Bimetallic catalysts for the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) conversion of lignin into useful hydrocarbons are provided. The catalysts are bifunctional bimetallic ruthenium catalysts Ru-M/X.sup.+Y comprising a metal M such as iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu) or zinc (Zn), zeolite Y and cation X.sup.+ (e.g. H.sup.+) associated with zeolite Y.

Processes and systems for dehydrogenating ethylbenzene may include mixing a steam stream and an ethylbenzene stream to form a feed mixture. The ethylbenzene/steam feed mixture may then be fed to a dehydrogenation reactor containing an alkali metal promoted catalyst. A liquid, selected from an alkali metal liquid, an alkali metal compound liquid, or a liquid solution comprising an alkali metal, may be injected into a feed stream, such as the steam stream, the ethylbenzene stream, or the ethylbenzene/steam feed mixture. Following injection, the liquid vaporizes and disperses into the feed stream upstream of the dehydrogenation reactor. The liquid may be maintained as a liquid from a point upstream of injection to an injection nozzle. The liquid is dispersed through the injection nozzle, in liquid form, to form droplets of liquid dispersed in the feed stream, which evaporate and/or dissolve into the vaporous feed stream.

A process is used for oligomerizing C2- to C8-olefins in several reaction stages in which the starting mixture and the respective outputs from the reaction stages are separated and are fed to different reaction stages.

The objective of the present invention is to take advantage of new and improved processes and catalysts that can facilitate the efficient, direct CO.sub.2 conversion (CO.sub.2C) reaction to e-methane at temperatures less than about 350 C. in one step.

A process of methane catalytic conversion produces olefins, aromatics, and hydrogen under oxygen-free, continuous flowing conditions. Such a process has little coke deposition and realizes atom-economic conversion. Under the conditions encountered in a fixed bed reactor (i.e. reaction temperature: 750-1200 C.; reaction pressure: atmospheric pressure; the weight hourly space velocity of feed gas: 1000-30000 ml/g/h; and fixed bed), conversion of methane is 8-50%. The selectivity of olefins is 30-90%. And selectivity of aromatics is 10-70%. The catalyst for this methane conversion has a SiO.sub.2-based matrix having active species that are formed by confining dopant metal atoms in the lattice of the matrix.

A method includes at least two-stage process for the oligomerization of short-chain olefins in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the regeneration of the catalyst is stage-customized.

One aspect of the present disclosure provides a system for producing 1,3-butadiene, which includes: a first supply unit, by which a first feed including a butene raw material, oxygen and steam is supplied; a second supply unit, by which a second feed including a butene raw material and oxygen is supplied; and a reaction unit, which includes a catalyst fixed bed and in which an oxidative dehydrogenation reaction takes place, wherein the first supply unit is connected to a front end of the reaction unit, and the second supply unit is connected to an intermediate end of the reaction unit.

A process is used for oligomerizing C2- to C8-olefins in several reaction stages in which the starting mixture and the respective outputs from the reaction stages are separated and are fed to different reaction stages.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there are provided a catalytic body, a method of manufacturing the same, and a method of preparing 1,3-butadiene using the same. The catalytic body includes an inactive support; an intermediate layer disposed on a surface of the inactive support; and an active layer disposed on a surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the active layer includes catalyst powder and a binder.

In one aspect, the disclosure relates to a process for dehydrogenating a first dehydrogenation reactant into its unsaturated counterparts. The disclosed process comprises introducing a dehydrogenation reactant to a metal oxide catalyst having dehydrogenation activity, and dehydrogenating the dehydrogenation reactant to provide its unsaturated counterpart and hydrogen; selectively combusting the hydrogen released during dehydrogenation using a lattice oxygen from the metal oxide catalyst, resulting in a reduced metal oxide catalyst and steam; re-oxidizing the reduced metal oxide catalyst by introducing a gaseous oxidant to the reduced metal oxide catalyst; and optionally re-using the re-oxidized metal oxide catalyst for catalytic conversion and combustion. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.