Abstract: A chromia-based fluorination catalyst in which the chromia is at least partially crystalline and which may contain a zinc or a compound thereof, the production of the catalyst by sintering amorphous chromia and its use in fluorination processes.

Abstract: An acidic amorphous silica-amumina has a large specific surface area and a large pore volume. A carrier complex and a hydrotreating catalyst containing acidic amorphous silica-alumina, in particular a hydrocracking catalyst containing acidic amorphous silica-alumina in combination with a modified zeolite-Y, treats petroleum hydrocarbon materials to produce middle distillates. The amorphous silica-alumina has a SiO2 content of 10-50 wt. %, a specific surface area of 300-600 m2/g, a pore volume of 0.8-1.5 ml/g and an IR acidity of 0.25-0.60 mmol/g. The catalyst shows a relatively high activity and mid-distillate selectivity and can be particularly used in hydrocracking process for producing mid-distillates with a higher yield.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for removing sulfur containing compounds such as H2S and COS from a gas stream, comprising contacting the gas stream with an absorbent in a fluidized bed, which absorbent is based on at least one oxide of a first metal selected from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn, in combination with at least one oxide of a second metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mo and W on a carrier selected from the group consisting of Al2O3, TiO2, or ZrO2 or mixtures thereof, said absorbent being in the form of particles.

Abstract: Catalyst mixtures are comprised of zinc oxide, calcium carbonate or calcium oxide, and an amount of chromium (III) oxide in an amount sufficient to improve conversion and/or selectivity of cyclohexanol to cyclohexanone under cyclohexanol dehydrogenation conditions.

Abstract: Particulate sorbent compositions comprising zinc titanate support having thereon a substantially reduced valence promotor metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt, nickel, iron, manganese, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, silver, tin and vanadium or mixtures thereof provide a system for the desulfurization of a feed stream of cracked-gasolines or diesel fuels in a desulfurization zone by a process which comprises contacting such feed streams in a desulfurization zone with a particulate sorbent composition followed by separation of the resulting low sulfur-containing steam and sulfurized sorbent and thereafter regenerating and activating the separated sorbent before recycle of same to the desulfurization zone.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel hydrophobic multicomponent catalyst useful in the direct oxidation of hydrogen to hydrogen peroxide and to a method for the preparation of such catalyst. More specifically, this invention relates to a novel hydrophobic muticomponent catalyst comprising a hydrophobic polymer membrane deposited on a Pd containing acidic catalyst, useful for the direct oxidation of hydrogen by oxygen to hydrogen peroxide, an a method for preparing the same.

Abstract: A solid, particulate catalyst composition is provided containing an active nickel component in which the nickel constitutes from about 25 to about 60 wt % of the catalyst composition; a molybdenum component in which the molybdenum constitutes from about 5 to about 20 wt % of the catalyst composition; and a binder component comprising at least one of oxides of silica, zirconium, aluminum, zinc and calcium, each of the calcium, aluminum and zinc being present in an amount no greater than about 2 wt %, preferably about 0 to 1 wt %. The catalyst is designed for the selective hydrogenation of 3-hydroxypropanal to 1,3-propanediol in aqueous solution.

Abstract: Processes for the catalytic conversion of hydrocarbons to carbon monoxide and hydrogen employing new chromium-based catalysts are disclosed. One highly active and selective catalyst system, providing greater than 95% CH4 conversion, and 97-98 % selectivity to CO and H2, is a chromium-containing catalyst consisting of a CoCr2O4 cubic spinel precursor dispersed in a chromium oxide matrix. Some other preferred catalysts compositions comprise nickel-chromium containing and rare earth-chromium containing compounds.

Abstract: A novel precious metal doped porous metal catalyst is disclosed. The precious metal is present in from 0.01 to 1.5 weight percent and distributed throughout the particles of porous metal to provide a surface to bulk ratio distribution of not greater than 60. The present invention is further directed to a process of forming said doped catalyst and to improved processes of catalytic hydrogenation of organic compounds.

Abstract: The method of the present invention involves the in situ formation of metal-molybdate catalyst particles active for methanol oxidation to formaldehyde, with iron as an example, the catalyst is made by mixing particulate forms of Fe2O3 and MoO3 which form an active Fe2(MoO4)3/MoO3 component inside the reactor during methanol oxidation.

Abstract: A chromium catalyst is disclosed for use in dehydrogenation and dehydrocyclization processes.

Abstract: A process for producing positive electrode active material includes feeding an aqueous nickel salt solution, aqueous solutions of different kinds of metals, aqueous solution containing ammonium ions and aqueous alkali solution each independently and simultaneously into a reaction vessel such that the amount of alkali metal is 1.9-2.3 moles relative to 1 mole of the total amount of nickel and different kinds of metals and the amount of ammonium ions is 2 moles or more relative to 1 mole of the total amount of nickel and different kinds of metals, the pH in the vessel is 11-13, the temperature in the vessel is 30-60° C. and the average residence time is 20-50 hours.

Abstract: A chromia-based fluorination catalyst in which the chromia is at least partially crystalline and which may contain a zinc or a compound thereof, the production of the catalyst by sintering amorphous chromia and its use in fluorination processes.

Abstract: This invention relates to the process of preparing from carbon dioxide a mixture of dimethyl ether and methanol which are useful as clean fuel or raw materials in the chemical industry. More particularly, this invention relates to the process of preparing dimethyl ether and methanol in high yield without by-products such as hydrocarbons by means of chemical conversion of carbon dioxide, which is a major pollutant of the global environment, in the presence of a mixture of catalysts comprising Cu/ZnO-based catalyst and Y-type zeolite catalyst having a strong acidity with the pKa value of −6.0-−3.0.

Abstract: In the dehydrogenation of secondary alcohols in the presence of a catalyst comprising zinc oxide and calcium carbonate at elevated temperature in the gas phase, secondary cyclic alcohols are used and the dehydrogenation is carried out in the presence of hydrogen and a catalyst whose active components comprise from 30 to 60% by weight of zinc oxide and from 40 to 70% by weight of calcium carbonate in the calcite modification.

Abstract: A process for the catalytic reduction of NO.sub.x, the reduction taking place in the presence of a catalyst which comprises(a) from 20 to 97 wt % of A.sub.2 O.sub.3,(b) from 1 to 40 wt % of CuO,(c) from 1 to 50 wt % of ZnO,(d) from 1 to 40 wt % of Ag,(e) from 0 to 2 wt % of Pt,(f) from 0 to 20 wt % of oxides of rare earth metals, elements of the 3rd subgroup of the Periodic Table of the Elements or mixtures thereof,based on the total weight of the components (a) to (e), which adds up to 100 wt %, wherein, in each case, up to half the weight of the component (a) may be replaced by Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3, Ga.sub.2 O.sub.3 or mixtures thereof, of the component (b) by CoO, of the component (c) by MgO, of the component (d) by Au and of the component (e) by Pd, Ru, Os, Ir, Rh, Re or mixtures thereof, is used for reducing NO.sub.x, especially in combustion off-gases, the components (a), (b) and (c) forming a spinel which is doped with the components (d), (e) and (f).

Abstract: Multimetal oxide materials containing molybdenum, vanadium, copper and one or more of the elements tungsten, niobium, tantalum, chromium and cerium and having a multiphase structure, and their use for the preparation of acrylic acid from acrolein by gas-phase catalytic oxidation, and oxometallates of the HT Cu molybdate structure type which contain Cu, Mo and at least one of the elements W, V, Nb and Ta.

Abstract: A mixed metal oxide Mo-V-Ga-Pd-Nb-X (where X=La, Te, Ge, Zn, Si, In or W) catalytic system providing a higher selectivity to acrylic acid in the low temperature partial oxidation of propane with a molecular oxygen-containing gas.

Abstract: A process for the synthesis of methanol on X-ray amorphous catalysts with a copper, zinc and zirconium oxide content in relative proportions of 10 to 70 weight percent of copper, 10 to 50 weight percent of zinc and 20 to 80 weight percent of zirconium. The process for the synthesis of methanol is distinguished by high space time yields.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a sheet-form environment purifying material comprising particles of metal and/or metal oxide consisting essentially of at least one member being selected from the group consisting of manganese, copper, zinc, iron, vanadium, nickel, titanium, palladium, platinum, manganese oxide, copper oxide, zinc oxide, iron oxide, vanadium oxide, nickel oxide, titanium oxide, palladium oxide, and platinum oxide, adsorbent particles consisting essentially of at least one member selected from the group consisting of activated carbon, zeolite, silica gel, sepiolite, activated alumina and activated clay, thermoplastic resin particles being selected from ultrahigh-molecular weight polyethylene, polyethylene, polycarbonate, polyamide acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resins, polyimide, polyvinyl chloride, cellulose acetate, polysulfone, polystyrene phthalate and polypropylene, and an air-permeable sheet of fibrous.

Abstract: A catalyst and a method for producing the catalyst, for catalytic reduction of NO.sub.x and oxidation of hydrocarbons, the catalyst comprises a zinc, copper and aluminum spinel to which, at least one element selected from palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, osmium, iridium, rhenium and/or rare earth metals, such as lanthanum and cerium, vanadium, titanium, niobium, molybdenum, tungsten and/or salts thereof and/or oxides thereof has been added.

Abstract: A catalyst having a high activity and mechanical strength and a process for preparing it are provided. The catalyst comprises molybdenum, vanadium, copper and antimony as essential components. The peak in X-ray diffractometry of the catalytically active component with Cu--K.alpha. line is largest at 22.2.+-.0.30.degree. (2.theta.).

Abstract: Highly active double metal cyanide complex catalysts useful for epoxide polymerization are prepared by reacting zinc chloride or other metal salt with potassium hexacyanocobaltate or other metal cyanide salt in the presence of a Group IIA compound such as calcium chloride.

Abstract: A catalyst composition and a process for hydrodealkylating a C.sub.9 + aromatic compound to a C.sub.6 to C.sub.8 aromatic hydrocarbon are disclosed. The composition comprises an alumina, molybdenum oxide, and zinc oxide. The process comprises contacting a fluid which comprises a C.sub.9 + aromatic compound with the catalyst composition under a condition sufficient to effect the conversion of a C.sub.9 + aromatic compound to a C.sub.6 to C.sub.8 aromatic hydrocarbon.

Abstract: A coated catalyst which consists of a hollow cylindrical carrier and a catalytically active oxide material applied to the outer surface of the carrier, the applied catalytically active oxide material being applied in a coat thickness of from 10 to 1000 .mu.m, and having a specific catalytic surface area of from 20 to 30 m.sup.2 /g and an abrasion of <10, preferably <5, particularly preferably <0,5, % by weight in the turntable abrasion test. The catalyst is useful in the preparation of acrylic acid by the gas phase oxidation of acroleins.

Abstract: Multimetal oxide materials containing molybdenum, vanadium, copper and one or more of the elements tungsten, niobium, tantalum, chromium and cerium and having a multiphase structure, and their use for the preparation of acrylic acid from acrolein by gas-phase catalytic oxidation, and oxometallates of the HT Cu molybdate structure type which contain Cu, Mo and at least one of the elements W, V, Nb and Ta.

Abstract: A catalyst composition comprising a complex of catalytic oxides of iron, bismuth, molybdenum and calcium and characterized by the following empirical formula:A.sub.a B.sub.b C.sub.c D.sub.d Fe.sub.e Bi.sub.f MO.sub.12 O.sub.xwhere A=one or more of Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs or mixtures thereofB=one or more of Mg, Mn, Ni, Co, Ag, Pb, Re, Cd and Zn or mixtures thereofC=one or more of Ce, Cr, Al, Sb, P, Ge, La, Sn, V and W or mixtures thereofD=one or more of Ca, Sr, Ba or mixtures thereofand a=0.01 to 1.0; b and e=1.0-10; c, d, and f=0.1 to 5.0 and x is a number determined by the valence requirements of the other elements present.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for conversion of methanol, ethanol alone or in combination with n-propanol to the corresponding isoalcohols by contacting a catalyst of a noble metal supported on at least a first phase of mixed oxide crystallites containing from about 60 to about 74 atomic % (on a metals basis only) zirconium, from about 21 to about 31 atomic % manganese and from about 5 to about 9 atomic % zinc, and less than about 1 atomic % alkali, a second phase of zirconium-doped hetaerolite particles containing from about 65 to about 69 atomic % manganese, from about 31 to about 35 atomic % zinc, from about 0.5 to about 5 atomic % zirconium, and optionally a trace atomic % of alkali, and a third phase containing from about 29 to about 55 atomic % manganese, from about 13 to about 55 atomic % zinc and from about 13 to about 35 atomic % zirconium, wherein the first phase mixed oxide crystallites have a zirconium oxide-like structure have a particle size of at least about 40 .ANG. to about 100 .ANG.

Abstract: Catalysts of the formula I?A.sub.a B.sub.b O.sub.x !.sub.p ?C.sub.c D.sub.d Fe.sub.e Co.sub.f E.sub.i F.sub.j O.sub.y !.sub.q I,whereA is bismuth, tellurium, antimony, tin and/or copper,B is molybdenum and/or tungsten,C is an alkali metal, thallium and/or samarium,D is an alkaline earth metal, nickel, copper, cobalt, manganese, zinc, tin, cerium, chromium, cadmium, molybdenum, bismuth and/or mercury,E is phosphorus, arsenic, boron and/or antimony,F is a rare-earth metal, vanadium and/or uranium,a is from 0.01 to 8,b is from 0.1 to 30,c is from 0 to 4,d is from 0 to 20,e is from 0 to 20,f is from 0 to 20,i is from 0 to 6,j is from 0 to 15,x and y are numbers determined by the valency and frequency of the elements other than oxygen in I, and p and q are numbers whose ratio p/q is in the range from 0.001 to 0.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for synthesizing mainly linear and saturated hydrocarbons containing at least 80% by weight of C.sub.5 + hydrocarbons in relation to all of the hydrocarbons formed, from a synthesis gas CO--(CO.sub.2)--H.sub.2, the synthesis gas being converted into hydrocarbons under a total pressure ranging between 0.1 and 15 MPa, the temperature ranging between 150.degree. and 350.degree. C., the hourly space velocity ranging between 100 and 30,000 volumes of synthesis gas per volume of catalyst and per hour, and the H.sub.2 /CO molar ratio in the synthesis gas ranging between 1:2 and 5:1, said process being characterized in that it is carried out in a reaction zone with an ebullating catalytic bed in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least one metal from group VIII, and in the presence of a liquid phase.

Abstract: Process for producing mixtures of methanol and higher alcohols comprising feeding, into the reaction zone equipped with a catalytic system, H.sub.2, CO and possibly inert products with a molar ratio H.sub.2 /CO of between 0.2 and 10, at a temperature of between 200.degree. and 460.degree. C., at a pressure of between 2,000 and 30,000 KPa, and at a space velocity of between 1,000 and 40,000 GHSV, wherein the catalytic system corresponds to the following empirical formula:Zn.sub.x Cr.sub.y O.sub.t +z%M.sub.2 Owherein the x/y ratio is greater than 0.5 and less than 1, t is what is necessary for satisfying the valence with which the various elements appear in the catalyst,M is an alkaline metal selected from potassium and cesium,z, representing the percentage of alkaline oxide of the final catalyst, when the metal is potassium, is between 0.01 and 8 and, when the metal is cesium, between 0.01 and 20.6.

Abstract: Catalysts for removing sulfur compounds almost completely from industrial gases are made by impregnating a suitable support with an oxide of at least one element selected from Group VIB of the Periodic System of Elements and at least two other oxides of elements selected from Groups IB, IIB, VIB and VIIIB of the Periodic System of Elements. Industrial gases in which sulfur compounds are present are brought into contact with these catalysts under conditions such that the sulfur compounds are converted to elemental sulfur and thus removed from the industrial gas.

Abstract: A process for the removal of fluoride from a spent chromium-based fluroination catalyst by contacting the catalyst with potassium hydroxide to produce a suspension of solid hydrated chromium oxide in aqueous potassium fluoride. The solid hydrated chromium oxide may be separated from the solution, washed with water and/or aqueous acid, and contacted with nitric acid to produce a chromium (HI) nitrate solution from which a chromium-based catalyst may be prepared by precipitation of hydrated chromium oxide therefrom with aqueous alkali, and washing, drying and calcining the hydrated chromium oxide.

Abstract: A catalyst for hydroprocessing is described, which comprises a carrier having supported thereon a group VI metal and/or a group VIII metal of the periodic table, in which the carrier comprises an inorganic refractory substance selected from the group consisting of alumina alone and alumina containing at least one of silica, magnesia, and calcium oxide, Y type zeolite having a unit lattice constant of 2.425 to 2.445 nm, zinc oxide, and, if desired, a boron compound, which catalyst exhibits improved cracking and desulfurization activities and has a long life.

Abstract: A process for vapor phase hydrogenation of maleic anhydride and/or succinic anhydride to .gamma.-butyrolactone, comprising contacting an alcoholic solution of a feedstock anhydride with reduced Cu-Zn-Cr-Zr catalyst under the conditions of hydrogenation.

Abstract: A method is provided for improving the catalytic activity of an alcohol synthesis catalyst. In this method, the catalyst, after activation by exposure to a reducing atmosphere, is improved by contacting with a carbon dioxide-containing gas to convert the zinc oxide in the catalyst to zinc carbonate. This improvement step occurs in situ preferably in the same reactor as used for the synthesizing of the alcohol.

Abstract: There are a catalyst for fluorination production of 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,2-dichloroethane comprises chromium, one compound selected from the group consisting of Mg and Ca and at least one metal component selected from the group consisting of Zn, Ce and Ni, wherein the molar ratio of Cr to Mg or Ca ranges from 1:1 to 1:32 and the molar ratio Cr to the metal component is not more than 1:0.5, and method for preparing the same comprising the steps of; producing an admixture of a composition comprising chromium, one compound selected from the group consisting of magnesium fluoride and calcium fluoride and at least one metal compound selected from a group consisting of cerium fluoride, zinc fluoride and nickel fluoride with water and refluxing the admixture in methanol or ethanol.

Abstract: A method for producing an alcohol, which comprises reacting an aldehyde with hydrogen in a gas phase in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst to form a corresponding saturated alcohol, wherein a reduced product of a catalyst precursor composition comprising components represented by the following formula (I):Cu(a)--Cr(b)--Zn(c)--Mn(d)--Ba(e)--X(f) (I)wherein X is a transition metal of Group 8 or 4A of thePeriodic Table, and a to f represent the contents of the respective components as converted to their oxides and have the following values:a: 20 to 50 wt %b: 0 to 50 wt %c: 0 to 50 wt %d: 0.1 to 5.0 wt %e: 0.1 to 5.0 wt %f: 0.01 to 3.0 wt %is used as the hydrogenation catalyst.

Abstract: A carrier-supported catalyst for the synthesis of unsaturated aldehydes and unsaturated carboxylic acids, comprising a catalyst active substance comprising at least molybdenum and bismuth as its components, glass fiber having an average diameter in a range of more than 5 .mu.m and not more than 200 .mu.m and an average length in a range of from 50 .mu.m to 1 mm, which is used as a carrier assistant in an amount of 0.5-50% by weight based on the catalyst active substance, and a carrier. The carrier-supported catalyst of this invention suffers no release or fall-off of the catalyst active substance from the carrier even if the catalyst supporting rate is increased. It also has high mechanical strength and is helpful for providing the objective product in a high yield.

Abstract: The inventive catalysts allow for the reduction of sulfur dioxide to elemental sulfur in smokestack scrubber environments. The catalysts have a very high sulfur yield of over 90% and space velocity of 10,000 h.sup.-1. They also have the capacity to convert waste gases generated during the initial conversion into elemental sulfur. The catalysts have inexpensive components, and are inexpensive to produce. The net impact of the invention is to make this technology practically available to industrial applications.

Abstract: For providing a molded catalyst or a supported catalyst which has an excellent mechanical strength and is intended for producing methacrolein and methacrylic acid from isobutylene or tertiary butanol, the surface of a molded catalyst or a supported catalyst which contains molybdenum, bismuth and iron is coated with one or more highly depolymerizable organic high-molecular weight compounds.When used, the catalyst is packed into a reactor and then heated to remove the organic high-molecular weight compound(s) by depolymerization.

Abstract: A chromium-containing fluorination catalyst which comprises an activity-promoting amount of zinc or a compound of zinc, a process for increasing the activity of a chromium-containing fluorination catalyst by introducing an activity promoting amount of zinc or a compound of zinc to the catalyst and a process for the production of fluorinated hydrocarbons, in particular 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane which comprises reacting a hydrocarbon or a halogenated hydrocarbon, in particular 1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane with hydrogen fluoride in the vapor phase in the presence of the zinc-promoted chromium-containing catalyst.

Abstract: A catalyst for catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxide using at least one reducing agent selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon and an oxygen-containing organic compound is described, which includes an oxide represented by formula (V):A.sup.5.sub.x B.sup.3.sub.3-x C.sup.4.sub.3 O.sub.7 (V)wherein A.sup.5 represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of La, Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, and Gd; B.sup.3 represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr, Ca, Mg, Pb, Zn, and Ag; C.sup.4 represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Fe, Ni, Cr, Cu, V, Mo, W, Ti, Zr, Nb, Pd, Rh, Ru, and Pt; and x is a number of from 0 to 1, supported on a solid acid carrier.

Abstract: Multimetal oxide compositions of the formula I[X.sup.1.sub.a X.sup.2.sub.b O.sub.x ].sub.p [X.sup.3.sub.c X.sup.4.sub.d X.sup.5.sub.e X.sup.6.sub.f X.sup.7.sub.g X.sup.2.sub.h O.sub.y ].sub.q(I)whereX.sup.1 is bismuth, tellurium, antimony, tin and/or copper,X.sup.2 is molybdenum and/or tungsten,X.sup.3 is an alkali metal, thallium and/or samarium,X.sup.4 is an alkaline earth metal, nickel, cobalt, copper, manganese, zinc, tin, cadmium and/or mercury,X.sup.5 is iron, chromium, cerium and/or vanadium,X.sup.6 is phosphorus, arsenic, boron and/or antimony,X.sup.7 is a rare-earth metal, titanium, zirconium, niobium, tantalum, rhenium, ruthenium, rhodium, silver, gold, aluminum, gallium, indium, silicon, germanium, lead, thorium and/or uranium,a is from 0.01 to 8,b is from 0.

Abstract: An unreduced catalyst which contains, per 100 parts by weight of CuO, 40 to 130 parts by weight of ZnO, 2 to 50 parts by weight of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and, optionally, 0.5 to 8 parts by weight of an oxide of Mn, Mo, V, Zr and/or an alkaline earth metal, and, also optionally, 2 to 80 parts by weight of a support. The catalyst has a total BET surface area of 80 to 175 m.sup.2 /g, 75% to 95% of the total BET surface area is formed by pores having a radius r.sub.p .ltoreq.15 nm. The invention further relates to a process for the production of the catalyst and its use for the hydrogenation of aldehydes.

Abstract: A chromium-containing fluorination catalyst which comprises an activity-promoting amount of zinc or a compound of zinc, a process for increasing the activity of a chromium-containing fluorination catalyst by introducing an activity promoting amount of zinc or a compound of zinc to the catalyst and a process for the production of fluorinated hydrocarbons, in particular 1,1,1,2-tetrafluorethane which comprises reacting a hydrocarbon or a halogenated hydrocarbon, in particular 1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane with hydrogen fluoride in the vapour phase in the presence of the zinc-promoted chromium-containing catalyst.

Abstract: A method of forming a methanol synthesis catalyst precursor comprises forming a precipitate comprising compounds, thermally decomposable to oxides or mixed oxides, of copper, zinc, aluminum and at least one element of Group IVB and/or Group VIIB of the Periodic Table of Elements.

Abstract: A process for preparing a catalyst used for production of methacrolein and methacrylic acid by vapor phase oxidation of isobutylene or tertiary butanol includes adding an organic high-molecular weight compound having an average particle size of 0.01 .mu.m to 10 .mu.m, especially polymethyl methacrylate and/or polystyrene, to a MoBiFeCoNi-based catalyst, then molding the mixture and heat treating the molded product.

Abstract: A process for producing a hydrogenation reaction catalyst precursor is disclosed, including the steps of:(i) coating the outer surface of at least one of a first titanium oxide and a first titanium hydroxide having an outer surface area of at least 15 m.sup.2 /g with at least one of a second titanium oxide and a second titanium hydroxide formed by hydrolyzing at least one of a titanium alkoxide represented by Formula (I) and a titanium alkoxo acid represented by Formula (II) to prepare a catalyst carrier (A);Ti(OR).sub.4 (I)wherein R represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms or an aryl group,H.sub.2 [Ti(OR).sub.6 ] (II)wherein R has the same meaning as above;(ii) applying a metal oxide composition (B) onto the catalyst carrier (A) obtained in step (i), or mixing the metal oxide composition (B) with the catalyst carrier (A) to obtain a hydrogenation reaction catalyst precursor.

Abstract: A method for preparing a multicomponent catalyst including molybdenum, bismuth, iron and cesium or thallium for producing methacrolein and methacrylic acid by the gas-phase catalytic oxidation of isobutylene or tert-butanol with molecular oxygen, wherein an aqueous nitric acid solution containing 0.01 to 0.36 mole of nitric acid per mole of ammonium molybdate, which is a material for the molybdenum component of the catalyst, and at least one material for the bismuth, iron, cesium and thallium components of the catalyst is added to an aqueous solution containing ammonium molybdate and materials for the remaining catalyst components, if any, to obtain a slurry which is then dried and calcined, provided that the nitric acid excludes nitric acid radicals contained in the materials containing the catalyst components. The amount of nitric acid used is controlled in a particular range, so that a highly active catalyst for gas-phase catalytic oxidation is obtained.