Abstract:
The invention discloses a method for converting alkane to oxygenate which comprises the following steps: (i) contacting an alkane-containing gas with non-metal, regenerable, electrophile ions in a concentrated sulfuric acid medium under conditions sufficient to provide electrophilicly activated alkane and reduced electrophile ions; (ii) contacting said electrophilicly activated alkane with sulfate to form a sulfate ester; (iii) exposing the sulfate ester to hydrolyzing conditions sufficient to convert it to oxygenate; and (iv) collecting the oxygenate.
Abstract:
A method is provided for co-producing dialkyl carbonate and alkanediol by reacting alkylene carbonate with alkanol in the presence of a zeolite catalyst which contains alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, or a combination thereof present in excess of a stoichiometric amount.
Abstract:
A process for the synthesis of alkylene carbonates, such as ethylene carbonate, by reacting alkylene oxides with carbon dioxide in the presence of a porous solid support catalyst containing an alkali or alkaline earth metal component.
Abstract:
A process for hydrocracking heavy hydrocarbon feeds using a catalyst composition containing a hydrogenation/dehydrogenation component, such as a noble metal, and an acidic solid component including a Group IVB metal oxide modified with an oxyanion of a Group VIB metal. The hydrocracking product has high isoparaffin to normal paraffin ratios and with minimal ethane and methane byproducts at high conversions. The hydrocracking step is useful in processes for producing high quality lubricating oil basestocks, along with naphtha and distillate products.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for selectively recovering methane from a gas stream including carbon dioxide using a bisglycoluril derivative to selectively extract the methane.
Abstract:
There is provided a catalyst comprising ZSM-5, rhenium which is impregnated onto the catalyst, and a selectivating agent. The selectivating agent may be coke and/or a siliceous material. The catalyst is particularly useful for catalyzing toluene disproportionation reactions. Methods for making this catalyst and processes for using this catalyst in toluene disproportionation are also provided.
Abstract:
A method of preparing a modified catalytic molecular sieve for enhanced shape selective hydrocarbon conversions in which a catalytic molecular sieve is modified by being exposed to at least one ex situ selectivation sequence, each sequence including an impregnation of the molecular sieve with a selectivating agent in an aqueous emulsion and a subsequent calcination of the impregnated molecular sieve. The selectivating agent compositions for the ex situ selectivation method are also described, including the selectivating agents, the surfactants, and the aqueous components. Also, a method for moderate steaming of the ex situ selectivated molecular sieve. Also a method for in situ trim-selectivating the ex situ selectivated catalytic molecular sieve. Also described is the modified catalytic molecular sieve modified by this method. Also described is a process for shape selective hydrocarbon conversion comprising contacting a hydrocarbon feedstream under conversion conditions with the modified catalytic molecular sieve.
Abstract:
There is provided a catalyst comprising a hydrogenation/dehydrogenation component, such as a noble metal, and an acidic solid component comprising a Group IVB metal oxide modified with an oxyanion of a Group VIB metal. An example of this catalyst is zirconia, modified with tungstate and platinum. There is also provided a method for preparing this catalyst. This catalyst may be used, for example, to isomerize C.sub.4 to C.sub.8 paraffins. The feed to this paraffin isomerization reaction may, optionally, include cyclic hydrocarbons, such as benzene or cyclohexane, which may undergo ring opening reactions during the course of the isomerization reaction.
Abstract:
Relatively short chain alkyl aromatic compounds are prepared by alkylating or transalkylating an alkylatable aromatic compound with a relatively short chain alkylating or transalkylating agent under sufficient reaction conditions in the presence of catalyst comprising an acidic solid material which comprises a Group IVB metal oxide, such as zirconia, modified with an oxyanion of a Group VIB metal, such as tungsten.
Abstract:
A process for the conversion of toluene to xylenes by alkylation with methanol over an acidic solid catalyst with a Group IVB metal oxide modified with an oxyanion of a Group VIB metal.