Abstract:
1. IN A PROCESS FOR THE OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION OF A DEHYDROGENATION HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCK HAVING 3 TO 10 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION CATALYST CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF LI, SN, P AND O, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES EFFECTING SAID DEHYDROGENATION IN THE PRESENCE OF ABOUT 1 TO ABOUT 20,000 P.PM., BASED ON WEIGHT OF FEEDSTOCK, OF CARBON DISULFITE.
Abstract:
Organic compounds are dehydrogenated to compounds having a higher degree of unsaturation by contacting the feedstock in the vapor phase in the presence of an oxygen-containing gas with a catalyst comprising at least one of nickel, cobalt or iron in association with tin and phosphorus. Representative of such conversions is the oxidative dehydrogenation of butane to butenes and butadiene, isopentane to isoamylenes and isoprene, and butenes to butadiene. The conversion products are valuable compounds particularly useful as intermediates for the preparation of polymeric materials such as synthetic rubbers and the like.
Abstract:
ORGANICALLY POLLUTED WATERS ARE PURIFIED BY CONTACTING WITH A CATALYST COMPRISING ZINC ALUMINATE PROMOTED WITH AT LEAST ONE METAL ACTIVE FOR INITIATING OXIDATIVE REACTIONS IN THE LIQUID OR GASEOUS PHASE UNDER OXIDIZING CONDITIONS, IN ONE EMBODIMENT, AN AQUEOUS STREAM OBTAINED FROM THE EFFLUENT OF AN OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION CONTAINING CONTAMINATING OXYGEN-CONTAINING ORGANIC MATERIALS IS SUBJECTED TO OXIDIZING CONDITIONS IN THE PRESENCE OF A PROMOTED ZINC ALUMINATE CATALYST TO CONVERT THE WATER TO A POTABLE AQUEOUS PRODUCT.
Abstract:
AN OLEFINIC GASOLINE IS CONVERTED TO PRODUCE HIGHER OCTANE PRODUCTS BY ALKYLATING THE C5 FRACTION, EXTRACTING THE C7 FRACTION TO REMOVE AROMATICS, DEHYDROCYCLIZING THE RAFFINATE TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL AROMATICS AND CYCLING AT LEAST ONE MATERIAL IN THE C3 TO C5 RANGE FROM THE DEHYDROCYCLIZATION PRODUCT TO THE ALKYLATION STEP.
Abstract:
Refinery process stream containing isohexanes is converted to a suitable lead-free motor fuel by contact in the presence of steam with a tin-promoted noble metal-Group II aluminate catalyst.
Abstract:
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ARE DEHYDROGENATED TO COMPOUNDS HAVING A HIGHER DEGREE OF UNSATURATION BY CONTACTING THE FEEDSTOCK IN THE VAPOR PHASE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS WITH A CATALYST COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE OF NICKEL, COBALT OR IRON IN ASSOCIATION WITH TIN AND PHOSPHORUS. REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH CONVERSIONS IS THE OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION OF BUTANE TO BUTENES AND BUTADIENE, ISOPENTANE TO ISOAMYLENES AND ISOPRENE, AND BUTENES TO BUTADIENE. THE CONVERSION PRODUCTS ARE VALUABLE COMPOUNDS PARTICULARLY USEFUL AS INTERMEDIATES FOR THE PREPARATION OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS SUCH AS SYNTHETIC RUBBERS AND THE LIKE.
Abstract:
A process for removing dehydrogenation catalyst poisons from paraffin and steam feedstreams by pretreating the feedstreams with Group VIII metal oxides. Undesirable silica is removed from turbo-electric generator steam feedstreams through the process of pretreating said steam with Group VIII metal oxide.