The present invention relates to a catalyst composition and a process for preparing thereof, wherein the catalyst composition is specifically active for hydro-conversion of LCO involving mainly the partial ring opening of multi-ring aromatics leading to the production of petrochemical feedstock. The catalyst composition comprises of a carrier comprising ultra-stable Y zeolite and binder alumina, group VIB and VIIIB metal species, and organic additives. The carrier is impregnated with metal solution to form active sites of WS.sub.2 slabs of dimensions in the range of 35-45 .

A composition for treating dye wastewater and method of synthesizing said composition, is disclosed. The composition is a catalyst composition used for ultrasound irradiation process. The composition comprises a copper sulfide and cobalt ferrite (Cu.sub.2S/CoFe.sub.2O.sub.4) nanocomposite material, and hydrogen peroxide (H.sub.2O.sub.2). Further, the present invention also discloses a method for treating dye wastewater using said nanocomposite catalyst composition. The composition according to the present invention, provides a novel, eco-friendly and economical method for the complete degradation of the organic dye pollutants from the industrial wastewater. Further, the sonocatalyst has enough stability, as its structure and degradation ability does not change even after multiple use. Further, the sonocatalyst could be easily separated and reused from a waste water, without any need for complex separation process.

The invention relates to a core-shell structured catalyst comprising a core covered with a shell, the core is made of hematite, tourmaline, germanium, maifanite or kaolin. The invention also provides a method for preparing the catalyst including mixing raw materials of the core with water to form seed-balls with a particle size of 2-4 mm; mixing the seed-balls with raw materials of the shell and water, such that the seed-balls are covered with the raw materials of the shell to form pellets with a particle size of 3-5 mm; processing the pellets at 60-90 C. and then calcining to active the pellets at 450-550 C. to obtain a core-shell structured catalyst. The invention further discloses use of the core-shell structured catalyst in the ozone oxidation reaction. In the invention, a core-shell structured catalyst with good morphology and catalytic performance is prepared, and the production cost of the catalyst is reduced.

The present invention relates to a particulate filter which comprises a wall flow filter of length L and two different catalytically active coatings Y and Z, wherein the wall flow filter comprises channels E and A that extend in parallel between a first and a second end of the wall flow filter and are separated by porous walls which form the surfaces O.sub.E and O.sub.A, respectively, and wherein the channels E are closed at the second end and the channels A are closed at the first end. The invention is characterized in that the coating Y is located in the channels E on the surfaces O.sub.E and the coating Z is located in the channels A on the surfaces O.sub.A.

Provided are a novel form of AFX zeolite, a novel synthesis technique for producing pure phase small pore zeolites, a novel synthesis method for producing a zeolite with an increased Al pair content, a catalyst comprising the AFX zeolite in combination with a metal, and methods of using the same.

Disclosed are catalysts that include a doped atomic monolayer (e.g., graphene or hexagonal boron nitride) bonded to a nickel-based component. The dopant can be a transition metal or nonmetal dopant and the nickel-based component can be pure nickel (e.g., Ni(111)) or nickel/metal alloys. Also disclosed are processes for catalyzing reactions that include adsorbing a small molecule to the catalyst and contacting the adsorbed small molecule with a reactant. Catalyzed reactions include oxidation reactions including oxidation of methane to methanol, oxidation of carbon monoxide (e.g., in a PROX reaction).

Provided are a novel form of AEI zeolite, a novel synthesis technique for producing pure phase AEI zeolite, a catalyst comprising the AEI zeolite in combination with a metal, and methods of using the same.

A catalyst comprising a carrier and a metals component impregnated in the carrier, the carrier comprising alumina; and the metals component comprising a first metals fraction and a second metals fraction, the first metals fraction comprising at least one metal selected from chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten, and the second metals fraction comprising at least two metals selected from cobalt, rhodium, iridium, nickel, palladium, or platinum, wherein the catalyst has a first pore volume of 0.28 to 0.45 mL/g for pores having a pore diameter of 12 nm to less than 16 nm, and a second pore volume of 0.15 to 0.28 mL/g for pores of 2.0 nm to less than 12.0 nm.

Disclosed is a reactive filter, that is a selective catalytic reduction filter or an oxidative reaction filter, including a porous substrate including internal pores having their inner surface, totally or partially, directly coated with a catalytic zeolite material resulting from an in situ hydrothermal synthesis. Also disclosed is a process for preparing such a reactive filter and the use thereof in an engine exhaust depolluting system.

The present disclosure describes hybrid binary catalysts (HBCs) that can be used as engine aftertreatment catalyst compositions, specifically 4-way catalyst compositions. The HBCs provide solutions to the challenges facing emissions control. In general, the HBCs include a porous primary catalyst and a secondary catalyst. The secondary catalyst partial coats the surfaces (e.g., the internal porous surface and/or the external surface) of the primary catalyst resulting in a hybridized composition. The synthesis of the HBCs can provide a primary catalyst whose entire surface, or portions thereof, can be coated with the secondary catalyst.