Abstract:
A process for the production of ethene by the vapour phased chemical dehydration of a feed comprising ethanol, water and ethoxyethane in a reactor at elevated temperature and pressure in the presence of a bed of catalyst comprising a supported heteropolytungstic acid characterised in that the reactor is maintained or configured so that it operates in a regime which satisfies the following parameters: 0.05
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for purifying ethylene from a feedstock comprising ethylene and water. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for purifying ethylene from a feedstock comprising ethylene, diethyl ether and water.
Abstract:
A process for recovering tungsten from a spent catalyst comprising a supported heteropolytungstic acid characterised in that the process comprises: (a) contacting the spent catalyst with an extractant selected from water, methanol, ethanol or a mixture of any two or more thereof for sufficient time to extract at least part of the heteropolytungstic acid therefrom; (b) separating the extractant containing heteropolytungstic acid from the treated spent catalyst; (c) contacting the extractant containing heteropolytungstic acid with a strong acid ion exchange resin to remove corrosion metals contained therein and (d) recovering the treated extractant containing heteropolytungstic acid for subsequent use.
Abstract:
A liquid lubricant base oil composition comprising (i) a base stock comprising at least 95 % by weight saturated hydrocarbons such as for example a Group II base stock, a Group III base stock and/or a base stock derived from Fischer-Tropsch synthesised, waxy, paraffinic hydrocarbon material and (ii) 0.2 to 30 % by weight of an aromatic extract may be made by blending the components together and may be used with one or more additives in a lubricant composition which may be used in applications such as marine engine lubricants.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the conversion of a carbonaceous feedstock to ethanol; wherein the carbonaceous feedstock is first converted to ethanoic acid, which is then hydrogenated and converted into ethanol.
Abstract:
A process for the production of triptane and/or triptene from methanol and/or one or more derivatives thereof and one or more olefins in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature in the range of from 150 to 400°C, in which the catalyst is a zeolite having Brønsted acidity and has a structure selected from: i. Zeolites having frameworks comprising silicon and aluminium atoms and having a channel structure comprising a ring size of 12 or more non-oxygen framework atoms in 2 or 3 dimensions; ii. Zeolites having frameworks comprising silicon and aluminium atoms and which have a framework ring comprising 12 or more non-oxygen atoms accessible on the external surface of the zeolite, and a channel structure in which all of the channels have a ring-size of less than 12 non-oxygen framework atoms,
and wherein zeolites of type (ii) comprise alkali metal where methanol is not a reactant.
Abstract:
A method of lubricating a two-stroke, diesel crosshead engine comprises lubricating the engine with a cylinder oil and with a system oil, which oils are different from each other, in which the system oil is an SAE 20 or SAE 30 oil, has a total base number of at least 10 mg KOH/g and comprises :- (a) a base oil; (b) at least one detergent additive in a total amount of detergent corresponding in performance, as measured by the Hot Filtration Test, to at least 1.5 % by weight of the system oil, of a calcium alkyl salicylate detergent soap in which the alkyl group is a C 12 to C 30 alkyl group; and (c) at least one anti-wear additive. The method further comprising replenishing the system oil in the engine with a top-up system oil, in which the top-up system oil has the same additives as in the system oil previously charged to the engine but has a viscosity which is lower than that of the system oil previously charged to the engine.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a novel integrated process for the co-production of methanol and dimethyl ether (DME) from syngas containing nitrogen, which is based on a two-stage reaction. In the first stage, most of the syngas is converted into methanol by using one reactor or two tandem reactors or multistage series reactors. In the second stage, the small amount of remaining syngas is further diluted by N2 and is converted to DME in the following reactor. Thus, the catalyst sintering is avoided due to the alleviated heat transfer limitations. An overall CO single pass conversion as high as ~90% is obtained, which is maintained during 2000 h’s of continuous operation. This invention provides a novel, economic and easy to operate process to convert syngas to methanol/ DME in single pass.
Abstract:
A catalyst is invented for the synthesis of C2-oxygenates by the hydrogenation of CO. The catalyst is composed of Rh-Mn-Fe-M1- M2/Si02, among them Mn, Fe, M1 and M2 and additives. M1 can be Li or Na while M2 can be Ru or Ir. The content of Rh is 0.1-3% by weight; the weight ratio of Mn/Rh is 0.5-12, the weight ratio of Fe/Rh is 0.01-0.5, the weight ratio of M1/Rh is 0.01-1 and the weight ratio of M2/Rh is 0.1-1.0. The catalyst is prepared by impregnation of the solution of corresponding compounds of each component in desired amount onto the carrier of Si02, which is followed by drying at 283-473 K. Before using, the catalyst is reduced by hydrogen or hydrogen-containing gas at 573-673 K for at least one hour after drying or after calcinations at 473-673 K for 2-20h. These catalysts can convert CO and H2 into ethanol, acetaldehyde, acetic acid and other C2-oxygenates at a high conversion and a high selectivity under mild conditions.