Abstract:
The alkylation activity of a zeolite-base isoparaffin alkylation catalyst is maintainable for very long periods at commercially feasible levels by including a Group VIII metal hydrogenation agent in the catalyst composition and periodically hydrogenating the partially deactivated catalyst by contact with hydrogen in the gas phase.
Abstract:
SILICEOUS ZEOLITE CATALYST COMPRISING ZEOLITIC MONOAND/OR DIVALENT METAL CATIONS AND A NON-ZEOLITIC GROU VIII METAL HYDROGENATING COMPONENT SUPPORTED THEREON, WBICH CATALYSTS HAVE UNDERGONE DAMAGE BY THERMAL AND/ OR HYDROTHERMAL STRESSES RESULTING IN THE MALDISTRIBUTION OF THE METAL COMPONENTS, ARE REJUVENTATED IN ACTIVATIVE BY A SEQUENTIAL TREATMENT WITH AN AQUEOUS AMMONIUM SALT TO EXCNANGE OUT AT LEAST A PORTION O THE ZEOLITIC MONOAND/OR DIVALENT METAL IONS, AND WITH AQUEOUS AMMONIA TO EFFECT A REDISTRIBUTION OF THE GROUP VIII METAL. THE TREATMENTS MAY BE PERFORMED IN EITHER ORDER.
Abstract:
THE ACTIVITY AND STABILITY OF A DEACTIVATED REFORMING CATALYST CONTAINING A PLATINUM GROUP METAL AND GERMANIUM ARE RESTORED TO THAT OF FRESH CATALYST BY (1) REMOVING SUBSTANTIALLY ALL CARBON FROM THE CATALYST; (2) CONTACTING THE CATALYST AT ABOUT 900*F. WITH A NONREDUCING GAS CONTAINING HALOGEN, STEAM AND OXYGEN UNTIL ABOUT 85% W. OF THE DESIRED HALIDE CONTENT IS ADDED; (3) DISCONTINUING THE USE OF STREAM AND OXYGEN FROM THE LASTMENTIONED STEP UNTIL THE HALOGENATION IS COMPLETED; AND (4) DRYING AND REDUCING THE CATALYST WITH A HYDROGENCONTAINING GAS; THEN REUSING THE CATALYST IN A REFORMING PROCESS. PEFERABLY, THE CATALYST IS HLOGENATED TO A LEVEL ABOUT 20% GREATER THAN THAT OF FRESH CATALYST. IT IS ALSO PREFERRED THAT THE CATALYST THEN BE DRIED WITH A NONREDUCING GAS AT ABOUT 900*F. UNTIL THE WATER CONTENT IN THE EXIT GAS IS BELOW 150 P.P.M.V. FOLLOWED BY REDUCING AT LEAST THE PLATINUM OXIDES OR CHLORIDES BY CONTACT WITH A HYDROGEN-CONTAINING GAS AT 700-900*F. THE REGENERATION PROCEDURE IS EPECIALLY APPLICABLE TO PLATINUM-GERMANIUM CATALYSTS USED IN HIGH SEVERITYFULLY-REGENERATIVE REFORMING PROCESSES.
Abstract:
A deactivated hydrocarbon conversion catalyst, which is a combination of a platinum group component, a group IVA metallic component, and a halogen component with a porous carrier material and which has been deactivated by a deposition of carbonaceous materials thereon during a previous contacting with a hydrocarbon charge stock at an elevated temperature, is regenerated by the sequential steps of: (1) burning carbon therefrom at a relatively low temperature with a gas stream containing H2O and a small amount of O2, (2) treating with a gas stream containing H2O and a small amount of O2 at a relatively high temperature, (3) treating with a gas stream containing H2O and a large amount of O2 at the relatively high temperature, (4) treating with a gas stream containing halogen or a halogen-containing compound and water, (5) purging O2 and H2O from the resulting catalyst and (6) reducing with a dry hydrogen stream. Key features of the resulting method are: (1) presence of water in the gas streams used in all steps except the purging and reduction steps, (2) careful control of the inlet temperature used during each step, (3) adjustment of halogen content of the catalyst after the carbon-burning step and prior to the reduction step, (4) careful control over the composition of the gas streams used in the various steps thereof and (5) exclusion of sulfur compounds from all gas streams utilized.
Abstract:
An aqueous nitric acid solution such as is derived from an adipic acid process and containing catalyst metal ions is reacted with formaldehyde to remove a substantial portion of the nitrate ions present prior to passing the aqueous nitric acid solution through an ion exchange zone wherein the metals are removed.
Abstract:
THE ACTIVITY AND STABILITY OF A DEACTIVATED REFORMING CATALYST CONTAINING A PLATINUM GROUP METAL AND RHENIUM ARE RESTORED TO THAT OF FRESH CATALYST BY (1) REMOVING SUBSTANTIALLY ALL CARBON FROM THE CATALYST; (2) CONTACTING THE CATALYST AT ABOUT 900* F. WITH A NON-REDUCING GAS CONTAINING HALOGEN, STEAM AND OXYGEN UNTIL ABOUT 85% WT. OF THE DESIRED HALIDE CONTENT IS ADDED; (3) DISCONTINUING THE USE OF STEAM AND OXYGEN FROM THE LAST-MENTIONED STEP UNTIL THE HALOGENATION IS COMPLETED; AND (4) DRYING AND REDUCING THE CATALYST WITH A HYDROGEN-CONTAINING GAS; THEN REUSING THE CATALYST IN A REFORMING PROCESS. PREFERABLY, THE CATALYST IS HALOGENATED TO A LEVEL ABOUT 20% GREATER THEN THAT OF FRESH CATALYST. IT IS ALSO PREFERRED THAT THE CATALYST THEN BE DRIED WITH A NON-REDUCING GAS AT ABOUT 900* F. UNTIL THE WATER CONTENT IN THE EXIT GAS IS BELOW 150 P.P.M.V. FOLLOWED BY REDUCING THE METALLIC OXIDES BY CONTACT WITH A HYDROGEN-CONTAINING GAS AT 700-900* F.
Abstract:
A carbonized, unsupported nonstoichiometric vanadium sulfide catalyst is regenerated by way of a three-stage treatment at elevated temperatures. In the first stage, carbon is removed from the catalyst by contacting with elemental sulfur at an elevated temperature in the range of about 500* to about 1,000* C. The substantially carbon-free catalyst is treated with a mineral acid, or anhydrous HF, to dissolve metallic contaminants, and further treated in a third stage with elemental sulfur at a temperature in the range of 300* to about 500* C. to form vanadium tetrasulfide.
Abstract:
A METHOD FOR RECOVERING A REACTION CATALYST FROM AN OXO OR AN ALDOX PROCESS IN WHICH THE WASTE CATALYSTCONTAINING SOLUTION OBTAINED BY THE DECATALYXING STEP IS TREATED WITH AN ORGANIC EXTRACTING MEDIUM AND AN ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE CATALYST METAL OR METALS IN THE FORM OF HYDROXIDES SUSPENDED IN THE ORGANIC EXTRACTING MEDIUM.