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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8084387 | Catalysts for fischer-tropsch synthesis on cobalt/phosphorus-aluminum oxide and preparation methods thereof The present invention relates to a cobalt/phosphorus-alumina catalyst in which cobalt is supported as an active component on a phosphorus-alumina support wherein phosphorus is supported on alumina surface. With a bimodal pore structure of pores of relatively differe... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8003560 | Heat-sensitive recording material and process for production thereof Disclosed is a heat-sensitive recording material comprising a support and a heat-sensitive recording layer formed on the support, the heat-sensitive recording layer containing dye precursor-containing composite particles and a developer, the dye precursor-containing... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7977272 | Process and catalyst for the manufacture of acetic acid Catalyst system for the production of acetic acid comprising a rhodium carbonylation catalyst, methyl iodide and at least one heteropolyacid promoter. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7419932 | Method for preserving catalyst The method for preserving a catalyst of the present invention is characterized in that, in a process for continuously producing an objective product by a vapor phase oxidation reaction using a phosphorus-molybdenum-vanadium catalyst containing phosphorus, molybdenum... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7414007 | 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 tungstated oxide or hydroxide of a Group IVB (IUPAC 4) metal, a phosphorus compo... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7393807 | Hydrotreating catalyst of catalytic cracking gasoline A hydrotreating catalyst comprising a Group 8 metal of the periodic table, molybdenum (Mo), phosphorus and sulfur, wherein the average coordination number [N(Mo)] of the molybdenum atoms around the molybdenum atom is from 1.5 to 2.5 and the average coordination numb... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390766 | Hydroconversion catalysts and methods of making and using same Stable catalyst carrier impregnating solutions can be prepared using a component of a Group VIB metal, e.g., molybdenum, at high concentration, a component of a Group VIII metal, e.g., nickel, at low concentration, and a phosphorous component, e.g., phosphoric acid,... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390868 | Catalyst for polycarbonate production and process for producing polycarbonate Provided are a catalyst for producing polycarbonate comprising a reaction product obtained by reacting (a) a catalyst carrier containing nitrogen or phosphorus with (b) a palladium compound and (c) a metal compound having a redox catalytic ability and a production p... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7355073 | Synthesis of diazaphosphacycles A diazaphosphacycle may be synthesized by reacting a phosphine with a diimine and optionally one or more equivalents of an acid halide, a sulfonyl halide, a phosphoryl halide, or an acid anhydride in the substantial absence of O2 to form the diazaphosphac... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355072 | Diazaphosphacycle transition metal complexes Transition metal complexes include a diazaphosphacycle of formula III and a transition metal. The phosphorus atom of the diazaphosphacycle is bonded to the transition metal and the diazaphosphacycle of formula III has the following structure | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348290 | Arene-ruthenium complexes immobilized on polymers, catalysts consisting of the complexes, and processes for organic syntheses with the same A novel polymer-supported arene-ruthenium complex represented by the following formula: , wherein A represents an organic polymer with a side chain containing an aromatic ring coordinated to Ru, X1 and X2 | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345006 | Catalyst system containing Ni(0) for hydrocyanation A system comprising a) Ni(0) b) from 4 to 10 mol per mol of Ni(0) in a) of a compound (I) of the formula P(X1R1)(X2R2)(X3R3) (I) | 03/18/2008 |
| 7297652 | Method of preparing a nanoporous nickel phosphate molecular sieve The present invention relates to a process for preparing nanoporous VSB-5 molecular sieves, and more particularly, to a process for preparing nanoporous VSB-5 molecular sieves useful as a hydrogen storage material, a catalyst, a catalyst supporter and an adsorbent, ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294602 | Hydroformylation process A process for the production of 4-hydroxybutyraldehyde is described. The process comprises reacting allyl alcohol with a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a solvent and a catalyst system comprising a rhodium complex and a trans-1,2-bis(bis(3... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7270738 | Catalyst and process for hydrocracking hydrocarbon-containing feedstocks This invention relates to silico-aluminum substrates, catalysts, and the hydrocracking and hydrotreatment processes that use them. The catalyst comprises at least one hydro-dehydrogenating element that is selected from the group that is formed by elements of group V... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7265237 | Chiral monophosphites as ligands for asymetrical synthesis Certain chiral monophosphites and their monothio derivatives are suitable as ligands in the asymmetrical transition-metal-catalyzed hydrogenation, hydroborination and hydrocyanation of prochiral olefins, ketones and imines. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265242 | Process for the carbonylation of ethylenically or acetylenically unsaturated compounds A process for the carbonylation of unsaturated compounds by contacting the unsaturated compound with carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst system comprising: (a) a source of palladium and/or platinum; and (... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259284 | Method for manufacturing high viscosity polyalphaolefins using ionic liquid catalysts A process for preparing very high viscosity polyalphaolefins using an acidic ionic liquid oligomerization catalyst in the absence of an organic diluent and the products formed thereby. A method of continuously manufacturing a high viscosity polyalphaolefin product b... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7235703 | Catalytic composition and its application to olefin oligomerization An improved catalytic composition for oligomerization, in particular dimerization, of monoolefins comprises the product resulting from bringing the following three constituents into contact in any order: a) at least one divalent nickel compound; ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226884 | Composite for catalytic distillation and its preparation The present invention relates to a composite for catalytic distillation, comprising a substrate material, and a modifying material and an active material, wherein said substrate material is made of porous materials, said modified material comprises at least one meta... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7208440 | Method for pretreatment of catalysts with a phosphoric acid base The invention relates to a method for pretreatment of a solid catalyst that is obtained by a reaction between an inorganic binder and phosphoric acid, whereby said method comprises a stage in which said catalyst is brought into contact with a mixture of hydrocarbons... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7202193 | Process for the carbonylation of an ethylenically unsaturated compound and catalyst therefore A process for the carbonylation of an ethylenically unsaturated compound with carbon monoxide and a co-reactant. The carbonylation reaction is carried out in the presence of a novel catalyst involving: a) a source of a group VIII metal; b)a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7196029 | Process and catalysts for upgrading of hydrocarbons boiling in the naphtha range The present invention relates to the use of a catalytic system comprising a metal of group VIII, a metal of group VI, a metal oxide as carrier and suitable quantities of a component selected from a zeolite of the FER type, phosphorous, and a mixture thereof, in upgr... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7160838 | Metal oxide-coated SiC foam carriers for catalysts, and catalytic systems therefor A catalyst carrier including a surface layer of oxygen-donating oxide, particularly cerine, is disclosed. A catalytic phase deposited on said carrier generally includes platinum and rhodium, thus forming a catalytic system for exhaust pipes, said catalytic phase bei... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7148176 | Production of novel phosphane ligands and use in catalytical reactions The present invention is directed to phosphine ligands and the use of such ligands in catalytic complexes with transition metals. The catalysts may be used in a variety of reactions and are especially useful for refining halogenoaromatics. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145051 | Combined oxydehydrogenation and cracking catalyst for production of olefins A catalyst is provided comprising (1) at least one solid acid component, and (2) at least one metal-based component comprised of one or more element from Groups 1–3, one or more element from Groups 4–15 and one or more element from Groups 16 and 17 of the Period... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7125821 | Low metal content catalyst compositions and processes for making and using same The invention provides low metal content molecular sieve catalyst compositions, processes for making such catalysts, and processes for using such catalysts in the conversion of an oxygenate into one or more light olefins. Preferably, the catalyst composition compris... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7105467 | Nickel catalyzed cross-coupling reactions between organomagnesium compounds and anisole derivatives The present invention provides nickel catalysts and solvents which are useful in a cross-coupling reaction between an organomagnesium compound and an aromatic ether compound, such as an anisole derivative. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7074739 | Multi-component molecular sieve catalyst compositions and their use in aromatics reactions The invention relates to a process for producing alkylated aromatic hydrocarbons, preferably with an oxygen or sulfur containing alkylating agent, in the presence of a multi-component molecular sieve catalyst composition that includes a molecular sieve and an active... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074740 | Catalyst for conversion processes An improved catalyst for hydrodesulfurization of heavy feedstocks is disclosed. The catalyst is adopted for on-stream catalyst replacement in upflow processing units. It is characterized by a smaller peak pore diameter than general purpose hydrotreating catalysts. | 07/11/2006 |
| 7071371 | Gel catalysts and methods for their use in catalytic dehydrogenation processes A gel composition substantially contained within the pores of a solid material is disclosed for use as a catalyst or as a catalyst support in dehydrogenation and dehydrocyclization processes. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067685 | Phosphonites, use thereof as ligand in transition metal complexes and method for production of nitriles The invention relates to phosphinites I of formulae (1) or (2), in which R1, R2, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl or alkylene group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; R3 is H or methyl; R4 is i-prop... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060857 | Method for the production of isophorondiamine (ipda,3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexylamine) In a process for preparing 3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexylamine (isophoronediamine, IPDA) having a cis/trans isomer ratio of at least 70/30 from 3-cyano-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexanone (isophoronenitrile, IPN), NH3 and H2, the hydrogenatio... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7041619 | Phosphonium salts and processes for production of and uses for the same, and phosphines deriving the same and processes for production of the phosphines Phosphonium salts represented by the general formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 each represents a phenyl group which may be substituted by a lower alkyl group, R3 represents a phenylen... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033558 | Method for eliminating traces of hydrocarbons from gas streams The invention refers to a method for removing traces of hydrocarbons, particularly propane, from gas flows. The conversion of hydrocarbons into carbon oxides is achieved by loading suitable carrier materials, such as e.g. TiO2 or Al2O3 | 04/25/2006 |
