Abstract: A process for regenerating a catalyst containing ruthenium or ruthenium compounds, which includes, optionally at elevated temperature, subjecting the catalyst to a hydrogen halide treatment, particularly a gas stream comprising hydrogen chloride, under non-oxidative conditions and, optionally at reduced temperature, to at least a two-stage oxidative post-treatment. The catalyst may have been poisoned by sulfur compounds. After the removal of sulfur, the catalyst is subjected to an oxidative post-treatment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cleaning corrosive process gases that contain sulfur compounds. According to the method, a gas stream that contains corrosive gases is conducted, in a sorption phase, over an inorganic sorbent material which absorbs at least one of the sorbable sulfurous components on the sorbent material, and the sulfurous compound-depleted gas stream is removed.

Abstract: A process is described for regenerating a catalyst comprising ruthenium or ruthenium compounds, which has been poisoned by sulfur compounds, in which the catalyst, optionally at elevated temperature, is subjected to treatment with a hydrogen halide, particularly a gas stream comprising hydrogen chloride, under non-oxidative conditions and additionally, optionally at reduced temperature, to an at least two-stage oxidative post-treatment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gas diffusion electrode for reducing carbon dioxide, having a special catalyst morphology (silver in the form of agglomerated nanoparticles having a BET surface area of at least 2 m2/g), and to an electrolysis device. The gas diffusion electrode comprises at least one carrier and a porous coating on the basis of an electrochemically active porous silver catalyst and a hydrophobic material. The invention further relates to a production method for the gas diffusion electrode and to the use thereof as a carbon dioxide GDE in e.g. chlorine electrolysis.

Abstract: The invention relates to known catalysts which contain cerium or other catalytically active components for producing chlorine by means of a catalytic gas phase oxidation of hydrogen chloride with oxygen. A catalyst material is described for producing chlorine by means of a catalytic gas phase oxidation of hydrogen chloride with oxygen, wherein the catalyst comprises at least oxide compounds of the cerium as active components and zirconium dioxide microparticles as the carrier components, and the catalyst is characterized by a particularly high yield, measured in kgCl2/kgKA T·h, based on the mass of the catalyst.

Abstract: A reactor and a process for carrying out parallel reactions on solids is described. The reactor comprises at least a sample holder block (1) with a multiplicity of reaction vessels (2a-2k), a heated support structure (3) and a cover (8, 9, 10) sealing all the reaction vessels (2a-2k). The cover (8, 9, 10) contains feed lines (4a-4k) and discharge lines (5a-5k) to each sample vessel (2a-2k). The feed lines (4a-4k) and/or the discharge lines (5a-5k) are joined together by means of feed and discharge channels (7, 8) running crosswise to said lines. The feed and discharge channels (7, 8) end in main fluid feed lines (11) and discharge lines (12).