Abstract: The addition of a salt comprising a group III A metal halide, such as aluminum chloride, to an acrylic acid-water solution obtained from the oxidation of propylene or acrolein, allows recovery of a 95% or better acrylic acid solution by phase separation.

Abstract: Methacrylic acid or acrylic acid are produced by the oxidation of methacrolein or acrolein, respectively, with molecular oxygen in the vapor phase in the presence of a catalytic oxide of molybdenum, phosphorus, arsenic, at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ag, Rh, Ru, and Au, oxygen, and optionally, at least one of Cd, Pt, Tl, Pd, Al, Ge, Cu, Ni, alkaline earth metal, NH.sub.4 and Cl.

Abstract: The invention is gasoline containing an added manganese compound to improve the octane rating of the gasoline and including a small amount of an additive selected from a group consisting of a monocarboxylic acid or its ester, a dicarboxylic acid or its monoester or diester, an alkylamine, phenol, a substituted phenol or mixture thereof.

Abstract: The pyritic sulfur content of coal can be significantly reduced by leaching the coal with an aqueous solution containing hexacyanoferrate (III) ions.

Abstract: Methacrylic acid or acrylic acid are produced by the oxidation of methacrolein or acrolein, respectively, with molecular oxygen in the vapor phase in the presence of a catalytic oxide of molybdenum, phosphorus, arsenic, at least one element selected from the group consisting of U, Ti, Nb, Re, Pb, Zn, and Ga, oxygen, and optionally, at least one of Cu, a rare earth element, Ag, Ta, In, Th, Cd, Tl, alkaline earth metal, NH.sub.4, Cl, Ni, Al and Ge.

Abstract: Maleic anhydride and acrylic acid are produced by the oxidation of 1,3-butadiene, n-butylenes, crotonaldehyde and furan with molecular oxygen in the vapor phase in the presence of a catalytic oxide of antimony, molybdenum, vanadium and lithium, cerium, or mixture thereof, wherein one element selected from the group consisting of calcium, iron, tungsten, magnesium, aluminum and nickel is optionally added as a reducing agent. The oxidation of 1,3-butadiene in the presence of a catalyst wherein tungsten metal is used as a reducing agent gives especially desirable high yields to maleic anhydride.

Abstract: Catalysts containing the oxides of molybdenum and phosphorus promoted with rubidium and at least one element selected from the group consisting of As, Cd, In, Sn, Tl, K, Ca, V, U, Ce, W, Ni, Zr, Ba, Fe, Rh, Mn, Re, Ru, Co, and Cu have been found to be especially desirable in the vapor phase oxidation of acrolein and methacrolein with molecular oxygen to yield acrylic acid and methacrylic acid respectively. The reaction of methacrolein gives an especially pure product in high yields and selectivities of methacrylic acid.

Abstract: Catalysts containing the oxides of vanadium, phosphorus and uranium have been found to be especially effective in the oxidation of n-butane, n-butenes and butadiene with molecular oxygen in the vapor phase to yield maleic anhydride. The reaction with n-butane gives an especially pure product in high yield.

Abstract: Catalysts containing at least nickel or cobalt, chromium, bismuth and molybdenum have been found to be especially useful for the ammoxidation of olefins, the oxidation of olefins and the oxidative dehydrogenation of olefins.

Abstract: Catalysts having a substantially spherical shape, a void center and a hole in the external surface communicating to the void center, have been found to give superior results in known hydrotreating reactions where sulfur, nitrogen and/or oxygen is removed from a hydrocarbon feed stock.

Abstract: A process for the catalytic oxidation of olefins to unsaturated aldehydes and acids and the ammoxidation of olefins to unsaturated nitriles in which the catalyst comprises a promoted, reduced, antimony oxide-molybdenum oxide-containing catalyst.

Abstract: Coated catalysts having an inert support material with an outer surface and a coating of active catalyst containing tungsten, vanadium and molybdenum plus optionally one or more of Fe, Mn, Cu, Sn, Sb, Cr, Ce, U, Co, Ni, Zn, Mg or mixture thereof have been found to be especially effective catalysts for the production of unsaturated acids from the corresponding unsaturated aldehydes, for example, acrolein is oxidized to acrylic acid using these catalysts. The catalysts give a very low exotherm, very high single pass yields of the desired acid and reduce the undesirable by-products.

Abstract: Catalysts containing at least nickel or cobalt, chromium, bismuth and molybdenum have been found to be especially useful for the ammoxidation of olefins, the oxidation of olefins and the oxidative dehydrogenation of olefins.