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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178735 | Process for the preparation of multimetallic catalysts that can be used in reactions for transformation of hydrocarbons A process for the treatment of an olefinic fraction, using a catalyst prepared by a process comprising: a) The preparation of a colloidal oxide suspension of a first metal M1 by the neutralization of a basic solution by an acidic m... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8158837 | Method for selective hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene The present invention relates to a method for selective hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene, comprising the steps of: i) introducing a feed comprising acetylene and hydrogen into a reactor containing a supported catalyst, wherein the reactor is a fixed bed reacto... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7663008 | Method of catalytic reaction using micro-reactor A method of catalytic reaction uses a micro-reactor (1) with a metal catalyst (5) or a metal complex catalyst (5) as a solid phase supported on the inner wall (4c) of a channel (4), a solution (7) dissolving a reactan... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7553997 | Hydrogenation of olefinic feedstocks A process for bulk hydrogenation of an olefin-containing feedstock containing a plurality of different unsaturated olefinic hydrocarbon compounds, for example a feedstock containing from 60 to 100 mass % unsaturated olefinic hydrocarbon compounds, by subjecting the ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7408091 | Process for liquid phase hydrogenation A process and catalyst for the liquid phase selective hydrogenation of alkynes to alkenes with high selectivity to alkenes relative to alkanes, high alkyne conversion, and sustained catalytic activity comprising a reactant comprising an alkyne and a non-hydrocarbon ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7371908 | Process for catalytic hydrogenation Hydrocarbon streams are hydrogenated catalytically without using a different solvent from the hydrocarbon stream to be hydrogenated, with a basic compound being added to the starting-material stream. The formation of undesired secondary components on the catalyst is... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7341977 | Method of sorbing sulfur compounds using nanocrystalline mesoporous metal oxides Compounds and methods for sorbing organosulfur compounds from fluids are provided. Generally, compounds according to the present invention comprise mesoporous, nanocrystalline metal oxides. Preferred metal oxide compounds either exhibit soft Lewis acid properties or... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7285695 | Hydrogenation of hydrocarbon resins The invention is directed to a process for the hydrogenation of hydrocarbon resins in the presence of a precious metal catalyst, wherein the hydrogenation is performed in the additional presence of at least one metal oxide, capable of reacting with sulfide and/or ha... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7253329 | Selective hydrogenation of cyclododecatriene to cyclododecene A process for preparing cyclododecene by selective gas-phase hydrogenation of at least one starting material selected from cyclododecatriene, cyclododecadiene and mixtures thereof, wherein the starting material present in the gas phase is hydrogenated in the presenc... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7235510 | Catalysts A tethered ligand comprising the reaction product of an organofunctional silica and a ligand containing a functional group capable of reaction with said organofunctional silica, wherein the organofunctional silica is prepared from an alkyl silicate and an organofunc... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230149 | Method of using carbide and/or oxycarbide containing compositions Compositions including carbide-containing nanorods and/or oxycarbide-containing nanorods and/or carbon nanotubes bearing carbides and oxycarbides and methods of making the same are provided. Rigid porous structures including oxycarbide-containing nanorods and/or car... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223894 | Process for total hydrogenation using a catalytic reactor with a hydrogen-selective membrane A process for total hydrogenation of polyunsaturated compounds that have n nonsaturations that are contained in a hydrocarbon feedstock in the presence of a catalytic reactor with a hydrogen-selective membrane is described. This process comprises the introduction of... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7208646 | Selective hydrogenation of butadiene A process for the selective hydrogenation of dienes in mixed streams of olefin containing hydrocarbons, such as butadiene in a mixed C4 stream with minimum loss of monoolefins is disclosed wherein the reactor is operated at conditions which induce pulse f... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7193120 | Colloid-catalyzed gas transfer in supercritical phases The invention relates to a process for hydrogen transfer to chemical compounds, wherein hydrogen transfer is carried out in a supercritical or subcritical phase using stabilized and dispersed metal particles. The invention further provides for the use of metal collo... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7175754 | Process for the production of low benzene gasoline A process for the production of low benzene content gasoline is disclosed wherein a full boiling range naphtha is fractionated to produce a light naphtha, a medium naphtha and a heavy naphtha. The benzene is contained in the medium naphtha and this stream is subject... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169730 | Modified carbide and oxycarbide containing catalysts and methods of making and using thereof Compositions including modified carbide-containing nanorods and/or modified oxycarbide-containing nanorods and/or modified carbon nanotubes bearing carbides and oxycarbides and methods of making the same are provided. Rigid porous structures including modified oxyca... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7078130 | Metallic mesoporous transition metal oxide molecular sieves, room temperature activation of dinitrogen and ammonia production This invention provides novel stable metallic mesoporous transition metal oxide molecular sieves and methods for their production. The sieves have high electrical conductivity and may be used as solid electrolyte devices, e.g., in fuel cells, as sorbents, e.g. for h... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078577 | DihydroDicyclopentadiene production A method for forming dihydroDicyclopentadiene comprises mixing a source of dicyclopentadiene with at least one solvent and at least one reactive component in the presence of a source of hydrogen and a selective hydrogenation catalyst, the solvent and reactive compon... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070757 | Method for producing catalysts consisting of metal of the platinum group by means of electroless deposition and the use thereof for the direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide Catalysts produced by electroless deposition of at least one platinum metal on a nonporous nonmetallic support can be used for the synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from the elements and for the hydrogenation of organic compounds. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067448 | Method for production of n-alkanes from mineral oil fractions and catalyst for carrying out said method The invention relates to a method for the production of n-alkanes from mineral oil fractions and fractions from thermal or catalytic conversion plants, containing cyclic alkanes, alkenes, cyclic alkenes and/or aromatics. The invention further relates to a catalyst f... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7045670 | Process for liquid phase hydrogenation A process for the liquid phase selective hydrogenation of alkynes to alkenes with high selectivity to alkenes relative to alkanes, high alkyne conversion, and sustained catalytic activity comprising a reactant comprising an alkyne and a non-hydrocarbon solvent/absor... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025872 | Process for obtaining a feedstock that can be used in an etherification unit Process for obtaining a hydrocarbon fraction that can be used as a feedstock of an etherification unit and that contains a small amount of diene compounds, nitrogen-containing compounds and sulfur-containing compounds, starting from an initial hydrocarbon feedstock ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7026269 | Metallic hydrogenation catalysts, production and use thereof The catalyst can be prepared by reduction of a precursor of a hydrogenation-active metal, which may be present on an oxidic support, by reaction with at least one compound of the formula (I) HnM(OR)3−n (I) where ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014750 | System and process for pyrolysis gasoline hydrotreatment Systems and processes for the hydrotreatment of pyrolysis gasoline comprising reactors, monolithic catalyst beds and hydrogen-containing treatment gases that allow for improved efficiency and productivity over conventional trickle bed processes and systems for such ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7015342 | Ferrocenyl ligands and method for the production of such ligands The invention relates to ferrocenyl ligands of general formula (II), the Sfc,S-enantiomer or the Rfc,R-enantiomer of the ferrocenyl ligands of formula (II) being enriched, and a method for producing such ligands. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011807 | Supported catalysts having a controlled coordination structure and methods for preparing such catalysts Supported reactive catalysts having a controlled coordination structure and methods for their production are disclosed. The supported catalysts of the present invention are useful for the preparation of hydrogen peroxide with high selectivity in addition to other ch... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7009065 | Ferrocenyl ligands and the use thereof in catalysis The invention relates to bidentate organophosphorous ferrocenyl ligands containing ligands of formula (I), to their complex compounds and to their utilization in catalytic processes. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6930219 | Mesoporous material with active metals A process for treating organic compounds includes providing a composition which includes a substantially mesoporous structure of silica containing at least 97% by volume of pores having a pore size ranging from about 15 Å to about 30 Å and having a micropore vol... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6881700 | Dealuminized catalyst carrier, method of production, and method for hydrating C2 or C3 olefins with water A catalyst support comprising silicates is described. This catalyst support has a lower aluminum content than naturally occurring sheet silicates and can be used in the hydration of C2 and C3 olefins to produce C2 and C3 a... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6860987 | Process for the hydroprocessing of hydrocarbon feedstocks The present invention pertains to a process for the hydroprocessing of hydrocarbon feedstocks wherein said hydrocarbon feedstocks are contacted, at hydroprocessing conditions, with a catalyst composition comprising at least one Group VIII non-noble metal component a... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6824674 | Pyrolysis gasoline stabilization A method for increasing the operational life-time of a pyrolysis gasoline hydrotreating process using a supported Group VIII metal catalyst by employing a catalyst having a significantly increased total surface area. ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6809229 | Method of using carbide and/or oxycarbide containing compositions Compositions including carbide-containing nanorods and/or oxycarbide-containing nanorods and/or carbon nanotubes bearing carbides and oxycarbides and methods of making the same are provided. Rigid porous structures including oxycarbide-containing nanorods and/or car... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6794525 | Optically active chiral diphosphine ligands An (R) or (S) chiral diphosphine of formula (I): wherein R and R1, which can be identical or different, represent an optionally saturated C1-10 alkyl group, an optionally saturated C3-9 cycloalkyl g... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6781022 | Polyvalent bifunctional catalyst and the process of realization of such a catalyst The objective of the present invention is a polyvalent bifunctional catalyst and the process of its realization. A catalyst characterized by the fact that it contains, over a TiO2 support, an oxide or a mixture of metallic oxides of MC2 type ob... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6774274 | Metal complexes for hydrogenation of unsaturated compounds The cationic iridium carbene complexes [Ir(cod)(N)(L)]X have been synthesized by reaction of [Ir(cod)(py)2]PF6 with L or NL ligands. Complexes of this type are active hydrogenation catalysts capable of hydrogenating simple olefins at room tempe... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6740787 | Process for treatment of C4 hydrocarbons that comprise butadiene and acetylene compounds that comprise stages for distillation and selective hydrogenation A process for treatment of a batch with four carbon atoms that contains diene compounds and a minor portion of acetylene compounds is described. A portion of the fluid that circulates in a distillation zone that is enriched with acetylene compounds is drawn off late... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6734328 | Process for the selective hydrogenation of alkynes An improved selective hydrogenation process for removing acetylenic impurities such as vinyl acetylene, ethyl acetylene, propyl acetylene and acetylene in a steam cracked crude butadiene stream by selective hydrogenation is carried out in two steps. In the first ste... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6693225 | Process for hydrogenating cuts containing hydrocarbons, in particular unsaturated molecules containing at least two double bonds or at least one triple bond Hydrogenation of a liquid cut containing hydrocarbons, in particular unsaturated molecules containing at least two double bonds or at least one triple bond, is described wherein the unsaturated molecules are at least partially hydrogenated to less unsatur... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6676919 | Method for producing platinum metal catalysts The invention relates to a method for producing catalysts by immersion coating a metallic support with at least one platinum metal. An aqueous medium which comprises at least one platinum metal complex, at least one reduction agent and at least one comple... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6670515 | Material constituted by ultrafine metallic and oxide particles A material composed of ultrafine particles, comprising at least a metal element M having catalytic properties and at least a metal element M' having a standard oxidation potential less than that of M, part at least of M' atoms being in oxidized form, the ... | 12/30/2003 |