Abstract: Disclosed herein are a catalyst composition, catalyst devices, and methods for removing formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds, and other pollutants from an air flow stream. The catalyst composition including manganese oxide, optionally one or more of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, zinc, iron, binder, an inorganic oxide, or carbon.

Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are carbon dioxide and VOC sorbents that include a porous support impregnated with an amine compound.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are catalyst devices for removing formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds, and other pollutants from an air flow stream, A catalyst device includes a housing, a solid substrate disposed within the housing, and a catalyst layer disposed on the substrate. The catalyst layer includes a base metal catalyst at a first mass percent and a rare earth metal catalyst at a second mass percent.

Abstract: A process for removing sulfur compounds selected from mercaptans (R—SH), organic sulfides (R—S—R?), organic disulfides (R—S—S—R?) and carbonyl sulfide (COS) from a hydrocarbonaceous stream comprises an absorption step of contacting the hydrocarbonaceous stream comprising one or more sulfur compounds with an absorbent comprising a first transition metal sulfide to bind at least some of the sulfur present in the sulfur compound or compounds in the transition metal sulfide as additional sulfur to form a second transition metal sulfide.

Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst which comprises a catalytically active multimetal oxide which comprises molybdenum and at least one further metal has the general formula (I) Mo12BiaMnbCocFedX1eX2fOx??(I), where the variables have the following meanings: X1=Si and/or Al; X2=Li, Na, K, Cs and/or Rb; a=0.2 to 1; b=0 to 2; c=2 to 10; d=0.5 to 10; e=0 to 10; f=0 to 0.5; and x=is a number determined by the valence and abundance of the elements other than oxygen in (I).

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butenes to butadiene, which comprises two or more production steps (i) and at least one regeneration step (ii) and in which (i) a starting gas mixture comprising n-butenes is mixed with an oxygen-comprising gas in a production step and the mixed gas is brought into contact with a multimetal oxide catalyst which comprises at least molybdenum and a further metal and is arranged in a fixed catalyst bed at a temperature of from 220 to 490° C. in a fixed-bed reactor, with a product gas mixture comprising at least butadiene, oxygen and water vapor being obtained at the outlet of the fixed-bed reactor, and (ii) the multimetal oxide catalyst is regenerated in a regeneration step by passing an oxygen-comprising regeneration gas mixture over the fixed catalyst bed at a temperature of from 200 to 450° C.

Abstract: Provided are methods of making dehydrogenation catalyst supports containing bayerite and silica. Silica-stabilized alumina powder, prepared by spray drying of bayerite powder, precipitating silica in a bayerite slurry with an acid, or impregnation or co-extrusion of bayerite with sodium silicate solution was found to be a superior catalyst support precursor. Catalysts prepared with these silica containing support materials have higher hydrothermal stability than current CATOFIN® catalysts. Also provided is a dehydrogenation catalyst comprising Cr2O3, an alkali metal oxide, SiO2 and Al2O3, and methods of using said catalyst to make an olefin and/or dehydrogenate a dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon.

Abstract: A process for the production of propylene, the process including: contacting ethylene and a hydrocarbon stream comprising 1-butene and 2-butene with a bifunctional isomerization-metathesis catalyst to concurrently isomerizes 1-butene to 2-butene and to form a metathesis product comprising propylene; wherein the bifunctional isomerization-metathesis catalyst comprises: a catalyst compound may include at least one element selected from tungsten, tantalum, niobium, molybdenum, nickel, palladium, osmium, iridium, rhodium, vanadium, ruthenium, and rhenium for providing metathesis activity on a support comprising at least one element from Group IA, IIA, IIB, and IIIA of the Periodic Table of the Elements; wherein an exposed surface area of the support provides both isomerization activity for the isomerization of 1-butene to 2-butene; and reactive sites for the adsorption of catalyst compound poisons.

Abstract: Provided are methods of making dehydrogenation catalyst supports containing bayerite and silica. Silica-stabilized alumina powder, prepared by spray drying of bayerite powder, precipitating silica in a bayerite slurry with an acid, or impregnation or co-extrusion of bayerite with sodium silicate solution was found to be a superior catalyst support precursor. Catalysts prepared with these silica containing support materials have higher hydrothermal stability than current CATOFIN® catalysts. Also provided is a dehydrogenation catalyst comprising Cr2O3, an alkali metal oxide, SiO2 and Al2O3, and methods of using said catalyst to make an olefin and/or dehydrogenate a dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon.

Abstract: Provided are methods of making dehydrogenation catalyst supports containing bayerite and silica. Silica-stabilized alumina powder, prepared by spray drying of bayerite powder, precipitating silica in a bayerite slurry with an acid, or impregnation or co-extrusion of bayerite with sodium silicate solution was found to be a superior catalyst support precursor. Catalysts prepared with these silica containing support materials have higher hydrothermal stability than current CATOFIN® catalysts. Also provided is a dehydrogenation catalyst comprising Cr2O3, an alkali metal oxide, SiO2 and Al2O3, and methods of using said catalyst to make an olefin and/or dehydrogenate a dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon.

Abstract: Disclosed are dehydrogenation catalyst composites and methods of making the dehydrogenation catalyst composites. The dehydrogenation catalyst composites contain alumina, lithium oxide, alkaline earth metal oxide, chromium oxide, and sodium oxide. Also disclosed are methods of dehydrogenating a dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon involving contacting the dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon with a dehydrogenation catalyst composite containing alumina, lithium oxide, alkaline earth metal oxide, chromium oxide, and sodium oxide to provide a dehydrogenated hydrocarbon, such as an olefin.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butenes to butadiene, which comprises at least two production steps (i) and at least one regeneration step (ii), in which (i) in one production step, a starting gas mixture comprising n-butenes is mixed with an oxygen-comprising gas and brought into contact with a multimetal oxide catalyst which comprises at least molybdenum and a further metal and is arranged in a fixed catalyst bed in a fixed-bed reactor, and (ii) in a regeneration step, the multimetal oxide catalyst is regenerated by passing an oxygen-comprising regeneration gas mixture over the fixed catalyst bed and burning off the carbon deposited on the catalyst, where a regeneration step (ii) is carried out between two production steps (i), wherein the at least two production steps (i) are carried out at a temperature of at least 350° C. and the at least one regeneration step (ii) is carried out at a temperature which is not more than 50° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coated catalyst which comprises (a) a support body, (b) a shell comprising a catalytically active multimetal oxide comprising molybdenum and at least one further metal, where the shell is made up of multimetal oxide particles having a d50 of from 6 to 13 ?m, and can be obtained by (i) production of a multimetal oxide precursor composition comprising molybdenum and at least one further metal, (ii) production of a shaped body from the multimetal oxide precursor composition, (iii) calcination of the shaped body composed of the multimetal oxide precursor composition to produce a multimetal oxide composition, (iv) milling of the shaped body composed of multimetal oxide composition to form multimetal oxide particles having a d50 of from 6 to 13 ?m, (v) coating of the support body with the multimetal oxide particles, (vi) thermal treatment of the coated support body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butenes to butadiene, which comprises two or more production steps (i) and at least one regeneration step (ii), in which (i) in one production step, a starting gas mixture comprising n-butenes is mixed with an oxygen-comprising gas and brought into contact with a multimetal oxide catalyst which comprises at least molybdenum and a further metal and is arranged in a fixed catalyst bed in a fixed-bed reactor at a temperature of from 220 to 490° C., and, before the relative decrease in conversion at constant temperature is >25%, (ii) in a regeneration step, the multimetal oxide catalyst is regenerated by passing an oxygen-comprising regeneration gas mixture at a temperature of from 200 to 450° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst which comprises a catalytically active multimetal oxide which comprises molybdenum and at least one further metal has the general formula (I) Mo12BiaMnbCocFedX1eX2fOx??(I), where the variables have the following meanings: X1=Si and/or Al; X2=Li, Na, K, Cs and/or Rb; a=0.2 to 1; b=0 to 2; c=2 to 10; d=0.5 to 10; e=0 to 10; f=0 to 0.5; and x=is a number determined by the valence and abundance of the elements other than oxygen in (I).

Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst, in particular a coated catalyst, for the oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butenes to butadiene, its use and also a process for the oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butenes to butadiene.

Abstract: A process for the production of propylene, the process including: contacting ethylene and a hydrocarbon stream comprising 1-butene and 2-butene with a bifunctional isomerization-metathesis catalyst to concurrently isomerizes 1-butene to 2-butene and to form a metathesis product comprising propylene; wherein the bifunctional isomerization-metathesis catalyst comprises: a catalyst compound may include at least one element selected from tungsten, tantalum, niobium, molybdenum, nickel, palladium, osmium, iridium, rhodium, vanadium, ruthenium, and rhenium for providing metathesis activity on a support comprising at least one element from Group IA, IIA, IIB, and IIIA of the Periodic Table of the Elements; wherein an exposed surface area of the support provides both isomerization activity for the isomerization of 1-butene to 2-butene; and reactive sites for the adsorption of catalyst compound poisons.

Abstract: A process for the production of propylene, the process including: contacting ethylene and a hydrocarbon stream comprising 1-butene and 2-butene with a bifunctional isomerization-metathesis catalyst to concurrently isomerizes 1-butene to 2-butene and to form a metathesis product comprising propylene; wherein the bifunctional isomerization-metathesis catalyst comprises: a catalyst compound may include at least one element selected from tungsten, tantalum, niobium, molybdenum, nickel, palladium, osmium, iridium, rhodium, vanadium, ruthenium, and rhenium for providing metathesis activity on a support comprising at least one element from Group IA, IIA, IIB, and IIIA of the Periodic Table of the Elements; wherein an exposed surface area of the support provides both isomerization activity for the isomerization of 1-butene to 2-butene; and reactive sites for the adsorption of catalyst compound poisons.

Abstract: Provided are methods of making dehydrogenation catalyst supports containing bayerite and silica. Silica-stabilized alumina powder, prepared by spray drying of bayerite powder, precipitating silica in a bayerite slurry with an acid, or impregnation or co-extrusion of bayerite with sodium silicate solution was found to be a superior catalyst support precursor. Catalysts prepared with these silica containing support materials have higher hydrothermal stability than current CATOFIN® catalysts. Also provided is a dehydrogenation catalyst comprising Cr2O3, an alkali metal oxide, SiO2 and Al2O3, and methods of using said catalyst to make an olefin and/or dehydrogenate a dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon.

Abstract: Extruded isomerization catalysts comprising MgO, a metal silicate clay binder and a stabilizer and methods of forming such isomerization catalysts are disclosed. Also disclosed are isomerization catalysts that exhibit a fresh isomerization rate and an aged isomerization rate that is at least 50% of the fresh isomerization rate. Embodiments of the isomerization catalysts disclosed herein include metal silicate clay binders that include a layered structure and metal silicate. The metal silicate clay binder may be present in an amount in the range from about 5 wt % to about 20 wt %. Exemplary stabilizers include one or more of ZrO2, tetravalent rare earth metal and a trivalent rare earth metal. Stabilizers may be present in an amount up to about 40 wt %. One or more improved properties, such as piece crush strength and isomerization performance, are exhibited by the catalyst article.