Disclosed herein are amine functionalized zeolites and methods for making amine functionalized zeolites. In one or more embodiments disclosed herein, an amine functionalized zeolite may include a microporous framework including a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm. The microporous framework may include at least silicon atoms and oxygen atoms. The amine functionalized zeolite may further include a plurality of mesopores having diameters of greater than 2 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm and one or more of isolated terminal primary amine functionalities bonded to silicon atoms of the microporous framework or silazane functionalities, where the nitrogen atom of the silazane bridges two silicon atoms of the microporous framework.

Disclosed herein are amine functionalized zeolites and methods for making amine functionalized zeolites. In one or more embodiments disclosed herein, an amine functionalized zeolite may include a microporous framework including a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm. The microporous framework may include at least silicon atoms and oxygen atoms. The amine functionalized zeolite may further include a plurality of mesopores having diameters of greater than 2 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm and one or more of isolated terminal primary amine functionalities bonded to silicon atoms of the microporous framework or silazane functionalities, where the nitrogen atom of the silazane bridges two silicon atoms of the microporous framework.

Disclosed herein are modified zeolites and methods for making modified zeolites. In one or more embodiments disclosed herein, a modified zeolite may include a microporous framework including a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm. The microporous framework includes at least silicon atoms and oxygen atoms. The modified zeolite may further include organometallic moieties each bonded to bridging oxygen atoms. The organometallic moieties include a hafnium atom. The hafnium atom is bonded to a bridging oxygen atom, and bridging oxygen atom bridges the hafnium atom of the organometallic moiety and a silicon atom of the microporous framework.

Disclosed herein are modified zeolites and methods for making modified zeolites. In one or more embodiments disclosed herein, a modified zeolite may include a microporous framework including a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm. The microporous framework includes at least silicon atoms and oxygen atoms. The modified zeolite may further include organometallic moieties each bonded to bridging oxygen atoms. The organometallic moieties include a hafnium atom. The hafnium atom is bonded to a bridging oxygen atom, and bridging oxygen atom bridges the hafnium atom of the organometallic moiety and a silicon atom of the microporous framework.

A process for preparing an aromatic isocyanate by direct carbonylation of a nitro aromatic compound by reacting the nitro aromatic compound with carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst, characterized in that the catalyst contains a multi metallic material comprising one or more binary intermetallic phases of the general formula A.sub.xB.sub.y wherein: A is one or more element selected from Ni, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir, Pt and Ag, B is one or more element selected from Sn, Sb, Pb, Zn, Ga, In, Ge and As, x is in the range 0.1-10, y in is in the range 0.1-10.

Provided is a graphene production method using Joule heating, including: a catalytic metal placement step in which a catalytic metal is disposed on a pair of electrodes disposed inside a chamber; a gas supply step in which a carbon-containing reaction gas and a carrier gas for transporting the reaction gas are supplied into the chamber; a heating step in which the catalytic metal is rapidly heated to a temperature required for synthesis of graphene; a temperature maintenance step in which the temperature of the catalytic metal is maintained to form the graphene on the catalytic metal; and a cooling step in which the catalytic metal is cooled to prevent local occurrence of hotspots on the graphene formed on the catalytic metal, wherein the heating step, the temperature maintenance step, and the cooling step constitute one cycle of temperature control and the cycle is repeated for a predetermined process time.

Provided is a graphene production method using Joule heating, including: a catalytic metal placement step in which a catalytic metal is disposed on a pair of electrodes disposed inside a chamber; a gas supply step in which a carbon-containing reaction gas and a carrier gas for transporting the reaction gas are supplied into the chamber; a heating step in which the catalytic metal is rapidly heated to a temperature required for synthesis of graphene; a temperature maintenance step in which the temperature of the catalytic metal is maintained to form the graphene on the catalytic metal; and a cooling step in which the catalytic metal is cooled to prevent local occurrence of hotspots on the graphene formed on the catalytic metal, wherein the heating step, the temperature maintenance step, and the cooling step constitute one cycle of temperature control and the cycle is repeated for a predetermined process time.

The invention relates to a method for preparing hydrogenated petroleum resin. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for preparing hydrogenated petroleum resin having aromaticity of 10% or more and exhibiting excellent color and thermal stability, through a hydrogenation reaction in a slurry reactor, using a selective hydrogenation catalyst having excellent selectivity to olefinic double bonds in petroleum resin.

A supported platinum catalyst having a high ratio of a diffraction peak intensity of a Pt (220) plane and having excellent oxidation resistance, obtained by a simple production method without using a polymer. The supported platinum catalyst includes a carbon support and platinum fine particles supported on the carbon support, the platinum fine particles being such that a ratio of a diffraction peak intensity of a (220) plane with respect to a total of diffraction peak intensities of a (111) plane, a (200) plane, and the (220) plane by X-ray diffraction is not less than 0.128.

Disclosed are a catalyst and a preparation method therefor, the catalyst being able to maintain a high production yield of C8 aromatic hydrocarbons in the process of converting a feedstock containing alkyl aromatics to C8 aromatic hydrocarbons such as mixed xylene through disproportionation/transalkylation/dealkylation while reducing a content of ethylbenzene in the products.