Abstract:
1. A COMPOSITION OF MATTER CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A CALCINED ADMIXTURE OF (I) COBALT OXIDE, COMPOUND OF COBALT CONVERTIBLE TO THE OXIDE ON DRYING OF CALCINING, OR THE SULFATE, (II) TIN OXIDE, COMPOUND OF TIN CONVERTIBLE TO THE OXIDE ON DRYING OR CALCINATION, OR SULFATE, AND (III) A GROUP IIA METAL OXIDE, COMPOUND CONVERTIBLE TO A GROUP IIA OXIDE ON CALCINATION, OR SULFATE, SUCH THAT IN SAID CALCINED COMPOSITION OF MATTER COBALT REPRESENTS ABOUT 10 TO 75 WEIGHT PERCENT, TIN REPRESENTS ABOUT 1 TO 50 WEIGHT PERCENT, AND GROUP IIA METAL REPRESENTS ABOUT 0.5 TO 60 WEIGHT PERCENT. 4. THE CATALYST COMPOSITION ACCORDING TO CLAIM 1 WHEREIN FURTHER IS INCLUDED IN SAID CATALYST COMPOSITION A SUPPORT, AND SAID SUPPORT IS ONE OR MORE OF SILICA, BORIA, TITANIA, AND ZIRCO-NIA.
Abstract:
Compositions prepared from (I) a transition metal compound of the iron group, (II) a Group IIA metal-containing compound, and (III) Group VIA element-containing compound, are effective in a process to convert paraffins or monoolefins to a greater degree of unsaturation.
Abstract:
1. A PROCESS FOR THE IN SITU SULFIDING OF A CATALYST WHICH COMPRISES CHARGING A MIXTURE OF A PARTICULATE CATALYST COMPRISING A GROUP VIII METAL OXIDE ON A SUPPORT COMPRISING A REFRACTORY INORGANIC OXIDE AND ENCAPSULATED HYDROLYZABLE SOLID SULFUR-CONTAINING COMPOUND TO A REACTION ZONE TO FORM A CATALYST BED THEREIN, HEATING THE MIXTURE TO REMOVE THE ENCAPSULATING MATERIAL FROM SAID COMPOUND, HYDROLYZING SAID COMPOUND TO PRODUCE H2S WITHIN SAID CATALYST BED THEREBY EFFECTING IN SITU SULFIDING OF SAID CATALYST.
Abstract:
1. A CATALYTIC COMPOSITE COMPRISING A COMBINATION OF CATALYTICALLY EFFECTIVE AMOUNTS OF PLATINUM METAL, IRIDIUM METAL, AN ALKALI OR ALKALINE EARTH METAL OXIDE AND FROM ABOUT 0.05 TO ABOUT 0.5 WT. PERCENT SULFUR WITH A POROUS CARRIER MATERIAL, WHEREIN THE PLATINUM AND IRIDIUM ARE UNIFORMLY DISPERSED IN THE CARRIER MATERIAL, WHEREIN THE PLATINUM AND IRIDIUM ARE PRESENT IN AMOUNTS SELECTED TO RESULT IN AN ATOMIC RATIO OF IRIDIUM TO PLATINUM OF ABOUT 0.5:1 TO ABOUT 1.5:1 AND WHEREIN THE COMPOSITE IS PREPARED BY THE STEPS OF: (A) FORMING A SULFUR-FREE COMPOSITE OF OXIDAZABLE PLATINUM, IRIDIUM AND ALKALI OR ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS WITH A POROUS CARRIER MATERIAL AND UNIFORMLY DISPERSING THE IRIDIUM AND PLATINUM COMPOUNDS IN THE CARRIER MATERIAL; (B) SUBJECTING THE RESULTING COMPOSITE TO CONTACT WITH A SULFUR-FREE, OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS STREAM AT OXIDATION CONDITIONS SELECTED TO OXIDIZE THE PLATINUM, IRIDIUM AND ALKALI OR ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS TO OXIDES; (C) CONTACTING THE RESULTING OXIDIZED COMPOSITE WITH A SULFUR-FREE HYDROGEN STREAM AT REDUCTION CONDITIONS SELECTED TO REDUCE BOTH THE PLATINUM AND IRIDIUM OXIDES TO THE ELEMENTAL METALLIC STATE; AND THEREAFTER (D) PRESULFIDING THE COMPOSITE TO INCORPORATE WHEREIN FROM ABOUT 0.05 TO ABOUT 0.5 WT. PERCENT SULFUR.
Abstract:
1. A SUBSTANTIALLY PHOSPHATE-FREE CATALYST FOR THE HYDRODESULFURIZATION OF HYDROCARBONS BOILING ABOVE ABOUT 400*F. CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF FROM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 30 PERCENTAGE BY WEIGHT OF GROUP VI AND GROUP VIII HYDROGENATING COMPONENTS, SAID CONPONENTS BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THE METALS, THEIR OXIDES AND SULFIDES, WITH THE ATOMIC RATIO OF GROUP VIII METAL TO GROUP VI METAL BEING FROM ABOUT 1:0.3 TO ABOUT 1:5, SUPPORTED ON A NON-ZEOLITIC REFRACTORY OXIDE CARRIER, AND PROMOTED WITH FROM ABOUT 1 TO ABOUT 10 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF A GROUP IV-B METAL PRESENT AS THE OXIDE
Abstract:
The vapor phase oxidation of isobutene to methacrolein or methacrylonitrile (when NH3 is used as a reactant) is improved when an oxide of Na, K, Rb, Cs or Ca is added as a promoter to a catalyst containing the oxides of iron, molybdenum, tellurium and at least one of the oxides of rhenium, manganese and vanadium.
Abstract:
A catalyst composition comprising (1) aluminum halo bromides such as aluminum bromide and (2) sulfur oxo halides such as sulfurylfluorochloride stabilizes high alkyl carbonium ion concentrations. The catalyst is useful in isomerization processes for converting normal paraffins and naphthenes to isoparaffins and highly branched naphthenes.