Abstract: A process for preparing a catalyst for cleaning exhaust gases comprising a refractory carrier composed mainly of alumina and having deposited thereon, iron oxide, cerium oxide and at least one noble metal element, which comprises impregnating said carrier with(a) an aqueous solution A prepared by adding aqueous ammonia to an aqueous solution containing a water-soluble iron salt as a material for iron and a cerium salt of an organic acid as a material for cerium to adjust the pH of the aqueous solution to 6.0-9.0, and optionally adding an ammonium salt of an organic acid, and(b) an aqueous solution B containing a compound of the noble metal element.

Abstract: Image-transmitting bundled fibers and processes for producing the same in which a bundle of elemental image fibers is assembled without randomizing so as to maintain the picture image without distortion utilizing an inventive assembly technique. The assembled fibers are covered with cladding layer then surrounded by a light-absorbing layer of a disclosed preferred group of materials. Fiber bundles of the invention can have a length of several tens of kilometers while the bundles have a good flexibility and a sufficiently high number of elemental image fibers to convey a clear and satisfactory image.

Abstract: A process for producing an auto exhaust gas catalyst capable of simultaneously removing hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides, which comprises depositing on a refractory inorganic support, 0.5 to 30 g of cerium, 0 to 20 g of iron, 0 to 10 g of lanthanum, 0.005 to 0.3 g of rhodium, 0.05 to 3.0 g of platinum, 0 to 1.2 g of palladium and 0 to 0.5 g of phosphorus as elements per liter of the finished catalyst in any desired sequence.

Abstract: A catalyst for purifying exhaust and waste gases, which consists essentially of(A) 30 to 99% by weight of at least one catalytic oxide selected from a binary oxide comprising titanium and silicon and a ternary oxide comprising Ti, Zr and Si,(B) 1 to 70% by weight of a catalytic oxide comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of V, W, Mo, U, Cu, Fe, Cr, Mn and Ce, and(C) 0 to 50% by weight of a catalytic oxide comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sn, Zn, Pb, Ti, Zr, Ni, Co, Nb, Ta, P, Br, Bi, Sb, alkali metals, and alkaline earth metals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst for purifying exhaust and waste gases which is capable of simultaneously removing nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from the exhaust gases, comprising supporting phosphorus, barium, rhodium and at least one member selected from the group consisting of palladium and platinum, and optionally nickel on a carrier, and a method for preparation thereof.

Abstract: A method for preparing phthalic anhydride by the catalytic vapor phase oxidation of either ortho-xylene or naphthalene, which comprises passing a gas comprising a molecular oxygen, an inert gas and a member of the group consisting of ortho-xylene and naphthalene first through a catalyst A comprising a catalytically active substance on a porous inert carrier, said catalytically active substance consisting essentially of 1 to 20 parts by weight of V.sub.2 O.sub.5, 99 to 80 parts by weight of anatase-type TiO.sub.2, and, based on the total weight of V.sub.2 O.sub.5 and TiO.sub.2, 0.01 to 1.0% by weight of Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5, 0.5 to 1.1% by weight of P.sub.2 O.sub.5, 0 to 0.25% by weight of K.sub.2 O and 0 to 0.5% by weight of Cs.sub.2 O, the total weight of the K.sub.2 O and Cs.sub.2 O being at least 0.05% by weight, 0.05 to 0.3% by weight of Na.sub.2 O and 0 to 0.5% by weight of Rb.sub.

Abstract: A catalyst for purifying exhaust and waste gases comprisingA. a support substrate comprising 2 to 100% by weight of an oxide complex of titanium and phosphorus containing titanium and phosphrus in such a proportion that the molar ratio of TiO.sub.2 to P.sub.2 O.sub.5 is from 5.0 to 0.5 and 98 to 0% by weight of aluminum oxide, andB. supported on said substrate as a catalytic substance, 2 to 300 parts by weight, calculated as metal oxide per 100 parts by weight of the support substrate (A), of at least one heavy metal selected from the group consisting of Ni, Cu, Cr, Fe, Co, Mn, Bi, V, W, Mo, Sn, Zn, Zr, Pb, Sb, Ti, Ta, Cd and Nb, or 0.01 to 1.0 part by weight, calculated as metal per 100 parts by weight of the support substrate (A), of at least one noble metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os and Ru.

Abstract: A catalyst for removing nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons in exhaust gases, said catalyst being prepared by supporting copper and nickel on a carrier and then further supporting at least two components selected from the group consisting of iridium, rhodium and ruthenium, the atomic weight ratio of copper to nickel being 0.2 to 5, the atomic weight ratio of the sum of copper and nickel to the sum of at least two components selected from the group consisting of iridium, rhodium and ruthenium being 10 to 100,000, and the total weight of copper and nickel being 10 to 200 g per liter of the catalyst.

Abstract: A method for the production of a platinum catalyst used for purification of exhaust and waste gases which comprises supporting platinum either alone or in combination of other noble metals on to a porous inorganic refractory support using an aqueous medium containing dinitrodiammineplatinum and, optionally, other noble metals or their compounds in the presence of a poly(oxyethylene) type nonionic surface active agent of an average molecular weight of at least 500 and subjecting the so treated support to activation by calcining in an oxidative atmosphere or by reducing in a reductive atmosphere.