The method for manufacturing a modified aluminosilicate includes a first step of treating an aluminosilicate with an acid, a second step of primarily calcining the treated material obtained in the first step at 550° C. to 850° C., and a third step of contacting the calcined material obtained in the second step with a liquid containing one or more Group 4 elements and/or Group 5 elements, and then drying and secondarily calcining the resultant. The modified aluminosilicate includes one or more Group 4 elements and/or Group 5 elements, and exhibits an absorbance at 300 nm in an ultraviolet visible spectrum of 1.0 or higher. The method for manufacturing aromatic dihydroxy compounds includes reacting a phenol with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a specific modified aluminosilicate.

The method for manufacturing a modified aluminosilicate includes a first step of treating an aluminosilicate with an acid, a second step of primarily calcining the treated material obtained in the first step at 550° C. to 850° C., and a third step of contacting the calcined material obtained in the second step with a liquid containing one or more Group 4 elements and/or Group 5 elements, and then drying and secondarily calcining the resultant. The modified aluminosilicate includes one or more Group 4 elements and/or Group 5 elements, and exhibits an absorbance at 300 nm in an ultraviolet visible spectrum of 1.0 or higher. The method for manufacturing aromatic dihydroxy compounds includes reacting a phenol with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a specific modified aluminosilicate.

This disclosure relates to a process of converting one or more alkanes to one or more alkenes that includes providing a first stream containing one or more alkanes and oxygen to an oxidative dehydrogenation process which converts at least a portion of the one or more alkanes to one or more alkenes in an oxidative dehydrogenation reactor, a second stream exiting the oxidative dehydrogenation process comprising one or more alkanes, and one or more alkenes; and providing at least a portion of the alkanes in the second stream to a catalytic membrane dehydrogenation process containing a catalyst loaded into a catalytic dehydrogenation membrane reactor which converts at least a portion of the alkanes to the corresponding alkenes and hydrogen.

This disclosure relates to a process of converting one or more alkanes to one or more alkenes that includes providing a first stream containing one or more alkanes and oxygen to an oxidative dehydrogenation process which converts at least a portion of the one or more alkanes to one or more alkenes in an oxidative dehydrogenation reactor, a second stream exiting the oxidative dehydrogenation process comprising one or more alkanes, and one or more alkenes; and providing at least a portion of the alkanes in the second stream to a catalytic membrane dehydrogenation process containing a catalyst loaded into a catalytic dehydrogenation membrane reactor which converts at least a portion of the alkanes to the corresponding alkenes and hydrogen.

A tin-titanium-silicon molecular sieve, a preparation method and an application thereof are provided. The electron binding energy of framework tin active centers in the tin-titanium-silicon molecular sieve is 488.5 eV or less. In the tin-titanium-silicon molecular sieve, the molar ratio of titanium to silicon is preferably 0.005-0.03, and the molar ratio of tin to silicon is preferably 0.005-0.025. The tin-titanium-silicon molecular sieve of the invention has more catalytic active centers, a lower electron binding energy of framework tin active centers, and an excellent catalytic performance.

A tin-titanium-silicon molecular sieve, a preparation method and an application thereof are provided. The electron binding energy of framework tin active centers in the tin-titanium-silicon molecular sieve is 488.5 eV or less. In the tin-titanium-silicon molecular sieve, the molar ratio of titanium to silicon is preferably 0.005-0.03, and the molar ratio of tin to silicon is preferably 0.005-0.025. The tin-titanium-silicon molecular sieve of the invention has more catalytic active centers, a lower electron binding energy of framework tin active centers, and an excellent catalytic performance.

A heterogeneous catalyst composition for para-hydrogen induced polarization includes ligand-capped nanoparticles dispersed in water. The ligand-capped nanoparticles include metal nanoparticles that are surface functionalized with organic ligands, a molecular weight of the organic ligands is no greater than 300 g/mol, and the organic ligands each includes multiple binding moieties as coordinates sites for binding to a nanoparticle surface.

A heterogeneous catalyst composition for para-hydrogen induced polarization includes ligand-capped nanoparticles dispersed in water. The ligand-capped nanoparticles include metal nanoparticles that are surface functionalized with organic ligands, a molecular weight of the organic ligands is no greater than 300 g/mol, and the organic ligands each includes multiple binding moieties as coordinates sites for binding to a nanoparticle surface.

A method for producing xylene, including a conversion reaction step of bringing a raw material containing a light hydrocarbon having 2 to 7 carbon atoms as a main component into contact with a crystalline aluminosilicate-containing catalyst to produce a product containing a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having 6 to 8 carbon atoms and a xylene conversion step of subjecting the product to a disproportionation reaction or a transalkylation reaction.

The present invention relates to a catalyst for isomerization of alkylated aromatics such as mixed xylenes, using xylene isomerization catalyst particles including post-framework modified USY zeolite in which zirconium atoms and/or titanium atoms and/or hafnium atoms form a part of a framework of an ultra-stable Y-type zeolite.