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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8053386 | Heteropoly acid catalyst and method of preparing the same The present invention relates to a heteropoly acid catalyst which is used for the production of methacrylic acid by gas phase oxidation of methacrolein and a preparing method thereof. The present invention, thereby, provides a novel heteropoly acid catalyst having e... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8048820 | Shaped catalyst body for partial oxidation reactions The invention relates to a shaped catalyst body for preparing maleic anhydride, which comprises mixed oxides of vanadium and of phosphorus as catalyst components. To develop a generic shaped catalyst body further so that it has improved properties, it is proposed th... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7851398 | Catalytic titanium dioxide mixtures, catalysts and catalyst systems containing the same, processes for making the same, and uses therefor Catalytic titanium dioxide mixtures comprising: a first anatase titanium dioxide having a BET surface area greater than 15 m2/g and a hydrogen uptake for the reduction of Ti4+ to Ti3+ of from 5 to 20 μmol/m2; and a second... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7820583 | Nanocomposite particle and process of preparing the same A nanocomposite particle, its use as a catalyst, and a method of making it are disclosed. The nanocomposite particle comprises titanium dioxide nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, and a surface stabilizer. The metal oxide nanoparticles are formed hydrothermall... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7795169 | Process for preparing cyanopyridines and suitable catalysts therefor The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of cyanopyridines from methylpyridines by their conversion with ammonia and oxygen and catalysts suitable therefor which contain further transition metals in addition to vanadium and phosphorus. ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7638457 | Niobium-doped vanadium/phosphorus mixed oxide catalyst Disclosed is a process for the preparation of a modified vanadium/phosphorus mixed oxide catalyst for the partial oxidation of n-butane to maleic anhydride. The catalyst comprises vanadyl pyrophosphate as main component and niobium as a promoter element in an amount... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7547655 | V-P-Si composite oxide catalyst precursor used for producing maleic anhydride from butance The present invention provides a catalyst precursor for producing maleic anhydride by oxidizing butane. Said catalyst precursor is prepared by a process comprising partially reducing V+5 to V+4 in a mixture of alcohols consisting of isobutanol ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7442816 | Antimony vanadium phosphate A new composition, SbVPO6+δ, in which 0≦δ≦ 1.5, has been prepared. Crystals of the compound have been grown by several methods, and the crystal structure has been determined. It is related in structure to vanadyl pyrophosphate (VPO), an important se... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7399456 | Process for the removal of heavy metals from gases, and compositions therefor and therewith A composition, containing vanadium, phosphorus and a support is disclosed. A method of preparing such composition is also disclosed. The composition is employed in a process to remove a heavy metal from a gaseous feed stream which can optionally include a separate h... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7358209 | Polymerisation catalysts A transition metal complex having the following Formula (A): wherein the monovalent groups R1 and R2 are —Ra, —ORb, —NRcRd, and —NHRe: the monovalent groups Ra, Rb | 04/15/2008 |
| 7339021 | Method for preparing polycarbonate resin The present invention relates to a method for preparing polycarbonate resin, and more particularly to a method for effectively preparing polycarbonate resin having a large molecular weight in a short time under a melt polymerization condition using a catalyst system... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329628 | Method for preparing catalysts for partial oxidation of propylene and iso-butylene The present invention relates to a process for preparing a catalyst for partial oxidation of propylene and iso-butylene, and more particularly to a process for preparing a catalyst for partial oxidation of propylene and iso-butylene that can stably prepare a catalys... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7309679 | Attrition resistant MTO catalyst A process is presented for the formation of a SAPO-34 catalyst product. The process creates a harder, more attrition resistant catalyst for use in the MTO process. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294734 | Process for converting a hydrocarbon to an oxygenate or a nitrile This invention relates to a process for converting a hydrocarbon reactant to a product comprising an oxygenate or a nitrile, the process comprising: (A) flowing a reactant composition comprising the hydrocarbon reactant, and oxygen or a source of oxygen, and optiona... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285514 | Method for preparing catalyst for partial oxidation of acrolein The present invention relates to a method for preparing a catalyst for partial oxidation of acrolein, particularly to a method for preparing a catalyst for partial oxidation of acrolein that has a superior acrolein conversion rate, acrylic acid activity, selectivity... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7265075 | Hydro-refining catalyst, carrier for use therein and method for production thereof A method for producing a hydrorefining catalyst of the present invention has a step of preparing an aluminum solution containing phosphorus in a molar ratio of 0.001 to 0.05 with respect to aluminum; a step of neutralizing the prepared aluminum solution to produce a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7253309 | Method for production of methacrylic acid This invention is related to a shell-and-tube type reactor provided with reaction tubes packed with a catalyst and adapted to circulate a heat medium to the fluid outside the tubes and is characterized by a method introducing a gas into the catalyst beds so as to re... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7235508 | Metal-incorporated nanoporous nickel phosphate molecular sieve and its preparation method The present invention relates to a composition of metal-incorporated VSB-5 molecular sieve with nanopores and its preparation method, in particular, to a composition of a metal-incorporated VSB-5 molecular sieve with a framework of VSB-5 molecular sieve comprising n... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232788 | Mixed metal oxide catalysts for the production of unsaturated aldehydes from olefins A catalyst for production of unsaturated aldehydes, such as methacrolein, by gas phase catalytic oxidation of olefins, such as isobutylene, contains oxides of molybdenum, bismuth, iron, cesium and, optionally, other metals. The catalyst has a certain relative amount... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223714 | Method of transferring catalyst in a reaction system The invention is directed to methods of transfering catalyst particles into and within reaction systems. The reaction systems are those that use catalysts that comprise molecular sieves, particularly metalloaluminophosphate molecular sieves, especially metalloalumin... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214360 | Carbon nanotubes fabrication and hydrogen production This invention relates to a method of producing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT) by catalytic decomposition of gaseous carbon-containing compounds over a transition metal-based catalyst. The catalyst comprises A-B and a support, wherein A is selected from the gr... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7169732 | Catalyst-precursor for the production of maleic acid anhydride and method for the production thereof A process for preparing a vanadium, phosphorus, and oxygen catalyst precursor for preparing maleic anhydride by heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase oxidation of a hydrocarbon having at least four carbon atoms, which comprises (a) r... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7157403 | Catalyst-precursor for the production of maleic acid anhydride and method for the production thereof A process for preparing a vanadium, phosphorus, and oxygen catalyst precursor for preparing maleic anhydride by heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase oxidation of a hydrocarbon having at least four carbon atoms, by reacting vanadium pentoxide (I) in the presence of a ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157013 | Filtration method A method of filtering contaminants from a chemical process stream is disclosed. The method includes a step of passing the process stream over a filtration medium including a plurality of discrete filtration elements, each element having parallel first and second fac... | 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 |
| 7129195 | Heterogenically catalysed gas-phase partial oxidation method for precursor compounds of (meth)acrylic acid The invention relates to a method for the heterogenically catalyed gas-phase partial oxidation of precursor compounds of (meth)acrylic acid in a fixed catalyst bed, containing as the catalyst an activated mass of mixed oxide, shaped to form a geometric body. Said ge... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125817 | Combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion for catalytic cracking A catalyst system and process for combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion of hydrocarbons are disclosed. The catalyst comprises (1) at least one solid acid component, (2) at least one metal-based component comprised of one or more elements from Group 3 a... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122494 | Combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion for catalytic cracking A catalyst system and process for combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion of hydrocarbons are disclosed. The catalyst comprises (1) at least one solid acid component, (2) at least one metal-based component comprised of two or more elements from Groups 4â... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122495 | Combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion for catalytic cracking A catalyst system and process for combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion of hydrocarbons are disclosed. The catalyst system contains at least one solid acid component and at least one metal-based component which consists of (a) oxygen and/or sulfur and ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122492 | Combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion for catalytic cracking A catalyst system and process for combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion of hydrocarbons are disclosed. The catalyst comprises (1) at least one solid acid component, (2) at least one metal-based component comprised of one or more elements from Groups 1 ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122493 | Combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion for catalytic cracking A catalyst system and process for combined cracking and selective hydrogen combustion of hydrocarbons are disclosed. The catalyst comprises: (1) at least one solid acid component, (2) at least one metal-based compo... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7094727 | Heteropolyacid catalyst and method for producing the same Provided is a novel heteropolyacid catalyst useful for partial oxidation of methacrolein (MACR) to methacrylic acid (MAA), as represented by the following formula 1: PMoaAbBcCdDeEfOg | 08/22/2006 |
| 7067562 | Iron-based Fischer-Tropsch catalysts and methods of making and using The present invention presents an iron-based Fischer-Tropsch catalyst having a low water-gas shift activity and high selectivity and productivity toward a hydrocarbon wax wherein said catalyst comprises iron; silver; sodium, lithium, potassium, rubidium and/or cesiu... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060649 | Method for the production of a catalyst containing vanadium, phosphorus, and oxygen Disclosed is a method for producing a catalyst containing vanadium, phosphorus, and oxygen, which is used for oxidizing the gas phase of a hydrocarbon having at least four carbon atoms to maleic anhydride. According to the inventive method, a corresponding catalyst ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7053022 | Hydrothermally synthesized MO-V-M-NB-X oxide catalysts for the selective oxidation of hydrocarbons Hydrothermally synthesized catalysts comprising a mixed metal oxide are utilized to produce unsaturated carboxylic acids by the vapor phase oxidation of an alkane, or a mixture of an alkane and an alkene, in the presence thereof; or to produce unsaturated nitriles b... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| RE39074 | Process for the selective preparation of acetic acid using a molybdenum and palladium based catalytic oxide The present invention relates to a process for the selective preparation of acetic acid from a gaseous feed comprising ethane, ethylene or mixtures thereof plus oxygen at elevated temperature, which comprises bringing the gaseous feed into contact with a catalyst co... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7015173 | High temperature mixing A catalyst comprising a mixed metal oxide is useful for the vapor phase oxidation of an alkane or a mixture of an alkane and an alkene to an unsaturated carboxylic acid and for the vapor phase ammoxidation of an alkane or a mixture of an alkane and an alkene to an u... | 03/21/2006 |