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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7749936 | Supported amorphous Ni-B alloy catalyst, its preparation and use A supported amorphous alloy catalyst, which is supported on a macroporous carrier-expanded graphite. The catalyst contains a Ni—B amorphous alloy (5 to 50% by weight) and a transition inductive metal (0.1 to 10% by weight). The diameter of expanded graphite carrie... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7381778 | Method of preparing a treated support This invention relates to a method of preparing a supported catalyst comprising the steps of contacting a solid titanium with a supported catalyst compound, and heating the combination to at least 150° C. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7326819 | High-activity isomerization catalyst and process A catalyst and process is disclosed to selectively upgrade a paraffinic feedstock to obtain an isoparaffin-rich product for blending into gasoline. The catalyst comprises a support of a sulfated oxide or hydroxide of a Group IVB (IUPAC 4) metal, a first component of... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326331 | Process for the production of middle distillates by hydroisomerisation and hydrocracking feeds from the fischer-tropsch process The invention concerns a process for producing middle distillates from effluents obtained from the Fischer-Tropsch process, comprising separating a heavy cut with an initial boiling point of 120-200° C., hydrotreating said cut and fractionating the hydrotreated cut... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7271122 | Multimodal polyethylene obtained with multilayer chromium catalyst The present invention concerns a catalyst for the production of high density polyethylene, by homopolymerising ethylene or copolymerising ethylene and an alpha-olefinic comonomer comprising 3 to 10 carbon atoms, prepared by the steps of: a) selecting a silica suppor... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262259 | Method of preparing a treated support This invention relates to a method to polymerize olefins comprising contacting a solid aluminum or solid titanium compound with a supported catalyst compound, heating the solid aluminum or solid titanium compound to cause the solid compound to vaporize, optionally a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7256155 | Flue gas denitration catalyst and preparation process thereof Provided are a flue gas denitration catalyst having high denitration activity and capable of suppressing a side reaction, that is, oxidation of SO2; and a preparation process of the catalyst. The flue gas denitration catalyst comprises TiO2, WO... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7235173 | Hydrotreating catalyst that contains a nitrogen-containing organic compound and its use A hydrotreating catalyst that contains at least one element of group VIB and/or group VIII of the periodic table and optionally phosphorus and/or silicon, with an organic compound as an additive that contains at least one nitrogen atom, is used for the transformatio... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7202189 | Shaped catalysts for transalkylation of aromatics for enhanced xylenes production A catalyst, a process for using the catalyst whereby the catalyst effectively transalkylates C7, C9, and C10 aromatics to C8 aromatics are disclosed. The catalyst comprises a support such as mordenite plus a metal componen... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192901 | Method of preparing a treated support This invention relates to a method of preparing a supported catalyst comprising the steps of contacting a solid titanium or solid aluminum compound with a supported catalyst compound, and heating the combination to at least 150° C. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7163906 | Organochromium/metallocene combination catalysts for producing bimodal resins This invention relates to the field of olefin polymerization catalyst compositions, and methods for the polymerization and copolymerization of olefins, including polymerization methods using a supported catalyst composition. In one aspect, the present invention enco... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156978 | Process for the production of middle distillates by hydroisomerisation and hydrocracking of two fractions from feeds originating from the fischer-tropsch process A system comprising: a paraffin feed produced by the Fischer-Tropsch process is fractionable into at least three fractions: an intermediate fraction boiling between T1 and T2, T1 being in the range 120–200° C. and T2 being more than 30... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153811 | Multi-component catalyst system for the polycondensation manufacture of polyesters This invention relates to new multi-component catalyst systems for the polycondensation of polyesters. More particularly, this invention pertains to novel multi-component, germanium based catalyst systems for the polycondensation of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7141633 | Olefin trimerization using a catalyst comprising a source of chromium, molybdenum or tungsten and a ligand containing at least one phosphorous, arsenic or antimony atom bound to at least one (hetero) hydrocarbyl group A process for the trimerization of olefins is disclosed, comprising contacting a monomeric olefin or mixture of olefins under trimerization conditions with a catalyst which comprises (a) a source of chromium, molybdenum or tungsten (b) a ligand containing at least o... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7108804 | Supported nickel catalyst for synthesis gas preparation In one aspect, the invention provides a catalyst for the production of synthesis gas, the catalyst comprising a) from about 0.1 to about 1.3% by weight of nickel that is supported on modified support, and b) a promoting agent. The catalyst can also comprise a disper... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7087191 | Shell metal catalyst and a precursor thereof, a process for their preparation and the use of the catalyst A process for preparing a shell metal catalyst or a precursor of a shell metal catalyst which process includes the steps of: applying a slurry having a diluent; a catalytically active metal or a precursor compound thereof; and optionally a refractory oxide; designat... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070746 | Process for nitrous oxide purification A method for purification of an oxygen contaminated nitrous oxide gas by feeding the nitrous oxide gas and a reducing agent such as hydrogen, carbon monoxide or ammonia into a de-oxidation reactor, performing de-oxidation by reacting the reducing agent with oxygen u... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7056857 | Fischer-tropsch catalysts using multiple precursors A method for making a catalyst is provided that features loading a catalytic metal to a support using at least two different precursor compounds of that said metal; and loading the promoter to the support in an amount effective so as to achieve similar promotion as ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7045482 | Method for preparing a heteropolyacid catalyst from basic solvent treatments and method for preparing methacrylic acid using thererof The present invention relates to a method for preparing a heteropolyacid catalyst and method for preparing methacrylic acid using thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for preparing heteropolyacid catalyst, which is produced by the re... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041866 | Solid-acid isomerization catalyst and process A catalyst and process is disclosed to selectively upgrade a paraffinic feedstock to obtain an isoparaffin-rich product for blending into gasoline. The catalyst comprises a support of a sulfated oxide or hydroxide of a Group IVB (IUPAC 4) metal, a first component co... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7022889 | Isomerization process using novel catalyst A process for the isomerization of a feedstream comprising C5–C6 hydrocarbons where the process involves charging hydrogen and a feedstream comprising at least normal C5–C6 hydrocarbons into an isomerization zone and c... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015175 | High-activity isomerization catalyst and process A catalyst and process is disclosed to selectively upgrade a paraffinic feedstock to obtain an isoparaffin-rich product for blending into gasoline. The catalyst comprises a support of a sulfated oxide or hydroxide of a Group IVB (IUPAC 4) metal, a first component of... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7005059 | Catalyst having at least one element of group VIIB and its use in hydro-treating The invention relates to a catalyst for the transformation of hydrocarbon-containing feedstocks, in particular hydrotreatment, comprising at least one metal of group VIIB and at least one hydro-dehydrogenating metal (of the non-noble metals of group VIII and/or the ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6979396 | Combination reforming and isomerization process A reforming and isomerization process has been developed. A reforming feedstream is charged to a reforming zone containing a reforming catalyst and operating at reforming conditions to generate a reforming zone effluent. Hydrogen and an isomerization feedstream is c... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6977322 | Isomerization catalyst and processes A catalyst and process is disclosed to selectively upgrade a paraffinic feedstock to obtain an isoparaffin-rich product for blending into gasoline. The catalyst comprises a support of a tungstated oxide or hydroxide of a Group IVB (IUPAC 4) metal, a first component ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6956134 | Oxidation of methanol and/or dimethyl ether using supported molybdenum-containing heteropolyacid catalysts Feeds comprising methanol, dimethyl ether or a mixture of the two are oxidized by contacting the feed with an oxygen-containing gas and a supported heteropolyacid catalyst containing molybdenum or molybdenum and vanadium. The primary products are methylal (dimethoxy... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6942846 | Recombination device and method for catalytically recombining hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide with oxygen in a gaseous mixture A recombination device (1, 1′) for catalytically recombining hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide with oxygen in a gaseous mixture comprises at least one catalyst system (2) in which a housing (4) is mounted through which the gaseous mixture can fl... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6927188 | High-activity isomerization catalyst and process A catalyst and process is disclosed to selectively upgrade a paraffinic feedstock to obtain an isoparaffin-rich product for blending into gasoline. The catalyst comprises a support of a sulfated oxide or hydroxide of a Group IVB (IUPAC 4) metal, a first component of... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6924387 | Solid catalyst with core-shell catalytic phase and a method of preparation thereof The present invention relates to a sold catalyst for manufacturing of a nitrile compound and a method of preparation thereof. More particularly, this invention relates to the solid catalyst expressed by the following formula (1): BiaAaBb | 08/02/2005 |
| 6908874 | Process for making metal oxide-coated microporous materials A process for making a catalytic rare earth metal oxide-coated microporous particulate material that has the rare earth metal oxide coated on outer surfaces of the microporous particulate material. The process comprises the steps of: i) combining an amount of a coll... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6800702 | OLEFIN TRIMERISATION USING A CATALYST COMPRISING A SOURCE OF CHROMIUM, MOLYBDENUM OR TUNGSTEN AND A LIGAND CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE PHOSPHOROUS, ARSENIC OR ANTIMONY ATOM BOUND TO AT LEAST ONE (HETERO)HYDROCARBYL GROUP A process for the trimerisation of olefins is disclosed, comprising contacting a monomeric olefin or mixture of olefins under trimerisation conditions with a catalyst which comprises (a) a source of chromium, molybdenum or tungsten (b) a ligand containing at least o... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6673237 | High performance monolith treater for gasoline upgrade A method of increasing the selective desulfurization of naphtha feed streams that includes: combining a naphtha feed stream with a hydrogen containing gas to form a combined feed stream and reacting the combined feed stream over a monolithic honeycomb cat... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6638890 | Modified carrier, complex oxide catalyst and process for preparation of acrylic acid A modified carrier carrying on at least a part of an inert carrier surface an oxide which is represented by the formula (1): Xa Yb Zc Od (wherein X is at least an element selected from alkaline earth metals; Y i... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6562752 | Metallic sulphide catalysts, processes for synthesising said catalysts and use thereof A catalyst containing a sulfide phase comprising (a) sulfur (b) and at least one element A selected form group IIIB, including the lanthanides and actinides, group IVB and group VB, and optionally (c) at least one element B selected from group VIIB and gr... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6509289 | Hydrodealkylation process and catalyst composition A catalyst composition and a process for hydrodealkylating a C9 + aromatic compound such as, for example, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene to a C6 to C8 aromatic hydrocarbon such as a xylene are disclosed. The composition comprises ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6497849 | Synthesis of heteropolyacids This invention relates to a process for purifying a heteropolyacid which comprises: subjecting an aqueous solution comprising (i) the heteropolyacid and (ii) salt impurities to at least one liquid/liquid extraction step with an organic solvent, characteri... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6492570 | Metallacarboranes The invention provides a polynuclear compound comprising two or more metal-hapto-3-capped nidocarborane groups. Also provided is the use of such a compound as a catalyst in a chemical reaction such as a hydrogenation or oxidation reaction.... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6452053 | Bleaching-active dendrimer ligands and metal complexes thereof Compounds of the formula (R1 R1)N--X--N(R1 R1) (I) are claimed, where R1 and X have the meanings given in the description.... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6432867 | Process for sulfurizing catalysts in a reducing medium Sulfided catalysts produced by sulfurizing supported catalysts containing at least one element selected from group IIIB, including the lanthanides and actinides, group IVB and group VB, wherein the catalyst is brought into contact with at least one source... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6403521 | Catalyst comprising nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound, and process for producing organic compound using the catalyst A catalyst is for use in a reaction using an oxygen-atom-containing reactant and includes a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound of the following formula (1): ##STR1## wherein each of R1 and R2 is, identical to or different from... | 06/11/2002 |
