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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4025461 | Oxychlorination of hydrocarbons in the presence of non-halide copper containing catalysts Copperchloride has been employed as a reagent for oxychlorination of hydrocarbons. It has now been found that a non-halide copper compound in combination with a rare earth compound is an excellent oxychlorination catalyst, e.g. a CuCO3 -- CeO | 05/24/1977 |
| 4021427 | Oxidation of 1,3-butadiene to maleic anhydride using a catalyst containing Mo, Sb, V and either one or both of Li and Ce Maleic anhydride and acrylic acid are produced by the oxidation of 1,3-butadiene, n-butylenes, crotonaldehyde and furan with molecular oxygen in the vapor phase in the presence of a catalytic oxide of antimony, molybdenum, vanadium and lithium, cerium, or... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4018710 | Reduction catalysts and processes for reduction of nitrogen oxides The reduction of nitrogen oxides involves the passage of gases containing nitrogen oxides at higher than 500° C. over a catalyst comprising cerium oxide and nickel oxide in the CeO2 /NiO molar ratio of about 0.05 : 1 to 2.5 : 1 and when desire... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4014925 | Process for preparing methyl acrylate or mixtures of methyl acrylate and acrylic acid Methyl acrylate or a mixture of methyl acrylate with acrylic acid are prepared by passing through a fluidized bed of catalyst a gaseous mixture comprising acrolein, methanol and oxygen fed at the bottom of the catalytic bed. A further amount of methanol i... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4003978 | Method for treating ammonia-containing gases A method for treating ammonia-containing gases for removing ammonia therefrom, which comprises contacting the ammonia-containing gases with a metal oxide catalyst having the following formula: wherein Cr is chromium; A is at least one element selected from the... | 01/18/1977 |
| 4002720 | Gas desulfurization Hydrogen sulfide and its precursors can be selectively sorbed from gas streams containing the same by contacting the gas stream at elevated temperatures with a regenerable sorbent comprising a steam-treated support composited with a rare earth metal compo... | 01/11/1977 |
| 4001317 | Process for the oxidation of olefins using catalysts containing various promoter elements The present invention is a process for the oxidation of olefins to unsaturated aldehydes and acids using a catalyst containing iron, bismuth, molybdenum plus at least one of nickel, cobalt, magnesium, zinc, cadmium or calcium and according to the inventio... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3993572 | Rare earth containing catalyst composition Catalysts suitable for promoting selected oxidation and reduction reactions; especially for eliminating or substantially reducing pollutants in waste gas streams such as automobile exhaust, or nitric acid plant tail gas, are described, as are processes fo... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3992328 | Process for the preparation of ammonia synthesis catalyst and catalyst prepared by the process The invention relates to a process for the preparation of an ammonia synthesis catalyst based on fused and reduced iron oxide, with or without traces of a promoter oxide of aluminum, calcium, potassium, magnesium or silicon, in which the fused and reduced... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3985681 | Catalyst for the oxidation of ammonia There are provided oxidation catalysts having a specific surface ranging m 12 to 100 m2 /g and containing as their main constituent either an oxide of cobalt or an oxide of bismuth. The catalysts further contain a promoter in the form of a rar... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3984353 | Method for preparing oxygen compounds of antimony with metals This invention relates to the method for preparing oxygen compounds of antimony with metals. According to the invention, the method for preparing oxygen compounds of antimony with metals consists in oxidation of antimony trioxide by hydrogen peroxide at a... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3980763 | Process and composition for separation of oxygen from air using Pr-Ce as the carrier Oxide solid solutions of praseodymium and cerium are useful as the oxygen carrier in a reversible cyclic oxidation-reduction process for separating oxygen from air. The adverse affects on redox rates of contaminants in the air, such as CO2 and/... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3976599 | Oxidation catalyst A class of ceramic mixed oxide, nonstoichiometric electrically neutral, rare-earth-type catalyst containing rare-earth-type elements, elements of the first transition metal series and Zirconium, Tin or Thorium and optionally the alkaline earth metals. The... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3975303 | Desulphurization catalysts Hydro-desulphurization catalyst comprises 1-10% of an iron group metal, 5-25% of a Group VI A metal, and 0.1-10% of a rare earth on a refractory support. A preferred catalyst contains 3.7% Co, 12.5% Mo and 4.97% La on Al2 O3. The rar... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3962138 | Cobalt-oxide-based catalytic substances for the oxidation of ammonia The invention concerns catalytic substances for the oxidation of ammonia, for the production of nitric acid, comprising cobalt oxide as the main component. Such substances, besides cobalt oxide, also contain additives formed of aluminum oxide and possibly... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3959394 | Process for selective methylation of phenols Phenols such as phenol, o-cresol, m-cresol, p-cresol, xylenols, ethylphenol, propylphenol, and butylphenol are selectively methylated in ortho-position with methanol in the vapour phase at an elevated temperature, for example, 300° to 500°C, under a pre... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3956377 | Production of unsaturated acids from the corresponding aldehydes Coated catalysts having an inert support material with an outer surface and a coating of active catalyst containing tungsten, vanadium and molybdenum plus optionally one or more of Fe, Mn, Cu, Sn, Sb, Cr, Ce, U, Co, Ni, Zn, Mg or mixture thereof have been... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3951860 | Catalyst This invention relates to a catalyst comprising an inert material impregnated or coated with a mixture or alloy of platinum and rhodium in which rhodium is present in an amount up to 20 wt.%. The catalyst is particularly suitable for use in 1) catalytical... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3948808 | Zinc aluminate catalyst compositions Catalyst compositions comprising zinc aluminate promoted with at least one metal selected from metals of Groups IIIB, IVB, VB, VIB, VIII, IB, and VA and rare earth metals.... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3937740 | Process for the manufacture of 2,3,6-trimethylphenol A process for producing 2,3,6-trimethylphenol by reacting a m-cresol with methanol in the gas phase in the presence of a catalyst containing ceric oxide, zinc oxide, and an oxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal, barium, ca... | 02/10/1976 |
| 3932551 | Process for the preparation of diolefins from olefins Catalysts containing molybdenum, bismuth, iron and nickel, cobalt, magnesium, zinc, cadmium, manganese, calcium or mixture thereof are promoted by chromium, tellurium, germanium, tungsten, manganese, thorium, niobium, praseodymin, cerium, lanthanum, zinc ... | 01/13/1976 |
