Abstract:
A compacted, single phase or multiphase composite article. Particles for use in the compacted article are produced by providing a precursor compound containing at least one or at least two metals and a coordinating ligand. The compound is heated to remove the coordinating ligand therefrom and increase the surface area thereof. It may then be reacted so that at least one metal forms a metal-containing compound. The particles may be consolidated to form a compacted article, and for this purpose may be used in combination with graphite or diamonds. The metal-containing compound may be a nonmetallic compound including carbides, nitrides and carbonitrides of a refractory metal, such as tungsten. The metal-containing compound may be dispersed in a metal matrix, such as iron, nickel or cobalt. The dispersed nonmetallic compound particles are no larger than about 0.1 micron in particle size and have a volume fraction greater than about 0.15 within the metal matrix.
Abstract:
A compacted, single phase or multiphase composite article. Particles for use in the compacted article are produced by providing a precursor compound containing at least one or at least two metals and a coordinating ligand. The compound is heated to remove the coordinating ligand therefrom and increase the surface area thereof. It may then be reacted so that at least one metal forms a metal-containing compound. The particles may be consolidated to form a compacted article, and for this purpose may be used in combination with graphite or diamonds. The metal-containing compound may be a nonmetallic compound including carbides, nitrides and carbonitrides of a refractory metal, such as tungsten. The metal-containing compound may be dispersed in a metal matrix, such as iron, nickel or cobalt. The dispersed nonmetallic compound particles are no larger than about 0.1 micron in particle size and have a volume fraction greater than about 0.15 within the metal matrix.
Abstract:
Higher molecular weight hydrocarbons of from C.sub.2 to C.sub.7 carbon number are prepared from CO and H.sub.2 by the method of passing the CO and H.sub.2 at a ratio of from 10-0.1, a space velocity of from 100 hr.sup.-1 to 50,000 hr.sup.-1 over a bulk nickel catalyst promoted with from 0.001 to 25 wt. % titanium containing oxide (calculated as TiO.sub.2), for a time sufficient to effect the generation of the desired hydrocarbon products, at a temperature of from 100.degree. to 500.degree. C. and a pressure of from 103 to 1.03.times.10.sup.5 kPa. The hydrocarbon products obtained are clean, stable paraffin liquids. The activity of the instant process employing titanium promoted bulk nickel is from 3 to 5 times that of the process employing bulk nickel.
Abstract:
An improved method for the enhanced synthesis of paraffinic hydrocarbons with chain lengths of from 2 to 6 carbon atoms inclusive with reduced methane formation which method comprises the steps of passing a synthesis gas stream comprising CO and H.sub.2 over a catalyst at a temperature and pressure for a time sufficient to generate the desired C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 paraffinic product, wherein the catalyst comprises from about 0.01 to about 15 wt. % nickel on a support selected from the group consisting of tantalum oxides, niobium oxides, and other tantalum or niobium containing oxides and mixtures thereof. The nickel average crystallite size is preferably less than 5 nm (50 A). The supported nickel catalyst has a BET surface area of from about 10 to 60 m.sup.2 /g.
Abstract:
An eta phase composition in powder form, prepared in the absence of sulfur or sulfur bearing compounds, having a surface area greater than about 2m.sup.2 /g and consisting of X.sub.6 Y.sub.6 Z.sub.a wherein X is at least one element selected from the group consiting of Mo and W, Y is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co. Ni, Mo and W, Z is at least one element selected from the group consisting of C, N and combinations thereof such that when Z is N, a is greater than or equal to 1 but less than or equal to 2 and when Z is C, a is greater than 1 but less than or equal to 2 except when Z is C and Y is Fe, then a is greater than or equal to 1 but less than or equal to 2. The eta phase may be a carbide, nitride or carbonitride. A method for producing the eta-phase composition includes providing a precursor compound including at least two eta-phase forming metals, and a ligand containing carbon, nitrogen or combinations thereof. The precursor compound is thermally decomposed in a nonoxidizing atmosphere, free of sulfur or sulfur bearing compounds, and reacts with carbon or nitrogen derived from the decomposition of the ligand with the metals to form the eta-phase. The eta phase forming metals are at lest two of the metals tungsten, molybdenum, nickel, cobalt and iron. These eta-phase composition may be used for producing or converting hydrocarbons or alcohols. This includes hydrogenation of CO (to produce at least one hydrocarbon or at least one alcohol and hydrogenation of unsaturated hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons and olefinic hydrocarbons), isomerization and dehydrogenation.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a catalyst suitable for use in a fluid catalytic process and a method of using the catalyst on hydrocarbons containing one or more poison metal of vanadium or nickel to convert the hydrocarbons to lower boiling fractions. The catalyst contains a particulate and substantially water-insoluble strontium compound (in addition to a conventional zeolite and catalyst matrix) which reacts with and traps the metal poison to preserve the structure of the zeolite and, in addition, lowers the coke make and hydrogen production.
Abstract:
An improved method is disclosed for the selective synthesis of low molecular weight olefins, particularly C.sub.2 and C.sub.3 olefins inclusive, which method comprises the steps of passing a CO and H.sub.2 synthesis gas stream over a catalyst at a temperature and pressure and for a time sufficient to generate the desired olefinic products, wherein the improvement consists in using as a catalyst ruthenium on a support selected from the group consisting of a manganese oxide, other manganese-containing oxides or mixtures of various manganese oxides. The weight loading of the ruthenium may range from about 0.01 to about 15 wt. % based on the total catalyst weight. The operating conditions of the instant process are the standard Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction parameters, preferably an H.sub.2 /CO mole ratio of from about 10 to about 0.1, a space velocity of from about 100 hr.sup.-1 to about 50,000 hr.sup.-1, a temperature of from about 100.degree. C. to about 500.degree. C. and a pressure of from about 103 to about 1.03.times.10.sup.5 kPa (103 kPa - 1 atm). The instant process is also marked by a reduced methane make.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a catalyst suitable for use in a fluid catalytic process and a method of using the catalyst on hydrocarbons containing one or more poison metal of vanadium or nickel to convert the hydrocarbons to lower boiling fractions. The catalyst contains a particulate and substantially water-insoluble strontium compound (in addition to a conventional zeolite and catalyst matrix) which reacts with and traps the metal poison to preserve the structure of the zeolite and, in addition, lowers the coke make and hydrogen production.
Abstract:
A process for synthesizing ammonia is described wherein a mixture of nitrogen and hydrogen is contacted with novel molybdenum oxycarbonitride catalyst.
Abstract:
A compacted, single phase or multiphase composite article. Particles for use in the compacted article are produced by providing a precursor compound containing at least one or at least two metals and a coordinating ligand. The compound is heated to remove the coordinating ligand therefrom and increase the surface area thereof. It may then be reacted so that at least one metal forms a metal-containing compound. The particles may be consolidated to form a compacted article, and for this purpose may be used in combination with graphite or diamonds. The metal-containing compound may be a nonmetallic compound including carbides, nitrides and carbonitrides of a refractory metal, such as tungsten. The metal-containing compound may be dispersed in a metal matrix, such as iron, nickel or cobalt. The dispersed nonmetallic compound particles are no larger than about 0.1 micron in particle size and have a volume fraction greater than about 0.15 within the metal matrix.