A process for converting caprolactam to aminocapronitrile (ACN), the process comprising contacting a caprolactam feed stream with ammonia to produce a first crude product stream; separating the first crude product stream to produce an intermediate product stream comprising ACN and caprolactam recovery stream; and purifying the intermediate product stream to produce a purified product stream comprising greater than 95 wt % aminocapronitrile.

A process for regenerating a deactivated catalyst, the process comprising contacting a deactivated aluminosilicate zeolite catalyst comprising a nitrogen-containing contaminant with an oxidant to provide a regenerated catalyst comprising less than 0.5% contaminant and a regeneration by-product stream comprising nitrogen.

A process for regenerating a deactivated catalyst, the process comprising contacting a deactivated aluminosilicate zeolite catalyst comprising a nitrogen-containing contaminant with an oxidant to provide a regenerated catalyst comprising less than 0.5% contaminant and a regeneration by-product stream comprising nitrogen.

This invention relates to a process for producing cyanoacetates involving contacting a salt of an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl formyl acetate with a hydroxyl amine acid under appropriate conditions and for a time sufficient to yield a cyanoacetate.

This invention relates to a process for producing cyanoacetates involving contacting a salt of an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl formyl acetate with a hydroxyl amine acid under appropriate conditions and for a time sufficient to yield a cyanoacetate.

A new process for the production of 2-[4-(cyclopropanecarbonyl)phenyl]-2-methyl-propanenitrile is described. This compound can be used for the production of drugs, such as Fexofenadine.

The current disclosure is directed to a hydrogen-storage system that employs catalytic dehydrogenation of low-molecular-weight amines in a hydrogen reactor. The hydrogen-storage system comprises aliphatic amines and di-amines as organic carriers that store hydrogen covalently, a hydrogen reactor that releases and separates hydrogen gas from the carrier, and metal or metal-oxide catalysts that promote a dehydrogenation reaction to release hydrogen. In certain implementations, a metal or metal-oxide catalyst may be carried on high-surface-area support materials, such as gamma-alumina and metal-organic-framework materials, to enhance catalytic properties. The hydrogen reactor may be a packed-bed reactor, a monolith reactor, or a flow-through hydrogen-membrane reactor. In one implementation, the flow-through hydrogen-membrane reactor comprises an inlet through which the organic hydrogen carrier flows into the reactor, a hydrogen-separation membrane selectively permeable to hydrogen, a recirulation outlet for removing unspent organic carrier, and a hydrogen outlet for releasing hydrogen and reaction byproducts. The spent organic carrier are collected and hydrogenated to regenerate the original fuel.

The current disclosure is directed to a hydrogen-storage system that employs catalytic dehydrogenation of low-molecular-weight amines in a hydrogen reactor. The hydrogen-storage system comprises aliphatic amines and di-amines as organic carriers that store hydrogen covalently, a hydrogen reactor that releases and separates hydrogen gas from the carrier, and metal or metal-oxide catalysts that promote a dehydrogenation reaction to release hydrogen. In certain implementations, a metal or metal-oxide catalyst may be carried on high-surface-area support materials, such as gamma-alumina and metal-organic-framework materials, to enhance catalytic properties. The hydrogen reactor may be a packed-bed reactor, a monolith reactor, or a flow-through hydrogen-membrane reactor. In one implementation, the flow-through hydrogen-membrane reactor comprises an inlet through which the organic hydrogen carrier flows into the reactor, a hydrogen-separation membrane selectively permeable to hydrogen, a recirulation outlet for removing unspent organic carrier, and a hydrogen outlet for releasing hydrogen and reaction byproducts. The spent organic carrier are collected and hydrogenated to regenerate the original fuel.

The current disclosure is directed to a hydrogen-storage system that employs catalytic dehydrogenation of low-molecular-weight amines in a hydrogen reactor. The hydrogen-storage system comprises aliphatic amines and di-amines as organic carriers that store hydrogen covalently, a hydrogen reactor that releases and separates hydrogen gas from the carrier, and metal or metal-oxide catalysts that promote a dehydrogenation reaction to release hydrogen. In certain implementations, a metal or metal-oxide catalyst may be carried on high-surface-area support materials, such as gamma-alumina and metal-organic-framework materials, to enhance catalytic properties. The hydrogen reactor may be a packed-bed reactor, a monolith reactor, or a flow-through hydrogen-membrane reactor. In one implementation, the flow-through hydrogen-membrane reactor comprises an inlet through which the organic hydrogen carrier flows into the reactor, a hydrogen-separation membrane selectively permeable to hydrogen, a recirulation outlet for removing unspent organic carrier, and a hydrogen outlet for releasing hydrogen and reaction byproducts. The spent organic carrier are collected and hydrogenated to regenerate the original fuel.

The inventive concepts disclosed and/or claimed herein relate generally to catalysts and, more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a heterogeneous, metal-free hydrogenation catalyst containing frustrated Lewis pairs. In one non-limiting embodiment, the heterogeneous, metal-free catalyst comprises hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) having frustrated Lewis pairs therein.