Abstract: A method of making an alumina including providing an alumina slurry, aging the slurry, adding a tricarboxylic acid to the aged alumina slurry, further aging the slurry, and spray drying, the method being characterized by the addition of a dicarboxylic acid either at the same time as the tricarboxylic acid, or after the second aging and before the spray drying. The resulting alumina is dispersible at a pH greater than 9.5 above 95% and has a viscosity below 0.4 Pa·S for 10 wt % sols.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing phosphorus pentafluoride, including mixing and reacting phosphorus trichloride and chlorine with a large excess of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride liquid, thereby producing phosphorus pentafluoride, wherein heat of reaction generated through the production of phosphorus pentafluoride is removed with latent heat of evaporation of hydrogen fluoride. It is preferable that the anhydrous hydrogen fluoride liquid is circulated, and, in this state, phosphorus trichloride and chlorine are mixed with the anhydrous hydrogen fluoride liquid. Furthermore, it is also preferable that the anhydrous hydrogen fluoride liquid is circulated along a circulation path, or that the anhydrous hydrogen fluoride liquid is circulated through stirring in a reaction vessel.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments presently disclosed, a catalyst for converting hydrocarbons may include catalytic oxidized metal materials comprising oxidized iron, oxidized cobalt, and oxidized copper. At least 95 wt. % of the catalytic oxidized metal materials may be a combination of oxidized iron, oxidized cobalt, and oxidized copper. The catalyst may additionally include a mesoporous support material comprising pores having an average pore diameter of from 2 nm to 50 nm. At least 95 wt. % of the mesoporous support material may comprise alumina. At least 95 wt. % of the catalyst may be the combination of the catalytic oxidized metal materials and the mesoporous support material. Additional embodiments are included, such as methods for making the presently disclosed catalysts.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to tungsten oxide composition. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to mesoporous tungsten oxide composition that is active for multiple reactions, including aromatic alkylation, alkene coupling, alkene cyclization, alkyne oxidation, alcohol dehydrogenation reactions.

Abstract: A method of forming an alkali metal-doped calcium-SiAlON material is provided. The method includes mixing calcium-SiAlON powder and an alkali metal hydroxide to form a reaction mixture. The mixture further includes spark plasma sintering (SPS) the reaction mixture at 800 to 940 degrees Celsius (° C.) to form the alkali metal-doped calcium-SiAlON material. The alkali metal hydroxide is present in an amount of 0.1 to 10 weight percentage (wt. %), based on a total weight of the reaction mixture.

Abstract: Provided are a zirconia sol having a transmittance of 45% or more at a wavelength of 400 nm, having a transmittance of 75% or more at a wavelength of 550 nm, and containing zirconia particles in an amount of 20 wt % or more, and a method for manufacturing the zirconia sol.

Abstract: A method of preparing an indium oxide spherical powder with a controllable grain shape includes: (1) reacting a sulfuric acid solution, and then adding a nitric acid solution, to react with the metal indium to obtain a mixed solution system containing indium sulfate and indium nitrate; (2) adjusting a concentration of indium ions in the mixed solution system to between 0.45˜0.6M; (3) performing a precipitation reaction of the mixed solution with a precipitant, until a pH value of the solution is between 9˜10, and then having the solution precipitated and aged to obtain an indium hydroxide precursor slurry; (4) using a ceramic membrane to filter and wash the precursor slurry, and ending the washing to obtain a purified precursor sample; (5) drying the precursor sample at 80˜130° C.; and (6) ball-milling the precursor sample, and calcining the precursor at a calcination temperature to obtain the indium oxide powder.

Abstract: A paramagnetic garnet-type transparent ceramic characterized by being a sintered body of a terbium-containing composite oxide represented by formula (1) in which the linear transmittance at a wavelength of 1,064 nm at an optical path length of 15 mm is 83% or higher. (Tb1-x-yScxCey)3(Al1-zScz)5O12??(1) (In the formula, 0<x<0.08, 0?y?0.01, 0.004<z<0.16.

Abstract: Provided is a metal oxide production apparatus that implements a flux evaporation method. The production apparatus includes a firing furnace configured to subject a metal compound to firing in the presence of flux, a cooling pipe connected to the firing furnace and configured to convert vaporized flux resulting from the firing into powder, and a recovery means configured to recover powdered flux converted in the cooling pipe. Furthermore, provided is a metal oxide production method comprising a step (1) of subjecting a metal compound to firing in the presence of flux and obtaining a metal oxide and vaporized flux, a step (2) of converting the vaporized flux into powder by cooling the vaporized flux, and a step (3) of recovering powdered flux resulting from the converting.

Abstract: A method of making a titanium dioxide nanowire array includes contacting a substrate with a solvent comprising a titanium (III) precursor, an acid, and an oxidant while microwave heating the solvent, thereby forming a hydrogen titanate H2Ti2O5.H2O nanowire array. The hydrogen titanate nanowire array is annealed to form a titanium dioxide nanowire array. The substrate is seeded with titanium dioxide before starting the hydrothermal synthesis of the hydrogen titanate nanowire array. The titanium dioxide nanowire array is loaded with a platinum group metal to form an exhaust gas catalyst. The titanium dioxide nanowire array can be used to catalyze oxidation of combustion exhaust.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for preparing a ceramic material including a compound of a formula of A2BxOy and a ceramic material prepared by the method. The method includes: mixing a first oxide of AOm and a second oxide of BOn to obtain a mixture, ball-milling the mixture until a particle size of the mixture is not greater than 1 ?m with a medium selected from a group consisting of ethanol, acetone, deionized water and a combination thereof, to obtain a powder, drying the powder at a temperature in a range of 60 to 80° C., and sintering the powder with a laser irradiation having a laser wavelength of 980 nm, an irradiation power ranging from 50 to 1500 W and an irradiation period of 3 s to 8 min to obtain the ceramic material.

Abstract: A mesoporous ozonation catalyst including a cerium-titanium-zirconium composite oxide. The catalyst is in the form of a solid spherical particle having a diameter of between 0.7 and 1.2 mm. The solid spherical particle exhibits lattice fringes under transmission electron microscope, and the lattice fringes have a spacing between 0.332 and 0.339 nm.

Abstract: A method for producing an ammoxidation catalyst, the method including: a step (i) of preparing a starting material slurry comprising molybdenum, bismuth, iron, and a carboxylic acid compound; a step (ii) of stirring the starting material slurry in a temperature range of 30 to 50° C. for 20 minutes to 8 hours, thereby preparing a precursor slurry; a step of spray-drying the precursor slurry, thereby obtaining a dried particle; and a step of calcining the dried particle.

Abstract: Catalysts for hydrogen production from NaBH4 by hydrolysis or alcoholysis are provided. The catalysts comprise hydrogel beads formed from alginate and starch. The hydrogel beads optionally comprise metal nanoparticles on their surfaces, and the hydrogen generation reactions are optionally conducted in the presence of one or more surfactants.

Abstract: A process for producing a metal oxide powder by flame spray pyrolysis where a) a stream of a solution containing at least one oxidizable or hydrolysable metal compound is atomized to afford an aerosol by means of an atomizer gas, b) this aerosol is brought to reaction in the reaction space of the reactor with a flame obtained by ignition of a mixture of fuel gas and air, c) the reaction stream is cooled and d) the solid product is subsequently removed from the reaction stream, wherein e) the reaction space comprises one or more successive double-walled internals, wherein the wall of the double-walled internal facing the flame-conducting region of the reaction space comprises at least one slot through which a gas or vapour is introduced into the reaction space in which the flame is burning and f) the slot is arranged such that this gas or vapour brings about a rotation of the flame.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cerium oxide particles that have excellent heat resistance and/or pore volume especially useful for catalysts, functional ceramics, solid electrolyte for fuel cells, polishing, ultraviolet absorbers and the like, and particularly suitable for use as a catalyst or cocatalyst material, for instance in catalysis for purifying vehicle exhaust gas. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing such cerium oxide particles, and a catalyst, such as for purifying exhaust gas, utilizing these cerium oxide particles.

Abstract: A method of making highly an active mixed transition metal oxide material has been developed. The method may include sulfiding the metal oxide material to generate metal sulfides which are used as catalyst in a conversion process such as hydroprocessing. The hydroprocessing may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodesilication, hydrodearomatization, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pyrolysis tube for manufacturing olefin which tube can improve a yield of olefin in a pyrolysis reaction of a hydrocarbon raw material. The pyrolysis tube (1A) for manufacturing olefin includes a tubular base material (2) made of a heat resistant metal material and a dehydrogenating catalyst (4A) which is supported on an inner surface of the tubular base material (2).

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to CCS sorbents, particularly for CO2/H2O displacement desorption process. The sorbent includes an aluminum oxide support and an alkali metal salt impregnated on the support, and a silicon modification of the sorbent to reduce water uptake by the sorbent and make it more hydrophobic. The silicon modification can be an organosilyl moiety added after the initial sorbent is complete, or a silica source added to the aluminum oxide structure, typically via impregnation. The sorbents demonstrate better H2O/CO2 ratios. Compositions and methods of making are disclosed.

Abstract: Described is a method for extracting lithium from salt lake brine and simultaneously preparing aluminum hydroxide. This method includes a. adding an aluminum salt to the brine, adding an alkali solution, then subjecting to crystallization reaction and solid-liquid separation to obtain lithium-containing brine; b. evaporating and concentrating the lithium-containing brine, adding an aluminum salt, adding an alkali solution dropwise to perform a co-precipitation reaction and solid-liquid separation to obtain a lithium-containing layered material filter cake, wherein in steps a and b, the alkali solution is an alkali solution free of carbonate ion; c. dispersing the lithium-containing layered material filter cake in deionized water to form a suspension slurry, then adjusting the pH value of the suspension slurry so as to carry out a lithium deintercalation reaction; d. filtering to obtain aluminum hydroxide filter cake; e. washing the aluminum hydroxide filter cake with deionized water and drying.