Abstract:
IN THE SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION OF HIGHLY UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS, SUCH AS ACETYLENES AND CONJUGATED OLEFINS, TO MONOETHYLENIC HYDROCARBONS, SAID RECATION BEING CONDUCTED AT ABOUT 0-250*C. IN THE PRESENCE OF A GROUP VIII METAL, THE CATALYST BECOMES DEACTIVATED BECAUSE OF THE DEPOSIT OF POLYMERIC OR RUBBERY-LIKE MATERIAL, AND SOMETIMES IT IS POISIONED BY SULFUROUS IMPURITIES. THE CATALYST IS RECATIVATED BY WASHING IT WITH INERT LIQUID HYDROCARBON AT BELOW 200*C., AND IN SUBSEQUENT STEPS, SEPARATING THE WASHED CATALYST FROM THE LIQUID, AND THEN CONTACTING THE SEPARATED CATALYST WITH HYDROGEN AT 200-500*C.
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR NON-OXIDATIVE REGENERATION OF COKED HYDROCONVERSION CATALYSTS CHARACTERIZED BY INCORPORATING A HYDROGENATION METAL COMPOUND ON A COKED CATALYST (PREFERABLY IN SITU) AND CONTACTING WITH HYDROGEN AND HYDROGEN SULFIDE FOLLOWED BY CONTACTING WITH HYDROGEN AND ELEVATED TEMPERATURE.
Abstract:
REMOVAL OF METAL CONTAMINANTS, SUCH AS NICKEL AND VANADIUM, FROM A CATALYST IS EFFECTED BY TREATMENT OF THE CATALYST WITH HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IN THE LIQUID STATE.
Abstract:
A process is disclosed for the regeneration of sulfur dioxideloaded solid, metal containing acceptor obtained by contacting a sulfur oxide- and oxygen-containing gas mixture with the solid acceptor by contacting the loaded acceptor with a reducing gas containing hydrocarbon and an inert diluent, such as steam, thereby reducing the amount of hydrocarbon deposited on the acceptor during regeneration.
Abstract:
Ruthenium hydride complexes containing tertiary phosphine, arsine or stibine ligands which are useful as catalysts for isomerization of olefins are effectively regenerated by contact with hydrogen.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a process for reactivating spent chromic fluoride catalyst which can be carbon-supported, comprising reacting the spent catalyst at elevated temperatures with selected chlorine-containing organic compounds and, in certain instances, chlorine. The catalyst is employed in vapor phase halogen exchange between hydrogen fluoride and chlorocarbon compounds to produce fluorocarbon compounds and chlorofluorocarbon compounds.
Abstract:
1. A PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF COBALT (II) IONS INITIALLY PRESENT IN A FIRST LIQUID MEDIUM CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF ACETIC ACID DERIVED FROM THE LIQUID PHASE OXIDATION OF AN ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON AND THE PRODUCTION OF A FRESH SOLUTION OF THE SAME COMPRISING: (A) INCORPORATING INTO SAID FIRST ACETIC MEDIUM CONTAINING COBALT (II) IONS AND ABOUT 3 TO 15 PERCENT WATER BY WEIGHT A SOURCE OF OXALATE IONS IN A QUANTITY AT LEAST SUFFICIENT TO REACT STOICHIOMETRICALLY WITH SAID COBALT (II) IONS TO FORM COBALT OXALATE (B) FORMING A SOLID PRECIPITATE OF COBALT 8II) OXALATE IN SAID FIRST ACETIC MEDIUM WHILE AT A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 20 TO 150*C., (C) SEPARATING SAID PRECIPITATE OF COBALT OXALATE FROM SAID FIRST ACETIC ACID MEDIUM (D) CONTACTING SAID SEPARATED PRECIPITATE OF COBALT OXALATE WITH A SECOND MEDIUM CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF ACETIC ACID CONTAINING ABOUT 3 TO 15 PERCENT WATER BY WEIGHT PROVIDED AT AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 60 TO 140*C. AND CONTAINING CALCIUM IONS DISSOLVED THEREIN IN A QUANTITY AT LEAST EQUIVALENT STOICHIOMETRICALLY THE COBALT (II) IONS CONTAINED IN SAID COBALT OXALATE TO FORM CALCIUM OXALATE, (E) FORMING A SOLID PRECIPITATE OF CALCIUM OXALATE IN SAID SECOND ACETIC ACID MEDIUM WHILE SAID COBALT (II) IONS ARE SOLUBILIZED, AND (F) SEPARAING SAID SOLID PRECIPITATE OF CALCIUM OXALATE FROM SAID SECOND ACETIC ACID MEDIUM TO PRODUCE A FRESH SOLUTION OF CO(II) IONS DISSOLVED IN ACETIC ACID.
Abstract:
A REGENERATED COBALT-MOLYBDENUM CATALYST IS COOLED, CONTACTED WITH STEAM AND THEREAFTER PURGED WITH A PURGING GAS FOR IMPROVING THE OPERATION OF THE CATALYST.