And Group Vi Metal (i.e., Cr, Mo, W Or Po,) Patents (Class 502/210)
  • Patent number: 8383543
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bulk multi-metallic catalyst for hydrotreating heavy oil feeds and to a method for preparing the catalyst. The bulk multi-metallic catalyst is prepared by sulfiding a catalyst precursor having a poorly crystalline structure with disordered stacking layers, with a type IV adsorption-desorption isotherms of nitrogen with a hysteresis starting point value of about 0.35, for a sulfided catalyst that will facilitate the reactant's and product's diffusion in catalytic applications. In another embodiment, the precursor is characterized as having a type H3 hysteresis loop. In a third embodiment, the hysteresis loop is characterized as having a well developed plateau above P/Po of about 0.55. The mesapores of the precursor can be adjustable or tunable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Theodorus Maesen, Alexander E. Kuperman, Dennis Dykstra
  • Publication number: 20130040807
    Abstract: A metal fiber based on one or several elements from the group of platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, and iridium with 0 to 30% by weight of one or several additional alloy elements from the group of nickel, cobalt, gold, rhenium, molybdenum, and tungsten, contains 1 to 500 ppm by weight of boron or phosphorus. A non-woven material or netting, in particular for the production of nitrogen oxide or for the production of hydrocyanic acid, is made of such fibers. For the production of fibers based on noble metals having up to 30% by weight of additional alloy metals by drawing the fibers from a melt, the melting point of the metal is reduced by at least 400° C., before drawing of the fibers, by additionally alloying with boron or phosphorus, and the boron or the phosphorus is removed again from the fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Heraeus Materials Technology GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Heraeus Materials Technology GmbH & Co. KG
  • Patent number: 8357625
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst exhibiting excellent performance particularly in partial oxidation reaction. Another object is to provide a method for efficiently producing carboxylic acid or carboxylic anhydride through vapor-phase partial oxidation of an organic compound by use of an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of the catalyst. The catalyst contains (1) diamond; (2) at least one species selected from among Group 5 transition element oxides, collectively called oxide A; and (3) at least one species selected from among Group 4 transition element oxides, collectively called oxide B. The method for producing a carboxylic acid or a carboxylic anhydride includes subjecting an organic compound to vapor phase partial oxidation by use of an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of the catalyst, wherein the organic compound is an aromatic compound having one or more substituents in a molecule thereof, the substituents each including a carbon atom bonded to an aromatic ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Atsushi Okamoto
  • Patent number: 8354049
    Abstract: An antibacterial measure using titanium oxide includes mixing titanium oxide in a resin to form a coating resin, and then coating a key surface with the coating resin. This method requires formation of a coating layer on a resin molding and thus increases the number of the production steps and cost. Furthermore, in the method, a coating film containing an antibacterial agent is scraped off light by little at each time of keying, and thus the film is finally completely removed to lose its antibacterial function. A conceivable measure against this includes directly mixing a resin and an antibacterial agent. However, titanium oxide used as an antibacterial agent degrades a raw material resin. It has recently be thought that photocatalytic apatite as a substitute for titanium oxide also causes chalking, and an antibacterial coating layer has been formed on a surface of a resin molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Masato Wakamura, Noriyasu Aso
  • Patent number: 8343887
    Abstract: A catalyst precursor composition and methods for making such catalyst precursor is disclosed. In one embodiment, the catalyst precursor is of the general formula Av[(MP)(OH)x(L)ny]z(MVIBO4), wherein MP is selected from Group VIII, Group IIB, Group IIA, Group IVA and combinations thereof; L is one or more oxygen-containing ligands, and L has a neutral or negative charge n<=0, MVIB is at least a Group VIB metal having an oxidation state of +6; MP:MVIB has an atomic ratio between 100:1 and 1:100; v?2+P*z?x*z+n*y*z=0; and 0?y??P/n; 0?x?P; 0?v?2; 0?z. In one embodiment, the catalyst precursor further comprises a cellulose-containing material. In another embodiment, the catalyst precursor further comprises at least a diluent (binder). In one embodiment, the diluent is a magnesium aluminosilicate clay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Theodorus Ludovicus Michael Maesen, Alexander E. Kuperman
  • Publication number: 20120330082
    Abstract: A method of preparing a hydroprocessing catalyst that may have a high metals loading and has a particularly high activity for hydrodenitrogenation. The method uses several metal impregnations in combination with different intermediate treatment steps so as to provide a catalyst composition that includes a mix of different types of catalytically active sites. The method of the invention allows for the optimization and control of the relative ratio of the different types of active catalyst sites on the catalyst composition in order to give certain desired results and improved catalytic performance. The catalyst composition comprises a one or more active metals or active metal precursors that are incorporated onto a support material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventor: John Anthony SMEGAL
  • Publication number: 20120323026
    Abstract: A catalyst for the epoxidation of an olefin comprising a carrier and, deposited thereon, silver, a rhenium promoter, a first co-promoter, and a second co-promoter; wherein the quantity of the rhenium promoter deposited on the carrier is greater than 1 mmole/kg, relative to the weight of the catalyst; the first co-promoter is selected from sulfur, phosphorus, boron, and mixtures thereof; the second co-promoter is selected from tungsten, molybdenum, chromium, and mixtures thereof; the total quantity of the first co-promoter and the second co-promoter deposited on the carrier is at most 5.0 mmole/kg, relative to the weight of the catalyst; and wherein the carrier has a monomodal, bimodal or multimodal pore size distribution, a pore diameter of 0.01-200 ?m, a specific surface area of 0.03-10 m2/g, a pore volume of 0.2-0.7 cm3/g, wherein the median pore diameter is 0.1-100 ?m, and a water absorption of 10-80%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: John Robert Lockemeyer, Marek Matusz, Randall Clayton Yeates
  • Patent number: 8323597
    Abstract: Provided are a catalyst for removing mercury metal, which has high activity for a long time even in an exhaust gas containing SO2, and a method for oxidizing mercury metal using the catalyst. A method for purifying exhaust gas, including bringing an exhaust gas containing mercury metal into contact with a catalyst containing titanium oxide as a first component and a sulfate or phosphate of nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn) or vanadium as a second component, at a temperature of from 100° C. to 200° C., and thereby oxidizing the mercury metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuyoshi Kato
  • Patent number: 8309486
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composite solid acid catalyst consisting of from 50%-80% by weight of a porous inorganic support, from 15% to 48% by weight of a heteropoly compound loaded thereon, and from 2% to 6% by weight of an inorganic acid. The present invention further provides a process for preparing said composite solid acid catalyst and a process for conducting an alkylation reaction by using such catalyst. The composite solid acid catalyst of the present invention has the acid sites type of Brönsted acid and has an acid sites density of not less than 1.4×10?3 mol H+/g. Moreover, said composite solid acid catalyst has the homogeneous acid strength distribution, and is a solid acid catalyst having excellent performances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignees: China Petroleum Chemical Corporation, Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Sinopec
    Inventors: Yigong He, Zheng Man, Xuhong Mu
  • Publication number: 20120245397
    Abstract: An olefin hydration catalyst and method for producing same is provided. The olefin hydration catalyst can be prepared by contacting a niobium containing compound with a strong Bronsted acid, such as sulfuric or phosphoric acid, to produce niobium oxo sulfate or niobium oxo phosphate nanoparticles. The nanoparticles can be separated, dried and utilized in a reactor for the hydration of olefins to their corresponding alcohols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Abdennour Bourane, Stephan Ralf Vogel, Wei Xu
  • Patent number: 8252709
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst for hydrodesulfurization/dewaxing of a hydrocarbon oil, with which sulfur compounds in the hydrocarbon oil can be desulfurized to a high degree and which simultaneously is extremely effective in reducing the wax deposit content; a process for producing the catalyst; and a method of hydrotreatment with the catalyst. The invention relates to a catalyst for hydrodesulfurization/dewaxing of a hydrocarbon oil, comprising a support comprising an inorganic oxide containing at least one crystalline aluminosilicate having a one- or two-dimensional pore path system and, having provided thereon, 10 to 35% by mass of a metal in Group 6 of the Periodic Table, 1 to 10% by mass of a metal in Group 8 of the Periodic Table, and 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kato, Hiroshi Kimura, Kazuyuki Kiriyama, Takashi Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 8252963
    Abstract: A catalyst composition can include: a support; a ruthenium catalyst (Ru) nanoparticle; and a linker linking the Ru nanoparticle to the support, wherein the linker is stable under hydrogenolysis conditions. In one aspect, the linker can include 3-aminopropyl trimethoxysilane (APTS) or derivatives thereof, such as those with amine functionality. In another aspect, the linker can include phosphotungstic acid (PTA) or other similar solid acid agents. In another aspect, the support can be selected from alumina, carbon, silica, a zeolite, TiO2, ZrO2, or another suitable material. A specific example of a support includes zeolite, such as a NaY zeolite. The Ru nanoparticle can have a size range from about 1 nm to about 25 nm, and can be obtained by reduction of Ru salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: University of Kansas
    Inventors: Raghunath V. Chaudhari, Debdut S. Roy, Bala Subramaniam
  • Patent number: 8242043
    Abstract: A process for production of a supported catalyst that, when used for production of lower aliphatic carboxylic acids from oxygen and lower olefins, improves yields of the lower aliphatic carboxylic acids and minimizes production of carbon dioxide gas (CO2) by-product compared to the prior art. A compound comprising at least one element selected from elements of Groups 8, 9 and 10 of the Periodic Table, at least one chloride of an element selected from copper, silver and zinc, and a chloroauric acid salt, are loaded on a carrier, after which there are further loaded a compound comprising at least one element selected from gallium, indium, thallium, germanium, tin, lead, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, bismuth, sulfur, selenium, tellurium and polonium, and a heteropoly acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventor: Atsuyuki Miyaji
  • Patent number: 8242041
    Abstract: The invention includes a method for impregnating a molecular sieve primary catalyst with an aromatic co-catalyst, the method comprising contacting the small pore molecular sieve primary catalyst having a porous framework structure with a combination of from at least 50 wt % to about 99.9 wt % of an aromatic co-catalyst and from about 0.1 wt % to less than 50 wt % of a polar impregnation agent containing one or more heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, phosphorus, and boron, under conditions sufficient to impregnate the porous framework structure of the primary catalyst with the aromatic co-catalyst (and optionally also with the polar impregnation agent), thus forming an integrated catalyst system. Methods for converting oxygenates to olefins using said integrated catalyst system are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen H. Brown, Guang Cao, Teng Xu
  • Patent number: 8236726
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a Ni-based catalyst useful in selective hydrogenation, comprising the following components supported on an alumina support: (a) 5.0 to 40.0 wt. % of metallic nickel or oxide(s) thereof; (b) 0.01 to 20.0 wt. % of at least one of molybdenum and tungsten, or oxide(s) thereof; (c) 0.01 to 10.0 wt. % of at least one rare earth element or oxide(s) thereof; (d) 0.01 to 2.0 wt. % of at least one metal from Group IA or Group IIA of the Periodic Table or oxide(s) thereof; (e) 0 to 15.0 wt. % of at least one selected from the group consisting of silicon, phosphorus, boron and fluorine, or oxide(s) thereof; and (f) 0 to 10.0 wt. % of at least one metal from Group IVB of the Periodic Table or oxide(s) thereof; with the percentages being based on the total weight of the catalyst. The catalyst is useful in the selective hydrogenation of a pyrolysis gasoline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignees: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology Sinopec
    Inventors: Zhongneng Liu, Zaiku Xie, Xiaoling Wu, Minbo Hou, Xinghua Jiang, Hongyuan Zong
  • Patent number: 8232224
    Abstract: Methods for preparing catalysts for oxidation of unsaturated and/or saturated aldehydes to unsaturated acids is disclosed where the catalyst includes at least molybdenum (Mo), phosphorus (P), vanadium (V), bismuth (Bi), where the bismuth component was dissolved in an organic acid solution prior to adding the bismuth containing solution to a solution of the other components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Wugeng Liang, Scott A. Stevenson, Angie McGuffey
  • Publication number: 20120168347
    Abstract: This invention provides processes for forming solution compositions, which processes comprises bringing together, in an aqueous medium, i) at least one phosphorus compound; ii) at least one Group VI metal compound; and iii) at least one Group VIII metal compound, such that a solution having a Group VI metal concentration of more than about 5.6 mol/L is formed. Also provided are compositions formed by such processes, processes for forming catalyst compositions from these compositions, and catalyst compositions formed by these processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: ALBEMARLE EUROPE SPRL
    Inventors: Sona Eijsbouts-Spickova, Marcel Adriaan Jansen
  • Publication number: 20120168351
    Abstract: An improved process for preparing a slurry catalyst for the upgrade of heavy oil feedstock is provided. The process employs rework material obtained from a process to prepare a hydroprocessing catalyst as part of the metal precursor feed. In one embodiment, the process comprises mixing the rework material with a hydrocarbon diluent to form a slurried metal precursor for subsequent in-situ sulfiding in a heavy oil upgrade process. In another embodiment, the rework is slurried in a hydrocarbon carrier and a sulfiding agent, forming a slurry catalyst. In yet another embodiment, the rework material is mixed directly with a heavy oil feedstock under in-situ sulfiding conditions, forming a slurry catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: c/o Chevron Corporation
    Inventors: Erin P. Maris, Oleg Mironov, Julie Chabot
  • Patent number: 8207080
    Abstract: The invention concerns a compound comprising a combination of two crystal phases. The first crystal phase corresponds to the formula: AaEbVcModPeOfHg wherein A is an alkali-metal; E is Te, Sb or Bi; and 0?a?3, 0<b?3, 0?c?3, 0<d?13, 0<e?2, 0?g?3. The second crystal phase corresponds to the formula ZgMohXiOj wherein: Z is selected among trivalent rare earths; X is selected among the elements V, Ga, Fe, Bi, Ce, Ti, Sb, Mn, Zn, Te; and 0<g?3, 0?h?3, 0?i?1. The indices f and j represent the number of oxygen atoms required for satisfying the relative valency and atomic proportions of the elements present. The invention also concerns the method for preparing said compound, and its use in particular as catalyst for oxidizing alkanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.)
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Millet, Phillippe Lacorre, Quyen Huynh
  • Publication number: 20120145600
    Abstract: This invention provides a process for forming a solution composition, which process comprises forming a primary solution by bringing together, in an aqueous medium, i) at least one phosphorus compound, ii) at least one Group VI metal compound, iii) at least one Group VIII metal compound, and iv) an additive which is a) tetraethylene glycol, b) polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight in the range of about 200 to about 400, c) a mixture of tetraethylene glycol and polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight in the range of about 200 to about 400, or d) a mixture of (1) tetraethylene glycol and/or polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight in the range of about 200 to about 400 and (2) one or more of monoethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, and triethylene glycol. The molar ratio of additive to the total moles of Group VI metal and Group VIII metal is above 0.30:1, and the atomic ratio of phosphorus to Group VI metal is at least about 0.33:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: ALBEMARLE EUROPE SPRL
    Inventors: Sona Eijsbouts-Spickova, Marcel Adriaan Jansen
  • Publication number: 20120088654
    Abstract: A mesoporous oxide composition includes, other than oxygen, a major amount of aluminum and lesser amounts of phosphorus and at least one rare earth element. The compositions have high surface area and excellent thermal and hydrothermal stability, with a relatively narrow pore size distribution in the mesoporous range. These compositions may be prepared by a hydrothermal co-precipitation method using an organic templating agent. These mesoporous oxide compositions may be used as catalysts or as supports for catalysts, for example, in a fluid catalytic cracking process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kun Wang, Robert C. Lemon
  • Publication number: 20120088186
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst, to the use thereof for the electrochemical conversion of methane to methanol and for the direct electrochemical conversion of methane to CO2. The invention also relates to an electrode, in particular for a fuel cell including such a catalyst, as well as to a method for manufacturing such an electrode. The invention further relates to a fuel cell including said catalyst or said electrode. The catalyst according to the invention includes a platinum precursor (II), and optionally a metal-ion precursor M supported by particles of a heteropolyanion (HPA). The invention can be used in particular in the field of the electrochemical oxidation of methane into methanol or CO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE PARIS SUD XI, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventor: Yu-Wei Lu
  • Publication number: 20120083643
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrodesulfurization nanocatalyst, use of the hydrodesulfurization nanocatalyst in a hydrodesulfurization process and a process for producing the hydrodesulfurization nanocatalyst. The hydrodesulfurization nanocatalyst can include a nanostructured alumina material, at least one metal selected from group VI B of the periodic table of elements, and at least one metal selected from group VIII B of the periodic table of elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY (RIPI)
    Inventors: Fereshteh Rashidi, Alimorad Rashidi, Kheirollah Jafari Jozani, Ali Nemati Kharat Ghaziani, Morteza Rezapour, Hamidreza Bozorgzadeh
  • Publication number: 20120041160
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the maintenance of active chromium-based catalysts and their use in polymerization processes are described. In one embodiment, a system for the introduction of multiple polymerization components to activate a chromium based catalyst within a mix tank is described. Other described features may include materials and methods to purify the liquid medium of a catalyst slurry so that the catalyst slurry maintains a high level of activity. The active chromium-based catalyst may provide polyolefins with a number of desirable properties in a reliable, consistent, and predictable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. Benham, Max P. McDaniel, Kathy S. Collins
  • Patent number: 8114805
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a heteropoly acid catalyst used for the production of methacrylic acid by gas phase oxidation of methacrolein, more precisely a method of preparing a heteropoly acid catalyst comprising the steps of preparing a slurry by adding metal precursors and ammonium salt to protonic acid Keggin-type heteropoly acid aqueous solution and stirring thereof; and drying, molding and firing the slurry to give a catalyst. The present invention provides a method of preparing a heteropoly acid catalyst exhibiting high methacrolein conversion rate and methacrylic acid selectivity without pre-firing process by using high purity protonic acid Keggin-type heteropoly acid and ammonium salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Kuk Noh, Hyun-jong Shin, Won-ho Lee, Byung-yul Choi, Gyo-hyun Hwang, Ju-yeon Park, Duk-ki Kim, Young-hyun Choe, Min-ho Kil, Min-suk Kim, Young-jin Cho, Sung-chul Lim
  • Publication number: 20120027666
    Abstract: Homogeneous water oxidation catalysts (WOCs) for the oxidation of water to produce hydrogen ions and oxygen, and methods of making and using thereof are described herein. In a preferred embodiment, the WOC is a polyoxometalate WOC which is hydrolytically stable, oxidatively stable, and thermally stable. The WOC oxidized waters in the presence of an oxidant. The oxidant can be generated photochemically, using light, such as sunlight, or electrochemically using a positively biased electrode. The hydrogen ions are subsequently reduced to form hydrogen gas, for example, using a hydrogen evolution catalyst (HEC). The hydrogen gas can be used as a fuel in combustion reactions and/or in hydrogen fuel cells. The catalysts described herein exhibit higher turn over numbers, faster turn over frequencies, and/or higher oxygen yields than prior art catalysts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Craig L Hill, Yurii V Gueletii, Djamaladdin G. Musaev, Qiushi Yin, Bogdan Botar
  • Publication number: 20120016143
    Abstract: A catalyst for the epoxidation of an olefin comprising a carrier and deposited on the carrier, silver, a promoting amount of one or more promoters selected from the group consisting of alkali metals and rhenium and a promoting amount of nickel, wherein the nickel is added as a nickel compound or nickel complex during the initial impregnation along with the silver and other promoters; including a process for preparing the catalyst; a process for preparing an olefin oxide by reacting a feed comprising an olefin and oxygen in the presence of the catalyst; and a process for preparing a 1,2-diol, a 1,2-diol ether, a 1,2-carbonate, or an alkanolamine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventor: Marek MATUSZ
  • Patent number: 8097149
    Abstract: Oil soluble catalysts are used in a process to hydrodesulfurize petroleum feedstock having a high concentration of sulfur-containing compounds and convert the feedstock to a higher value product. The catalyst complex includes at least one attractor species and at least one catalytic metal that are bonded to a plurality of organic ligands that make the catalyst complex oil-soluble. The attractor species selectively attracts the catalyst to sulfur sites in sulfur-containing compounds in the feedstock where the catalytic metal can catalyze the removal of sulfur. Because the attractor species selectively attracts the catalysts to sulfur sites, non-productive, hydrogen consuming side reactions are reduced and greater rates of hydrodesulfurization are achieved while consuming less hydrogen per unit sulfur removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Headwaters Technology Innovation, LLC
    Inventors: Zhihua Wu, Zhenhua Zhou, Bing Zhou
  • Publication number: 20110318656
    Abstract: An air cathode for a metal-air battery is disclosed which contains a catalyst chosen to make the metal air battery more easily rechargeable. This catalyst is based on cobalt phosphate, cobalt borate mixed metal cobalt phosphates, mixed metal cobalt borates, or mixed metal cobalt phosphate borates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Wilson Hago, Ivan Marc Lorkovic
  • Patent number: 8053386
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heteropoly acid catalyst which is used for the production of methacrylic acid by gas phase oxidation of methacrolein and a preparing method thereof. The present invention, thereby, provides a novel heteropoly acid catalyst having excellent methacrolein conversion rate, methacrylic acid selectivity and yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyo-hyun Hwang, Min-ho Kil, Hyun-kuk Noh, Won-ho Lee, Min-suk Kim
  • Patent number: 8048820
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shaped catalyst body for preparing maleic anhydride, which comprises mixed oxides of vanadium and of phosphorus as catalyst components. To develop a generic shaped catalyst body further so that it has improved properties, it is proposed that the basic geometric body enveloping the shaped catalyst body (100; 200) be a prism (180) having a first triangular face and a second triangular face and the shaped catalyst body (100; 200) be provided with three through openings (111, 121, 131; 211, 221, 231) which extend from a first face of the shaped body (100; 200) which contacts the first triangular face of the prism (180) to a second face of the shaped body (100; 200) which contacts the second triangular face of the prism (180).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sud-Chemie AG
    Inventors: Willi Brandstädter, Leopold Streifinger, Marvin Estenfelder
  • Publication number: 20110263415
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are mixed oxide catalysts for the catalytic gas phase oxidation of alkanes, or mixtures of alkanes and olefins, for the production of aldehydes and carboxylic acids with air or oxygen in the presence of inert gases at elevated temperatures and pressure, and a method for the production of catalysts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Achim Fischer, Weimin Lu, Christoph Weckbecker, Klaus Huthmacher
  • Publication number: 20110263414
    Abstract: The present invention relates to apatite that includes metal atoms having a photocatalytic function and other metal atoms, and the metal atoms having a photocatalytic function include metal atoms that absorb energy corresponding to light energy of visible light. By applying the apatite as a base material of various products to be arranged indoors, the photocatalytic function can be exhibited indoors as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Toshiya Watanabe, Masato Wakamura, Yasuo Naganuma
  • Publication number: 20110230691
    Abstract: The invention describes a heteropolycompound constituted by a nickel salt of a lacunary Keggin type heteropolyanion comprising tungsten in its structure, with formula: Nix+y/2AW11-yO39-5/2y,zH2O wherein Ni is nickel, A is selected from phosphorus, silicon and boron, W is tungsten, O is oxygen, y=0 or 2, x=3.5 if A is phosphorus, x=4 if A is silicon, x=4.5 if A is boron, and x=m/2+2 for the rest, and z is a number in the range 0 to 36, in which said heteropolycompound has no nickel atom in substitution for a tungsten atom in its structure, said nickel atoms being placed in the counter-ion position in the structure of said compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Audrey Bonduelle, Fabrice Bertoncini, Karima Ben Tayeb, Carole Lamonier, Michel Fournier, Edmond Payen
  • Patent number: 7994355
    Abstract: The present invention relates to metallocene-based phosphine ligands having chirality at phosphorus and at least one other element of chirality (planar chirality and/or chirality at carbon); and to the use of such ligands in asymmetric transformation reactions to generate high enantiomeric excesses of formed compounds. A method for the preparation of ligands according to the invention involving the conversion of the ortho-lithiated substituted metallocene to a phosphine chiral at phosphorus is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Solvias AG
    Inventors: Wei-Ping Chen, John Whittall
  • Patent number: 7989386
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-layer catalyst made from niobium for the catalytic conversion of hydrocarbons, comprising a) a support component made from a doped or undoped oxide or hydroxide of an element of the V sub-group of the periodic table, or mixtures thereof, b) a layer of a promoter compound, selected from oxygen, sulphur or phosphorus compounds of an element of the VI, VII and VIII sub-group or a phosphoxy compound and mixtures thereof and c) a layer comprising a compound of platinum metal. The invention further relates to a method for production of the catalyst and the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Sud Chemie AG
    Inventor: Friedrich Schmidt
  • Patent number: 7981828
    Abstract: The invention is about a catalyst comprising at least one support, at least one group VIII element, at least one group VIB element and phosphorus, in which the density of group VIB elements per unit surface area of the support is in the range (limits included) 2×10?4 to 18×10?4 of oxides of group VIB elements per m2 of support, in which the molar ratio of phosphorus to the group VIB element is in the range 0.27 to 2.00, and in which the amount of group VIB elements is in the range (limits included) 1% to 20% by weight of oxides of group VIB elements and in which the support has a specific surface area of less than 135 m2/g. The invention is also about a process for hydrodesulphurizing gasoline cuts containing sulphur and olefins in the presence of this catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Elodie Devers, Christophe Bouchy, Nathalie Marchal-George, Florent Picard
  • Patent number: 7981275
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the novel catalytic composition having a high specific activity in reactions involving hydroprocessing of light and intermediate petroleum fractions, and preferably in hydrodesulphurization and hydrodenitrogenation reactions. The inventive catalyst contains at least one element of a non-noble metal from group VIII, at least one element from group VIB and, optionally, a group one element of the VA group, which are deposited on a novel catalytic support comprising of an inorganic metal oxide from group IVB, consisting of an (1D) one-dimensional nanostructured material having nanofibers and/or nanotube morphology with high specific surface area of between 10 and 500 m2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo
    Inventors: José Antonio Toledo Antonio, José Escobar Aguilar, María Antonia Cortés Jacome, Maria de Lourdes Mosqueira Mondragon, Víctor Pérez Moreno, Carlos Angeles Chávez, Esteban López Salinas, Marcelo Lozada y Cassou
  • Publication number: 20110172483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oxide catalyst and a phosphoric oxide catalyst for hydrocarbon steam cracking, method for preparing the same and a method for preparing olefin by using the same. More precisely, the present invention relates to an oxide catalyst for hydrocarbon steam cracking represented by formula 1 and a phosphoric oxide catalyst for hydrocarbon steam cracking represented by formula 3 which would be used for the production of olefin such as ethylene and propylene by hydrocarbon steam cracking, and a method for preparing the same. The present invention provides an oxide catalyst and a phosphoric oxide catalyst for hydrocarbon steam cracking that has excellent thermo-stability at high temperature and improved olefin yield. CrZrjAkOx ??[Formula 1] CrZrjAkPlOx ??[Formula 3] Wherein, j, k, l and x are as indicated in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Jun-seon CHOI, Jun-Han Kang, Jong-hun Song, Byoung-gi Park, Chang-hoon Kang, Si-hyun Noh
  • Patent number: 7947621
    Abstract: This invention provides a process for manufacturing a catalyst with a desired attrition index, comprising the steps of selecting at least one molecular sieve having a morphology and size index (MSI) of from 1 to about 1000 to secure said desired attrition index of said catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Yun-feng Chang, Machteld Maria Mertens, Stephen N. Vaughn
  • Publication number: 20110116999
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst is provided which contains titanium oxide as a main component and an oxide of one element or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), and vanadium (V) as an active component, wherein the exhaust gas purification catalyst contains phosphoric acid or a water soluble phosphoric acid compound so that the atomic ratio of phosphorus (P) to a catalytically active component represented by the following formula is more than 0 and 1.0 or less; P/catalytically active component (atomic ratio)=number of moles of P/(number of moles of W+number of moles of Mo+number of moles of V).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Kato, Naomi Imada, Keiichiro Kai
  • Publication number: 20110112330
    Abstract: Catalyst used in a process for preparing acrolein and acrylic acid at higher yield to convert glycerin to valuable other chemical raw materials. The glycerin dehydration catalyst consists mainly of a compound containing at least one element selected from Mo, W and V, in which protons in the heteropolyacid are exchanged at least partially with at least one cation selected from elements belonging to Group 1 to Group 16 of the Periodic Table of Elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Magatani, Kimito Okumura
  • Publication number: 20110100876
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composite solid acid catalyst consisting of from 50%-80% by weight of a porous inorganic support, from 15% to 48% by weight of a heteropoly compound loaded thereon, and from 2% to 6% by weight of an inorganic acid. The present invention further provides a process for preparing said composite solid acid catalyst and a process for conducting an alkylation reaction by using such catalyst. The composite solid acid catalyst of the present invention has the acid sites type of Brönsted acid and has an acid sites density of not less than 1.4×10?3 mol H+/g. Moreover, said composite solid acid catalyst has the homogeneous acid strength distribution, and is a solid acid catalyst having excellent performances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicants: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Research Institute of Petroleum processing, Sinopec
    Inventors: Yigong HE, Zheng MAN, Xuhong MU
  • Patent number: 7923404
    Abstract: Methods of making catalysts for oxidation of unsaturated and/or saturated aldehyde to unsaturated acids is disclosed where the catalyst including at least molybdenum (Mo) and phosphorus (P), where the catalyst has a pore size distribution including at least 50% medium pores and if bismuth is present, a nitric acid to molybdenum mole ratio of at least 0.5:1 or at least 6.0:1 moles of HNO3 per mole of Mo12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Scott A. Stevenson, Wugeng Liang, James W. Kauffman, Lixia Cai, Angie McGuffey, Joseph R. Linzer
  • Patent number: 7906681
    Abstract: A new P—N—P ligand is useful in ethylene oligomerizations. In combination with i) a source of chromium and ii) an activator such as methylalumoxane; the ligand of this invention may be used to prepare an oligomer product that contains a mixture of hexenes and octenes. The hexenes and octenes produced with this ligand contain very low levels of internal olefins when produced under preferred reaction conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Nova Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Gao, Charles Ashton Garret Carter, Lee Douglas Henderson
  • Patent number: 7879224
    Abstract: The present invention concerns doped catalysts on an alumino-silicate support with an adapted macropore content and hydrocracking/hydroconversion and hydrotreatment processes employing them. The catalyst comprises at least one hydrodehydrogenating element selected from the group formed by elements from group VIB and group VIII of the periodic table, a controlled quantity of phosphorus (optionally in combination with boron and/or silicon) as a doping element, and a non-zeolitic support based on alumina-silica containing a quantity of more than 5% by weight and 95% by weight or less of silica (SiO2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Patrick Euzen, Alexandra Chaumonnot, Magalie Roy-Auberger, Patrick Bourges, Tivadar Cseri, Maryline Delage, Nathalie Lett
  • Publication number: 20100317901
    Abstract: A catalyst composition can include: a support; a ruthenium catalyst (Ru) nanoparticle; and a linker linking the Ru nanoparticle to the support, wherein the linker is stable under hydrogenolysis conditions. In one aspect, the linker can include 3-aminopropyl trimethoxysilane (APTS) or derivatives thereof, such as those with amine functionality. In another aspect, the linker can include phosphotungstic acid (PTA) or other similar solid acid agents. In another aspect, the support can be selected from alumina, carbon, silica, a zeolite, TiO2, ZrO2, or another suitable material. A specific example of a support includes zeolite, such as a NaY zeolite. The Ru nanoparticle can have a size range from about 1 nm to about 25 nm, and can be obtained by reduction of Ru salts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Raghunath V. Chaudhari, Debdut S. Roy, Bala Subramaniam
  • Patent number: 7851397
    Abstract: A catalyst for oxidation of unsaturated and/or saturated aldehydes to unsaturated acids is disclosed where the catalyst includes at least molybdenum (Mo), phosphorus (P), vanadium (V), bismuth (Bi), and a first component selected from the group consisting of potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), cesium (Cs), thallium (Tl), or mixtures or combinations thereof, where the bismuth component was dissolved in an organic acid solution prior to adding the bismuth containing solution to a solution of the other components. Methods for making and using the catalysts are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Wugeng Liang, Scott A. Stevenson, Angie McGuffey
  • Patent number: 7842641
    Abstract: A nanocomposite particle, its use as a catalyst, and a method of making it are disclosed. The nanocomposite particle comprises titanium dioxide nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, and a surface stabilizer. The metal oxide nanoparticles are formed hydrothermally in the presence of the titanium dioxide nanoparticles. The nanocomposite particle is an effective catalyst support, particularly for DeNOx catalyst applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Guoyi Fu, Steven M. Augustine
  • Publication number: 20100298592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel catalyst for producing N-substituted carbamates, the preparation of the catalyst and an improved method for producing N-substituted carbamates from these novel catalysts. The active component of the catalyst is a heteropoly acid and the catalyst support comprises a metal oxide or a metalloid oxide. The catalyst can be used to promote the reaction of carbamate and amine, thereby generating N-substituted carbamates with high yield. In the presence of the catalyst, the reaction conditions are relatively mild, the catalytic activity and selectivity of the reaction are high, and the reaction time is relatively short. Furthermore, the catalyst can be conveniently separated from the reaction system and recycled. therefore, the catalyst can be used to facilitate the further scale-up test and commercial application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Stefan Wershofen, Stephan Klein, Hongchao Li, Xinkui Wang, Qifeng Li, Maoqing Kang