Abstract: A process for preparing an antimony-containing metal oxide catalyst, comprising the steps of calcining at about 500.degree. to 1,000.degree. C. a metal oxide composition containing, as essential elements, antimony and at least one element selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, nickel, manganese, uranium, tin and copper, impregnating the calcined oxide composition with a tellurium-containing solution, drying the impregnated composition, and calcining the dried composition at about 400.degree. to 850.degree. C., wherein the tellurium-containing impregnating solution is a homogeneous, stable solution containing tellurium and at least one element selected from the group consisting of molybdenum and tungsten.Thus process is also useful for the modification of existing metal oxide catalyst of low performance and the reactivation of existing deteriorated metal oxide catalyst.

Abstract: A process for preparing a stable tellurium-containing solution from metallic tellurium, a process for producing a telurium-antimony containing oxide catalyst using the stable tellurium-containing solution, and a catalyst-reactivation process are disclosed.

Abstract: A process for producing acrylonitrile by the vapor-phase catalytic ammoxidation of propylene, which comprises(I) reacting propylene, a molecular oxygen-containing gas and ammonia in the presence of a catalyst expressed by the following empirical formulaFe.sub.a Sb.sub.b Mo.sub.c Me.sub.d Te.sub.e Q.sub.f Na.sub.g O.sub.h. (SIO).sub.iwherein Me is at least one element selected from the group consisting of V and W,Q is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Mg, Zn and Ni, andthe subscripts a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h and i each represents atomic ratios such that when a=10; b=13 to 28; c=0.1 to 2.5; d=0.05 to 1; e=0.2 to 5; f=0 to 4 (in which case b=13 to 20), or f=2 to 6 (in which case b=20 to 28); g=0 to 3; h=the number of oxygens corresponding to the oxide formed by the combination of the components, and i=25 to 200;in a fluidized bed catalytic reaction zone at a temperature of about 380 to about 500.degree. C. and a pressure of about 0.2 to about 3 kg/cm.sup.

Abstract: A process for regenerating a deteriorated antimony containing oxide catalyst comprising as essential components of (i) antimony and (ii) at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, nickel, manganese, uranium, cerium, tin and copper wherein the antimony containing oxide catalyst is impregnated or sprayed with an aqueous solution of nitric acid and/or a nitrate, and the impregnated catalyst is dried, and then calcined at a temperature in the range of from 400.degree. to 1000.degree. C.

Abstract: A process for regenerating a deteriorated antimony containing oxide catalyst comprising as essential components of (i) antimony and (ii) at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, nickel, manganese, uranium, cerium, tin and copper wherein the deteriorated antimony containing oxide catalyst is impregnated or sprayed with an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution and the impregnated catalyst is dried and then calcined at a temperature of about 200.degree. to 1,000.degree. C.

Abstract: A process for producing an attrition resistant antimony oxide containing fluidized bed catalyst comprising particles within a controlled particle size distribution comprising: (a) preparing a slurry containing a pentavalent antimony compound, one or more polyvalent metal compounds and a silica sol as essential components; (b) adjusting the pH of the above slurry to not more than 7 and heating the slurry at a temperature of from about 40.degree. C to about 150.degree.

Abstract: A process for preparing acrylonitrile from propylene, which comprises contacting a mixture of propylene, molecular oxygen and ammonia in the vapor phase at a temperature of about 380.degree. to about 500.degree. C. and a pressure of about atmospheric pressure to about 3 Kg/cm.sup.2 -G with a catalyst composition comprising active components of the following empirical formulaFe.sub.a Sb.sub.b Me.sub.c Te.sub.d Q.sub.e R.sub.f O.sub.gwherein Me is at least one element selected from the group consisting of V, Mo and W; Q is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Mg, Zn, La, Ce, Al, Cr, Mn, Cor, Ni, Bi and Sn; and R is at least one element selected from the group consisting of P and B; a, b, c, d, e, f and g each represents atomic ratios, and when a is 10, 15.ltoreq. b .ltoreq.60, 1 <c .ltoreq.10, 0.5.ltoreq.d.ltoreq.10, 0.1.ltoreq.e.ltoreq.10, 0.ltoreq.f.ltoreq.

Abstract: A process for producing a catalyst comprising an antimony-containing oxide which comprises the steps of (A) calcining a mixture of metal oxides containing, as essential components, an oxide of antimony and an oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, nickel, manganese, uranium, tin and copper, said calcining being at temperatures of from about 500.degree. C to about 1000.degree.

Abstract: A process for preparing acrylonitrile from propylene, which comprises contacting a mixture of propylene, molecular oxygen and ammonia in the vapor phase at a temperature of about 380.degree. to about 500.degree. C. and a pressure of about atmospheric pressure to about 3 Kg/cm.sup.2 -G with a catalyst composition comprising active components of the following empirical formulaFe.sub.a Sb.sub.b Me.sub.c Te.sub.d Q.sub.e R.sub.f O.sub.gwhereinMe is at least one element selected from the group consisting of V, Mo and W; Q is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Mg, Zn, La, Ce, Al, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Bi and Sn; and R is at least one element selected from the group consisting of P and B; a, b, c, d, e, f and g each represents atomic ratios, and when a is 10, 15.ltoreq. b .ltoreq.60, 1<c .ltoreq.10, 0.5.ltoreq. d .ltoreq.10, 0.1.ltoreq. e .ltoreq.10, 0.ltoreq. f .ltoreq.