor proportion of a group VIII noble metal and a minor proportion of a group VIB metal, supported on a carrier such as alumina.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a novel catalyst for production of VCM containing a salt of rhodium or platinum, a salt of iron or copper, and a salt of zinc; impregnated on an alumina, titania, zirconia, silica, or silica alumina support.
Abstract:
A method for the preparation of a hydrocarbon conversion catalyst comprising a composite of a refractory support, or carrier, a Group VIII noble metal component, particularly platinum, a tin component, and a halogen component. Suitably, the catalyst composite can also contain a third metal component, or yet additional components. In the preparation of such catalyst, the tin is added from a solution of a soluble compound of tin comprised of an organo thionyl compound, or organic compound containing a thionyl group, whereby the tin component is uniformly dispersed from the surface into the inner part of a catalyst. Such catalyst is found useful in hydrocarbon conversion reactions, particularly reforming (hydroforming). A naphtha or straight run gasoline can be contacted with such catalyst at reforming conditions in the presence of hydrogen to improve the octane quality of a naphtha or gasoline.
Abstract:
The performance of used supported silver-based ethylene oxide catalysts is improved by a) washing the used catalyst with water or a mixture of water with a water-miscible organic solvent and b) depositing on the washed catalyst from about 0.00004 to about 0.008 gram equivalent weights per kilogram of total catalyst of ions of one or more of the alkali metals sodium, potassium, rubidium or cesium.
Abstract:
Catalysts having good high temperature stability which are particularly useful for selected high temperature reactions are disclosed as are methods for their preparation and use. The catalytically-active materials include platinum group metal deposited on a catalytic slip or composite which contains a mixture of alumina, a rare earth metal oxide, and a metallic oxide wherein the metal is IVB, selected VIB metals, and mixtures thereof. The slips or carrier compositions are calcined at a temperature of at least 850 DEG C. before deposition of platinum group metal and characterized by having a surface area of at least 20 m2/g after calcination at a temperature of 1,200 DEG C. for 2 hours.