Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved catalyst on the basis of a shaped catalyst body for hydrogenating carbonyl groups in organic compounds under the effect of acids and water, characterized in that the shaped catalyst body contains copper in an amount of 17.5 to 34.5 wt. %, relative to the shaped catalyst body and the copper is present in the shaped catalyst body to at least 70% in the form of a copper spinel CuAl2O4. The invention also relates to the production of the catalyst an to the use of same in the hydrogenation of carbonyl groups in organic compounds in the presence of acids and/or water.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved chromium-free Cu—Al catalyst for the hydrogenation of carbonyl groups in organic compounds, characterized in that the catalyst contains zirconium in a proportion of 0.5 to 30.0 wt. %. The invention also relates to the production of the catalyst and to the use of same in the hydrogenation of carbonyl groups in organic compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing a phosphorus-containing catalyst, in which a steam treatment of the catalyst is effected, and to the catalyst obtainable thereby, and to the use thereof in a process for preparing olefins from oxygenates. The steam treatment of the catalyst typically precedes modification of the catalyst with a phosphorus compound.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of nanocrystalline metal oxide particles comprising the steps of a) the introduction of a starting compound into a reaction chamber by means of a carrier fluid, b) the subjecting of the starting compound in a treatment zone to a pulsating thermal treatment, c) the forming of nanocrystalline metal oxide particles, d) the removal of the nanocrystalline metal oxide particles obtained in steps b) and c) from the reactor, wherein the starting compound is introduced into the reaction chamber in the form of a solution, slurry, suspension or in solid aggregate state. Further, the present compound relates to a catalyst material, obtainable by the process according to the invention, in particular a catalyst material for use in the preparation of methanol from carbon monoxide and hydrogen.

Abstract: A catalyst containing a pentasil-type alumosilicates and a binder, in the form of spheres having an average diameter between 0.3 and 7 mm, wherein the BET surface area of the catalyst ranges from 300 to 600 m2/g. Also disclosed is a method for producing the catalyst, wherein primary crystallites of the aluminosilicate having an average diameter of at least 0.01 ?m and less than 0.1 ?m are mixed with the binder, shaped into spheres having an average diameter between 0.3 and 7 mm, and subsequently calcined. Also disclosed is the use of the catalyst for converting methanol into olefins, in particular propylene. Also disclosed is a method for producing olefins from methanol, in which a feed gas is fed across the catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing a phosphorus-containing catalyst, in which a steam treatment of the catalyst is effected, and to the catalyst obtainable thereby, and to the use thereof in a process for preparing olefins from oxygenates. The steam treatment of the catalyst typically precedes modification of the catalyst with a phosphorus compound.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel catalyst based on zeolite, the production of that catalyst, and the use of the catalyst in a method for producing lower olefins from oxygenates and for oligomerizing olefins. The novel catalyst has a SiO2/Al2O3 weight ratio of 2 to 9, a BET surface of 250 to 500 m2/g, and an Na content under 200 ppm. The catalyst includes a crystalline alumosilicate zeolite and a binder. The catalyst is characterized in that the ratio of the peak heights of its IR absorption bands v=3610 cm?1±20 cm?1/v=3680 cm?1±20 cm?1 is greater than 1.8.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a method for the synthesis of zeolites, comprising the following steps: a) providing a silicon source; b) providing an aluminium source; c) optionally providing at least one template; d) mixing the silicon source, aluminium source and optional template in order to produce a synthesis gel; e) grinding the synthesis gel; f) treating the ground synthesis gel under hydrothermal conditions in order to produce crystalline zeolite, as well as zeolites that can be obtained according to this method. The products obtained according to the method can be used as catalysts or catalyst supports.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel catalyst based on zeolite, the production of that catalyst, and the use of the catalyst in a method for producing lower olefins from oxygenates and for oligomerizing olefins. The novel catalyst has a SiO2/Al2O3 weight ratio of 2 to 9, a BET surface of 250 to 500 m2/g, and an Na content under 200 ppm. The catalyst includes a crystalline alumosilicate zeolite and a binder. The catalyst is characterized in that the ratio of the peak heights of its IR absorption bands v=3610 cm?1±20 cm?1/v=3680 cm?1±20 cm?1 is greater than 1.8.

Abstract: A catalyst containing a pentasil-type alumosilicates and a binder, in the form of spheres having an average diameter between 0.3 and 7 mm, wherein the BET surface area of the catalyst ranges from 300 to 600 m2/g. Also disclosed is a method for producing the catalyst, wherein primary crystallites of the aluminosilicate having an average diameter of at least 0.01 ?m and less than 0.1 ?m are mixed with the binder, shaped into spheres having an average diameter between 0.3 and 7 mm, and subsequently calcined. Also disclosed is the use of the catalyst for converting methanol into olefins, in particular propylene. Also disclosed is a method for producing olefins from methanol, in which a feed gas is fed across the catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst composition for the reaction of hydrocarbons comprising a zeolite with has a faujasite structure and a fibrous zeolite which comprises essentially non-crossing one-dimensional channels. Further, the catalyst composition comprises in a preferred embodiment a metal component selected from metals of the group VIB and VIII of the periodic table of elements and their compounds. The invention relates further to a process for the synthesis of such a catalyst composition and to a process for hydrocracking hydrocarbon feedstocks by using said catalyst composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of nanocrystalline metal oxide particles comprising the steps of a) the introduction of a starting compound into a reaction chamber by means of a carrier fluid, b) the subjecting of the starting compound in a treatment zone to a pulsating thermal treatment, c) the forming of nanocrystalline metal oxide particles, d) the removal of the nanocrystalline metal oxide particles obtained in steps b) and c) from the reactor, wherein the starting compound is introduced into the reaction chamber in the form of a solution, slurry, suspension or in solid aggregate state. Further, the present compound relates to a catalyst material, obtainable by the process according to the invention, in particular a catalyst material for use in the preparation of methanol from carbon monoxide and hydrogen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst composition for the reaction of hydrocarbons comprising a zeolite with has a faujasite structure and a fibrous zeolite which comprises essentially non-crossing one-dimensional channels. Further, the catalyst composition comprises in a preferred embodiment a metal component selected from metals of the group VIB and VIII of the periodic table of elements and their compounds. The invention relates further to a process for the synthesis of such a catalyst composition and to a process for hydrocracking hydrocarbon feedstocks by using said catalyst composition.

Abstract: In a method of synthesizing a crystalline molecular sieve, a reaction mixture is formed comprising a source of phosphorus, a source of aluminum, at least one organic directing agent and, optionally, a source of silicon and crystallization of the reaction mixture is induced to form a slurry comprising the desired crystalline molecular sieve. The slurry is then maintained in contact with a flocculant for a period of 12 hours to 30 days before the crystalline molecular sieve is recovered from said slurry.

Abstract: A process is described for producing synthetic zeolites useful as catalysts with a MFI structure, a Si/Al atomic ratio from about 8 to 45 to 1 and very small primary crystallites. A Si source, an Al source and an organic template are reacted with one another under hydrothermal conditions. The process is carried out in the presence of seed crystals with an average particle size from roughly 10 to 100 nm, preferably from 20 to 50 nm, prepared from an earlier batch of synthetic zeolites with a MFI structure, without separation from the mother liquor. The process further includes conversion by ion exchange of the zeolites into an H form. Moldings may also be produced by the addition of binders and optionally catalytically active base metal and/or precious metal components before or after the moldings are produced. The zeolites as claimed in the invention are characterized by the combination of the following features: (a) Si/Al atomic ratio 8 to 45:1 (b) Size of the primary crystallites roughly 0.01 to 0.

Abstract: A catalyst is described based on crystalline aluminosilicates of the pentasil type, characterized in that it is constructed from primary crystallites with an average diameter of at least 0.01 ?m and less than 0.1 ?m, that are combined to at least 20% to agglomerates of 5 to 500 ?m, in which the primary crystallites or agglomerates are bonded together by finely divided aluminum oxide, that its BET surface is 300 to 600 m2/g and its pore volume (determined according to mercury porosimetry) is 0.3 to 0.8 cm3/g, that it is present in H form and that the amount of finely divided aluminum oxide binder is 10 to 40 wt. %, referred to the total weight of the aluminosilicate, in which the finely divided aluminum oxide binder is used in the reaction charge as peptizable aluminum oxide hydrate, sodium aluminate being used as aluminum and alkali source, and primary synthesis of the crystalline aluminosilicate occurs without addition of acid.

Abstract: A process is described for producing synthetic zeolites with a MFI structure, a Si/Al atomic ratio from roughly 8 to 45 and very small primary crystallites, a Si source, an Al source and an organic template being reacted with one another under hydrothermal conditions, the Si/Al atomic ratio being roughly 9 to 50 and the ratio between the longest and shortest axis of the primary crystallites being roughly 1.0 to 1.5:1; the process is characterized in that the reaction is carried out in the presence of seed crystals with an average particle size from roughly 10 to 100 nm, preferably from 20 to 50 nm from an earlier batch without separation from the mother liquor. The zeolites as claimed in the invention which are characterized by the combination of the following features: (a) Si/Al atomic ratio 8 to 45:1 (b) Size of the primary crystallites roughly 0.01 to 0.05 microns; (c) Ratio between longest and shortest axis of the primary crystallites: roughly 1.0 to 1.