A bifunctional catalyst for example for conversion of oxygenates, the bifunctional catalyst comprising zeolite, alumina binder, Zn and P, wherein Zn is present at least partly as ZnAl.sub.2O.sub.4.

A method of manufacturing a catalyst material includes the steps of: providing a body having an open-porous foam structure and comprising at least a first metal or alloy; providing particles, each of which particles comprising at least a second metal or alloy; distributing the particles on the body; forming a structural connection between each of at least a subset of the particles and the body; and forming an oxide film on at least the subset of the particles and the body, wherein the oxide film has a catalytically active surface.

Catalyst for oxygen storage capacity applications that include a zinc doped manganese-iron spinel mixed oxide material. The zinc doped manganese-iron spinel mixed oxide material may be synthesized by a co-precipitation method using a precipitation agent such as sodium carbonate and exhibits a high oxygen storage capacity.

A Fischer-Tropsch process for synthesizing hydrocarbons, by bringing a catalyst comprising a support and an active phase comprising a Group VIII metal into contact with a feedstock comprising synthesis gas, said catalyst being prepared according to the following steps: a) a porous support is provided; b) an organic compound containing oxygen and/or nitrogen is added to the porous support; c) a step of bringing said porous support into contact with a solution containing a salt of a precursor of the phase comprising a Group VIII metal is carried out; d) the porous support obtained at the end of step c) is dried;
characterized in that step b) is carried out by bringing together said porous support and said organic compound under conditions of temperature, pressure and duration such that a fraction of said organic compound is transferred in the gaseous state to the porous support.

A bifunctional catalyst for example for conversion of oxygenates, said bifunctional catalyst comprising zeolite, alumina binder, Zn and P, wherein Zn is present at least partly as ZnAl.sub.2O.sub.4.

Provided is a method for producing p-xylene, comprising: a provision step of providing a C4 fraction comprising at least isobutene as a product formed by fluidized catalytic cracking of a heavy oil fraction; a dimerization step of bringing a first raw material comprising the isobutene into contact with a dimerization catalyst to produce a C8 component comprising a dimer of isobutene; and a cyclization step of bringing a second raw material comprising the C8 component with a dehydrogenation catalyst to produce p-xylene through a cyclization/dehydrogenation reaction of the C8 component.

Modified red mud catalyst compositions, methods for production, and methods of use in autothermal reforming, the composition comprising: red mud material produced from an alumina extraction process from bauxite ore; and nickel oxide, the nickel oxide present at between about 5 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of the modified red mud catalyst composition.

The present disclosure related generally to a high-temperature water-gas shift catalyst composition comprising: a ZnO phase, present in the composition in an amount of 5-70 wt. %; a zinc-aluminum spinel phase, present in the composition in an amount of 30-95 wt. %; wherein the molar ratio of Zn atoms to Al atoms in the catalyst composition is at least 1:1.

Process for the catalytic hydrogenation of organic carbonyl compounds containing at least one functional group belonging to the group of aldehydes, ketones, esters and carboxylic acids, whereby said at least one functional group is converted to an alcohol by contacting said carbonyl compound with hydrogen and a hydrogenation catalyst at elevated temperature and pressure as well as a catalyst therefore and a process for producing said catalyst.

The present invention provides a production method for indene, comprising a dehydrogenation step of obtaining a reaction product containing indene by contacting a raw material composition containing indene with a dehydrogenation catalyst, wherein the dehydrogenation catalyst comprises a support containing aluminum, and a group 14 metal element and platinum supported on the support, a content of the platinum in the dehydrogenation catalyst is 0.6 to 2.5% by mass based on a whole amount of the dehydrogenation catalyst, and an atomic ratio of the group 14 metal element to the platinum in the dehydrogenation catalyst is 4.0 to 20.0.