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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7417008 | Supported polyoxometalates and process for their preparation The invention relates to supported polyoxometalates represented by the formula (An)m+ [M4(H2O)10(XW9O33)2]m− or solvates thereof, wherein A represents a cation, n is... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7365217 | Oxidation process A process is disclosed for reacting an olefin, hydrogen, and oxygen in a reactor in the presence of an epoxidation catalyst comprising a transition metal zeolite and a noble metal to produce a product stream comprising an epoxide and an alkane. The alkane is separat... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358401 | Method for manufacturing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone The object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone with favorable selectivity coefficient by oxidizing cycloalkane with favorable degree of conversion. In the present invention, cycloalkane is oxidiz... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7169954 | Method for preparing ruthenium-carrying alumina and method for oxidizing alcohol A ruthenium-carrying alumina, which is prepared by suspending alumina in a solution containing trivalent ruthenium and adding a base to the suspension, is provided. This ruthenium-carrying alumina is useful as a catalyst for oxidizing alcohols by contacting the alco... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7084307 | Process for oxidation of alkanes A palladium complex catalyzed process for the oxidation of linear alkanes is proposed which employs molecular oxygen as the oxidant to produce secondary alcohols and ketones in high selectivity, the said catalyst is a single entity and does not requires the use of a... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7019175 | Catalytic oxidation process The invention provides a process for the catalytic oxidation of an alkane, which comprises contacting the alkane with a source of oxygen in the presence of a catalyst comprising a compound of the formula (2) where R1 and R2 independently repres... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7019165 | Polyoxometallate catalysts and catalytic processes An active and selective hydrocarbon partial oxidation catalyst comprises an activated partially-reduced polyoxometallate, preferably niobium polyoxomolybdate, that is prepared from a suitable polyoxoanion, which has been exchanged with a suitable cation and activate... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7002050 | Process for preparing tert-butanol from isobutene-containing hydrocarbon mixtures The present invention relates to a process for preparing tert-butanol (TBA) by reacting an isobutene-containing hydrocarbon mixture with water over a solid acid catalyst in a reactor cascade, wherein at least one reactor is supplied alternately with two different is... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6914029 | Polyoxometallate catalysts and catalytic processes An active and selective hydrocarbon partial oxidation catalyst comprises an activated partially-reduced polyoxometallate, preferably niobium polyoxomolybdate, that is prepared from a suitable polyoxoanion, which has been exchanged with a suitable cation and activate... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6670509 | Conversion of organic substrates to oxygenates or olefins using a bicyclo imide promoter A process for oxygenating organic substrates such as aliphatic hydrocarbons has been developed. The process involves contacting the organic substrate with oxygen in the presence of a bicyclo imide promoter and a metal co-catalyst. The process is preferabl... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6555715 | Conversion of light paraffins to oxygenates or olefins using an imide promoter A process has been developed for oxygenating linear C2 to C6 alkanes to ketones or aldehydes. The process involves reacting the alkanes with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst comprising an imide promoter and a metal co-catalyst. A... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6534436 | Method for the production of cobalt catalysts supported on silicon dioxide and their use The invention relates to catalysts comprising cobalt supported on a solid silica support and, in particular, to a method for manufacturing such catalysts. The catalysts may be prepared by slurrying a silica powder or impregnating a silica particle with a ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6350916 | Selective oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes or ketones Alcohols are oxidized to their corresponding ketone or aldehyde using an aryl chloride oxidant and a metal-ligand complex or metal/ligand composition. This reaction is particularly applicable to aromatic alcohols and cyclic and bicyclic aliphatic alcohols... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6316676 | Process for the preparation of -diketones from ketols or ketals from ketols The process for the preparation of carbonyl compounds of the formula I ##STR1## where R1 and R2 are a hydrocarbon radical, or R1 and R2 together are an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group, and X is .dbd.O or ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6297403 | Process for the preparation of aldehydes and ketones A process for the preparation of vinyl, alkynyl, aryl or heteroaryl aldehydes or vinyl, alkynyl, aryl or heteraoryl ketones includes reacting vinyl-, alkynyl-, aryl- and heteroarylmethyl and -methylene compounds with the aid of a mediator and an oxidant, ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6242653 | Process for the preparation of -diketones from ketols or ketals from ketols The process for the preparation of carbonyl compounds of the formula I ##STR1## where R1 and R2 are a hydrocarbon radical, or R1 and R2 together are an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group, and X is=O or two a... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6069282 | Process for the preparation of aldehydes and ketones A process for the preparation of vinyl, alkynyl or aryl aldehydes or vinyl, alkynyl or aryl ketones by reaction of vinyl-, alkynyl- or aryl- methanols with the aid of a mediator and an oxidant, wherein the mediator is selected from the group of the alipha... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6037507 | Oxidation process of branched aliphatic hydrocarbons and process for producing the oxide A non-cyclic branched aliphatic hydrocarbon (e.g., isobutane) is oxidized with oxygen in the presence of an oxidation catalyst comprising an imide compound of the following formula (1) (e.g., N-hydroxyphthalimide) or an oxidation catalyst comprising the i... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6023000 | Process for the preparation of aldehydes and ketones A process for the preparation of vinyl, alkynyl or aryl aldehydes or vinyl, alkynyl or aryl ketones includes reacting vinyl-, alkynyl- and aryl- and -methylene compounds with the aid of a mediator and an oxidant, wherein the mediator is selected from the ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5914013 | Selective thermal and photooxidation of hydrocarbons in zeolites by oxygen A process for selective thermal oxidation or photooxidation of hydrocarbons adsorbed onto zeolite matrices. A highly selective thermal oxidation and photooxidation of unsubstituted or alkyl substituted alkanes, alkenes, aromatics and cycloalkyls in solven... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5847227 | Method for producing aryl alkyl hydroperoxides A method for producing aryl alkyl hydroperoxides which comprises selectively oxidizing an aryl alkyl hydrocarbon having the formula: ##STR1## wherein P and Q are hydrogen or an alkyl and may be the same or different from each other; x is an integer o... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5817881 | Tetraalykylammonium polyoxoanionic oxidation catalysts Alkanes are catalytically oxidized in air or oxygen using iron-substituted polyoxoanions (POAs) of the formula: He-z (n-C4 H9)4 N!z (XM11 M'O39)-e The M' (e.g., iron(III)/iron... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5776865 | Emulsifiable oil Emulsifiable oil, suitable for use as oil phase in oil-based drilling fluids, having one or more ketones with a flashpoint of at least 55° C., in particular oligoketones obtainable by co-oligomerization of carbon monoxide and olefins.... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5772898 | Hydrocarbon conversion process using novel metallo manganese oxides This invention relates to hydrocarbon conversion processes using a novel crystalline metallo manganese oxides that have the hollandite structure. The composition is represented by the formula Ay Mn8-x Mx O16 where A ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5770728 | Alkane oxidation with porphyrins and metal complexes thereof having haloalkyl side chains Transition metal complexes of meso-haloalkylporphyrins, wherein the haloalkyl groups contain 2 to 8 carbon atoms have been found to be highly effective catalysts for oxidation of alkanes and for the decomposition of hydroperoxides.... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5756852 | Co-oxidation of H2 S and saturated hydrocarbons Process for the catalytic oxidation of a saturated hydrocarbon to obtain a ketone which involves carrying out the oxidation simultaneously with the oxidation of H2 S to form elemental sulfur and the ketone.... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5426237 | Process for producing alcohols and ketones The present invention provides a process for the oxidation of straight-chain, branched-chain or cyclic alkanes of 1-20 carbon atoms and benzene derivatives represented by the following formulas (1)-(2). The alcohols and ketones obtained by the oxidation o... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5347057 | Method for oxidation of methane and other hydro-carbons This invention teaches the oxidation of alkanes and cycloalkanes in the presence of air or oxygen and a ruthenium metal complex catalyst containing an end or bridged-oxo group with a liquid L and carboxylato groups. This oxidation process results in very ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5334780 | Oxidation of hydrocarbons over ordered arrays of heteropolyacids and polyoxoanions on graphite Alkanes are catalytically oxidized using heteropolyacids (HPAs) or polyoxoanions (POAs) deposited on a graphite surface. The HPAs and POAs are framework-substituted with a different metal in place of a metal-oxygen unit.... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5254740 | Metal phthalocyanine oxidation catalysts As a new composition of matter, alkali metal or ammonium or tetraalkylammonium diazidoperfluorophthalocyanatoferrate. Method of oxidizing alkanes by contact with a catalyst comprising diazido derivative of a metal phthalocyanine, including halogenated pht... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5235111 | Process for oxidating paraffinic compounds with oxygen Process for oxidating paraffinic compounds into their corresponding alcoholic and/or ketonic derivatives, which process consists in causing said paraffins to react, at a temperature comprised within the range of from 0° C. to 100° C., preferably in an a... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233092 | Diphosphonate compounds, their preparation and application The invention relates to a new compound of the formular (1): ##STR1## wherein m1 =0, 1 or 2, m2 =0, 1 or 2, m1 and m2 are not to be simultaneously 0 or simultaneously 2; n1 =2-m1, n | 08/03/1993 |
| 5149880 | Nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ligand-metal complexes and their use for the activation of hydrogen peroxide and dioxygen in the reaction of organic compounds Nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ligand-metal complexes and their use for the activation of hydrogen peroxide and dioxgen are disclosed. Processes whereby activated hydrogen peroxide or dioxygen are used to transform various organic substrates ar... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5132472 | Catalytic oxidation of alkanes Process is provided for oxidation of organic compounds in which a reaction zone is provided, containing an open space and a bed of solid granular catalyst, an organic feedstock and oxygen are passed in gas phase through the open space and then into contac... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5091354 | Alkane oxidation catalysts Site-specific, framework substituted heteropolyacid or a polyoxoanion catalysts useful in alkane oxidation processes.... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5068464 | Process for the oxidation of hydrocarbons utilizing partitioning of oxidizing gas A continuous process for the partial oxidation of hydrocarbons is disclosed wherein the oxidizing gas is partitioned into the hydrocarbon by means of countercurrent flow of an aqueous solution of oxygen prepared in a separate vessel, thus avoiding direct ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4970348 | Chromium halogenated coordination complexes for the oxidation of butane to methylethylketone Butane is selectively oxidized to methylethylketone with a chromium-halogenated ligand coordination complex catalyst.... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4960947 | Process for producing hexafluoroacetone or its hydrate Hexafluoroacetone or its hydrate is produced in a higher yield than that of the conventional process (1) by oxidizing a heptafluoroisobutenyl ether with ozone or (2) by thermally decomposing an octafluoroisobutyl ether or a heptafluoroisobutenyl ether in ... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4918249 | Silicometallate molecular sieves and their use as catalysts in oxidation of alkanes Silicometallates containing iron in the structural framework are employed as catalysts for the oxidation of hydrocarbons or oxygenated hydrocarbons, for example the vapor phase oxidation of methane to methanol.... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4900871 | Hydrocarbon oxidations catalyzed by iron coordination complexes containing a halogenated ligand Hydrocarbons, and particularly lower molecular weight alkanes and cycloalkanes, may readily be oxidized with air or O2 to form such products as alcohols, ketones, and the like selectively high yields when there is employed as the catalyst a coo... | 02/13/1990 |
