Abstract: Process is disclosed for treating the reaction product of propionic acid and formaldehyde to recover methacrylic acid from an aqueous effluent wherein said effluent contains methacrylic acid, unreacted formaldehyde, unreacted propionic acid, water and by-products.

Abstract: A process for extracting bitumen from tar sands comprises a two-stage extraction wherein both specific and non-specific solvents are used to obtain a bitumen product low in fines and asphaltenes.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for the liquid phase oxidation of an alkyl aromatic in the presence of an oxidation catalyst comprising cobalt, manganese and bromine components wherein at least a portion of the cobalt and manganese components are solid cobalt and manganese oxalates.

Abstract: Catalytic reactions for the hydrogenation of alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, cyano, imino, carbonyl and carboxyl groups and for the synthesis of ammonia are disclosed.

Abstract: A process for reacting carbon monoxide and water in the presence of a cadmium-containing catalyst is disclosed.

Abstract: A process for reacting an aromatic compound, water and carbon monoxide in the presence of a cadmium-containing catalyst is disclosed.

Abstract: Hydrotreating catalysts comprise a hydrogenating component and a support comprising at least one porous refractory inorganic oxide, said catalyst having BET surface area of 150 to about 190 m.sup.2 /g, nitrogen desorption pore volume of 0.8 to about 1.2 cc/g in micropores with radii up to 600 .ANG., with at least 0.7 cc/g of such micropore volume in pores having radii ranging from 50 to 600 .ANG., mercury penetration pore volume of 0.1 to about 0.5 cc/g in macropores with radii of 600 to 25,000 .ANG. and bulk density of about 0.3 to about 0.5 g/cc. Hydrotreating process comprises contacting a hydrocarbon feed susceptible to upgrading with hydrogen in the presence of the aforesaid catalysts under hydrotreating conditions. The catalyt and process are particularly useful in hydrotreating feeds comprising high metals or high metals and sulfur content materials.

Abstract: A method for thermally cracking hydrocarbons under elevated pressure is disclosed.

Abstract: A method for recovering upgraded liquid products by the hydroconversion of coal, coke, lignite, petroleum fractions, biomass, tar sands bitumen and shale oil are disclosed. In particular, the catalyst composition employed consists of a Group VIB metal component and a highly dispersed tin component.

Abstract: A high surface area, porous active carbon matrix containing a substantially uniform dispersion of a metal or metal-containing material and methods for making and using the same are disclosed.

Abstract: A catalyst containing molybdenum and chromium and method for recovering upgraded liquid products from a solid carbonaceous material using said catalyst are disclosed.

Abstract: A method of reacting carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form light hydrocarbons and alcohols in a slurry phase and in the presence of iron-containing active carbon catalyst is disclosed.

Abstract: A catalyst composition comprising a cadmium component and a support comprising at least one of a crystalline borosilicate and a pillared smectite or vermiculite clay is disclosed.

Abstract: A method for producing branched aliphatic hydrocarbons by reacting H.sub.2 with a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alcohol and/or a C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 olefin in the presence of a cadmium component and a support which comprises an amorphous refractory inorganic oxide, a pillared smectite or vermiculite clay, a molecular sieve consisting essentially of unexchanged or cation-exchanged chabazite, clinoptilite, zeolite A, zeolite L, zeolite X, zeolite Y, ultrastable zeolite Y, or crystalline borosilicate molecular sieve, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A catalyst support is prepared from a composite comprising two or more inorganic oxides by forming the composite into a shaped support material having at least 0.8 cc/gm of its pore volume in pore diameters of 0 nm (0 .ANG.) to 120 nm (1,200 .ANG.) and at least 0.1 cc/gm of its pore volume in pore diameters of 120 nm (1,200 .ANG.) to 5,000 nm (50,000 .ANG.) and heating said shaped support material in the presence of steam at sufficient elevated temperature, steam pressure, and time period to increase the average pore diameter of said shaped support in the absence of any appreciable reduction in pore volume. The inorganic oxide composite is selected from the group consisting of a mixture of alumina and silica; a mixture of alumina, silica, and oxides of phosphorus; a mixture of alumina and oxides of phosphorus; a mixture of alumina and boria; a mixture of alumina, boria and oxides of phosphorus; and a mixture of alumina, magnesia, and oxides of phosphorus, the oxides of phosphorus being calculated as P.sub.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the catalytic hydroliquefaction of solid carbonaceous material with a catalyst consisting essentially of Cr and Mo on a support or Cr, Mo and either CO or Ni on a support. The average pore diameter should be within 100-200.ANG. .

Abstract: A burner distributor tip for projecting a fuel-oxygen mixture from a premix-type gaseous fuel burning system to a refractory furnace surface is disclosed.

Abstract: A process for reacting an aromatic compound, hydrogen and at least one of carbon monoxide and an alcohol containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms in the presence of a cadmium-containing catalyst is disclosed.

Abstract: Hydrocarbon conversion process catalyst comprising an active metallic component comprising at least one metal having hydrocarbon conversion activity and at least one oxygenated phosphorus component, and a support component comprising at least one porous refractory inorganic oxide matrix component and at least one crystalline molecular sieve zeolite component.

Abstract: A high surface area, porous active carbon matrix containing a substantially uniform dispersion of a metal or metal-containing material and a method for making the same are disclosed.