Abstract: Disclosed are a proton type ? zeolite in which an acid site showing a desorption peak with a range of ±100° C. with a center of 330° C. exists in a spectrum measured by the ammonia temperature programmed desorption method (NH3-TPD), and an amount of a strong acid site showing a desorption peak of 500° C. or higher is controlled to 2.5 ?mol/g or less, a method for preparing the same, and a process for preparing a phenol compound by oxidizing a benzene compound with a peroxide in the presence of the proton type ? zeolite.

Abstract: Disclosed are a proton type &bgr; zeolite in which an acid site showing a desorption peak with a range of ±100° C. with a center of 330° C. exists in a spectrum measured by the ammonia temperature programmed desorption method (NH3-TPD), and an amount of a strong acid site showing a desorption peak of 500° C. or higher is controlled to 2.5 &mgr;mol/g or less, a method for preparing the same, and a process for preparing a phenol compound by oxidizing a benzene compound with a peroxide in the presence of the proton type &bgr; zeolite.

Abstract: A process for producing a zirconium oxide precursor comprising precipitating a zirconium oxide precursor from an alcoholic solution of a zirconium compound, and a process for producing zirconium oxide having infrared absorption peaks assigned to an S—O bond between 1010 cm−1 and 1025 cm−1 and between 1035 cm−1 and 1050 cm−1, which comprises heat treating the zirconium oxide precursor prepared by the above process. The zirconium oxide precursor and the zirconium oxide obtained in the process are effective as a catalyst for removing or decomposing nitrogen oxides.

Abstract: There are disclosed a process for producing a dihydric phenol which comprises oxidizing a monohydric phenol by a peroxide compound in the presence of a &bgr;-zeolite, a ketone and a phosphoric acid, and a process for producing a dihydric phenol which comprises oxidizing a monohydric phenol in the presence of a &bgr;-zeolite, a ketone and a phosphoric acid, by feeding a monohydric phenol, hydrogen peroxide, a ketone and a phosphoric acid into a reactor in which a &bgr;-zeolite is charged, to oxidize the monohydric phenol into a dihydric phenol, and delivering the resultant reaction mixture from the reactor.

Abstract: There are disclosed a process for producing a dihydric phenol which comprises oxidizing a monohydric phenol by a peroxide compound in the presence of a &bgr;-zeolite, a ketone and a phosphoric acid, and a process for producing a dihydric phenol which comprises oxidizing a monohydric phenol in the presence of a &bgr;-zeolite, a ketone and a phosphoric acid, by feeding a monohydric phenol, hydrogen peroxide, a ketone and a phosphoric acid into a reactor in which a &bgr;-zeolite is charged, to oxidize the monohydric phenol into a dihydric phenol, and delivering the resultant reaction mixture from the reactor.