Abstract: A method for manufacturing structured catalysts in which a zeolite is uniformly dispersed on at least one surface of a porous support. The porous support may be organic or inorganic, and in the form of a particle, a sheet, a rod, a tube, or a shape object. The article is prepared by coating the porous support with a sol formed by suspending the zeolite in a polymerizable solvent such as tetrahydrofuran.

Abstract: A gaseous mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen is passed in contact over a first catalyst bed comprising an iron or cobalt containing Fischer-Tropsch catalyst in combination with a crystalline aluminosilicate of the class of crystalline zeolite represented by ZSM-5 so as to obtain a liquid hydrocarbon product having a boiling range of less than 400.degree. F. at a 90% overhead and being a predominantly olefinic product. The total products from said contact including said liquid hydrocarbon product are then converted over a second catalyst bed containing HZSM-5 to obtain a highly aromatic product, i.e., greater than 20 weight percent.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for the conversion of a syngas to a liquid hydrocarbon product having a boiling range of less than 400.degree. F. at a 90% overhead and being a predominantly olefinic product, wherein the olefins have substantially internal double bonds. The method for accomplishing this stated result involves an improvement in the method for the conversion of synthesis gas by contacting the same with a catalyst composite comprising a mixture of a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst and a volume excess of an acidic catalyst, e.g., silica-alumina or a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite and wherein the activity of the acidic component is balanced with the activity of the Fischer-Tropsch component so as to maximize the yield of desired olefinic product.

Abstract: An improved processing technique is provided for gas oil pour point reduction and dewaxing. The improved technique comprises contacting an appropriate gas oil feedstock with a catalyst comprising a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite characterized by a silica/alumina mole ratio of at least 12 and a constraint index, hereinafter defined, within the approximate range of 1 to 12 in the presence of a relatively large amount of co-fed water. The amount of co-fed water is maintained at from about 0.5 to about 15 moles of water/mole of gas oil feedstock.

Abstract: An improved processing technique is provided for conversion of olefins of 2 to 4 carbon atoms to product comprising high octane gasoline components. Embodiments of the present improved processing technique include conversion of light olefins to high octane olefinic gasoline components, and conversion of light olefins to high octane aromatic gasoline components.The improved technique comprises contacting an appropriate light olefin feedstock with a catalyst comprising a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite characterized by a silica/alumina mole ratio of at least 12 and a constraint index, hereinafter defined, within the approximate range of 1 to 12 in the presence of a relatively large amount of co-fed water. The amount of co-fed water is maintained at from about 0.5 to about 15 moles of water/mole of olefin feedstock.

Abstract: The product of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is separated to recover a C.sub.5 -400.degree. F liquid fraction which is thereafter upgraded to a higher octane gasoline fraction and a low-pour, high diesel index fuel oil by a "dense phase" process using HZSM-5 and related zeolites as catalysts.

Abstract: Fischer-Tropsch synthol naptha is upgraded to high octane gasoline with minimum yield loss in a multistep process comprising fractionating the synthol naptha to give a C.sub.5 + C.sub.6 fraction and C.sub.7.sup.+ fraction, processing the C.sub.5 + C.sub.6 fraction over a ZSM-5 catalyst under dense phase conditions, pretreating and reforming the C.sub.7.sup.+ fraction under conventional conditions, and blending the C.sub.5.sup.+ products from both the C.sub.5 + C.sub.6 and C.sub.7.sup.+ processing steps.