The present invention discloses catalyst and method for producing light olefins directly from synthesis gas by a one-step process, and particularly relates to method and catalyst for directly converting synthesis gas into light olefins by a one-step process. The provided catalysts are composite materials formed of multicomponent metal oxide composites and inorganic solid acids with hierarchical pore structures. The inorganic solid acids have a hierarchical pore structure having micropores, mesopores and macropores. The metal composites can be mixed with or dispersed on surfaces or in pore channels of the inorganic solid acid and can catalyze the synthesis gas conversion to a C.sub.2-C.sub.4 light hydrocarbon product containing two to four carbon atoms. The single pass conversion of CO is 10%-60%. The selectivity of light hydrocarbon in all hydrocarbon products can be up to 60%-95%, wherein the selectivity of light olefins (C.sub.2.sup.C.sub.4.sup.) is 50%-85%.

A process for producing a zeolite membrane composite includes a step of obtaining FAU-type seed crystals, a step of depositing the FAU-type seed crystals on a support, a step of forming an AFX-type zeolite membrane on the support by immersing the support in a raw material solution and growing an AFX-type zeolite from the FAU-type seed crystals by hydrothermal synthesis, and a step of removing a structure-directing agent from the AFX-type zeolite membrane. In this way, the AFX-type zeolite membrane can be provided.

Methods are provided for performing selective hydrodesulfurization on a naphtha boiling range stream naphtha boiling range portion of a feed. It has been unexpectedly discovered that hydrodesulfurization with improved octane retention can be performed by using a catalyst that comprises CoMo supported on a catalyst support that includes a zeotype framework. By using a catalyst support including a zeotype framework, an unexpectedly high amount of octane in the naphtha boiling range portion of the hydrodesulfurized effluent is maintained.

The present disclosure provides a zeolite-based compound having a high crystallinity, a method for producing the zeolite-based compound, and a method for producing methyl acetate using the zeolite-based compound. The zeolite-based compound includes a zeolite-based core; and a surface-portion formed on at least a portion of a surface of the zeolite-based core and made of ferrierite.

A method of producing a separation membrane includes a seed crystal adhesion step of adhering zeolite seed crystals to a porous support formed of stainless steel to obtain a seed crystal-bearing support and a separation layer formation step of forming a porous separation layer formed of a zeolite on the seed crystal-bearing support. The stainless steel has a contact angle with water of 90? or more. The seed crystal adhesion step includes bringing the zeolite seed crystals and a solvent having a contact angle with the stainless steel of 30? or less into contact with the porous support.

Disclosed in certain embodiments are ZSM-5 zeolite microspheres. Disclosed in certain embodiments is a method of forming ZSM-5 zeolite microspheres including: 1) shaping a mixture into microspheres where the mixture includes a silica material and of particulates selected from at least one high-density material with an absolute bulk density of at least 0.3 g/cc, ZSM-5 zeolite crystals, and combinations thereof; 2) calcining the microspheres; and 3) reacting and subsequently heating the microspheres with at least one alkali solution to form ZSM-5 zeolite in-situ on the microspheres, where the ZSM-5 zeolite microspheres contain substantially no clay or calcined clay material.

A method is provided for generating a composite material with a support structure and a coating on the surface of the support structure, the coating comprising, as active component, crystals of a zeolite material or of a zeolite-like material, with intercrystalline mesopores and/or macropores being formed in the coating, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: a) providing a suspension which comprises nanoscale starting crystals of a zeolite material or of a zeolite-like material, and also precursor compounds of the zeolite material or zeolite-like material, b) applying the suspension provided in step a) to the surface of the support structure, c) compacting the suspension applied in step b) by at least partially removing the solvent that forms the liquid phase of the suspension, to yield a coating which comprises the starting crystals and the precursor compounds, d) keeping the coating obtained in step c) on the surface of the support structure in a vapor-containing atmosphere at an elevated temperature, so that the precursor compounds present are converted into a zeolite material or a zeolite-like material and, together with the starting crystals, form the coating which comprises crystals of a zeolite material or of a zeolite-like material.

Catalysts having a first catalyst coating and a second catalyst coating, the first catalyst coating including a blend of 1) Pt on a support, and 2) a molecular sieve, and the second catalyst coating including an SCR catalyst.

The present invention relates to a process for modifying the physical and chemical properties of Faujasite Y-type zeolites (FAU), mainly used as a base material of catalyst used in the Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) process, for the interest of the oil refining industry, in which the conversion of oil heavy fractions into lighter fractions, with a higher commercial value, is carried out. The process produces a modified Faujasite Y-type zeolite, with lower sodium content, as low as 75%, than that of the starting Faujasite Y-type zeolite. A mesoporous material associated with the modified Faujasite Y-type zeolite has an average pore size ranging from 2 to 100 nm, having a bimodal or multimodal pore size distribution. The proportion of modified Faujasite Y-type zeolite with respect to the meso-porous material associated to the Faujasite Y type Zeolite can be regulated through the process operation conditions.

Disclosed in certain embodiments are ZSM-5 zeolite microspheres. Disclosed in certain embodiments is a method of forming ZSM-5 zeolite microspheres including: 1) shaping a mixture into microspheres where the mixture includes a silica material and of particulates selected from at least one high-density material with an absolute bulk density of at least 0.3 g/cc, ZSM-5 zeolite crystals, and combinations thereof; 2) calcining the microspheres; and 3) reacting and subsequently heating the microspheres with at least one alkali solution to form ZSM-5 zeolite in-situ on the microspheres, where the ZSM-5 zeolite microspheres contain substantially no clay or calcined clay material.