The present invention relates to a fluorination process, comprising: an activation stage comprising contacting a fluorination catalyst with an oxidizing agent-containing gas flow for at least one hour; and at least one reaction stage comprising reacting a chlorinated compound with hydrogen fluoride in gas phase in the presence of the fluorination catalyst, so as to produce a fluorinated compound.

A composition comprising an extruded inorganic support comprising an oxide of a metal or metalloid, and at least one catalytically active metal, wherein the extruded inorganic support has pores, a total pore volume, and a pore size distribution, wherein the pore size distribution displays at least two peaks of pore diameters, each peak having a maximum, wherein a first peak has a first maximum of pore diameters of equal to or greater than about 120 nm and a second peak has a second maximum of pore diameters of less than about 120 nm, and wherein greater than or equal to about 5% of a total pore volume of the extruded inorganic support is contained within the first peak of pore diameters.

The present invention relates to a fluorination process, comprising: an activation stage comprising contacting a fluorination catalyst with an oxidizing agent-containing gas flow for at least one hour; and at least one reaction stage comprising reacting a chlorinated compound with hydrogen fluoride in gas phase in the presence of the fluorination catalyst, so as to produce a fluorinated compound.

The present invention provides a process of catalytic fluorination in gas phase of product 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane or/and 1,1,2,2,3-pentachloropropane into product 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene in presence of a catalyst.

A method for producing a selective hydrogenation catalyst for hydrogenating a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to an unsaturated hydrocarbon comprising contacting an inorganic catalyst support with a chlorine-containing compound to form a chlorided catalyst support and adding palladium to the chlorided catalyst support to form a supported-palladium composition. A selective hydrogenation catalyst for hydrogenating a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to an unsaturated hydrocarbon formed by the method comprising contacting an inorganic catalyst support with a chlorine-containing compound to form a chlorided catalyst support and adding palladium to the chlorided catalyst support to form a supported-palladium composition. A method of selectively hydrogenating a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to an unsaturated hydrocarbon comprising contacting the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon with a selective hydrogenation catalyst composition produced by contacting an inorganic catalyst support with a chlorine-containing compound to form a chlorided catalyst support and adding palladium to the chlorided catalyst support to form a supported-palladium composition.

A sulfur-contaminated ionic liquid catalyst is provided comprising 300 to 20,000 wppm of sulfur from a contaminant, wherein the catalyst is a chloroaluminate and it alkylates olefin and isoparaffin to make an alkylate gasoline blending component having a FBP below 221 C. A process is provided for making the alkylate gasoline blending component, comprising: a. feeding olefin feed comprising greater than 80 wppm of sulfur contaminant to a chloroaluminate ionic liquid catalyst, to make a sulfur-contaminated catalyst; and b. alkylating olefin feed with isoparaffin to make the alkylate gasoline blending component. A method to construct a refinery alkylation unit is provided comprising installing an ionic liquid alkylation reactor having an inlet that feeds a pure coker LPG olefin. An alkylation process exclusively utilizing coker LPG olefins is also provided.

The present invention describes method of preparation of amides of lactyl lactates of general formula I, where Z denotes to group of RRN and R represent alkyl, aryl or H from lactide and the lactide reacts with an aliphatic or aromatic amine with 1 to 100 carbon atoms of general formula RRNH or with an aliphatic or aromatic ammonium hydrohalide with 1 to 100 carbon atoms of general formula RRNH.Math.HX, where X is selected from Cl, Br and I in a non-chlorinated organic aliphatic or aromatic solvent or in a melted mixture of lactide under solvent free condition, and when lactide reacts with amine, initiator derived from group of Lewis acids of halides of 4., 12., 13., and 14. group is added. ##STR00001##

The present invention describes method of preparation of amides of lactyl lactates of general formula I, where Z denotes to group of RRN and R represent alkyl, aryl or H from lactide and the lactide reacts with an aliphatic or aromatic amine with 1 to 100 carbon atoms of general formula RRNH or with an aliphatic or aromatic ammonium hydrohalide with 1 to 100 carbon atoms of general formula RRNH.Math.HX, where X is selected from Cl, Br and I in a non-chlorinated organic aliphatic or aromatic solvent or in a melted mixture of lactide under solvent free condition, and when lactide reacts with amine, initiator derived from group of Lewis acids of halides of 4., 12., 13., and 14. group is added. ##STR00001##

A catalyst for improving emissions and fuel efficiency in combustion chambers may include aluminum chloride, cerium (III) chloride, deionized water, propylene glycol, lithium chloride, chloroplatinic acid, rhodium chloride, perrhenic acid, and a pH adjuster, such as lithium hydroxide or hydrochloric acid reagent. A method of improving emissions and fuel efficiency in combustion chambers while simultaneously enhancing combustion of hydrocarbons may include introducing the catalyst via a vaporous transport into the flame zone of a combustion chamber.

A catalyst for improving emissions and fuel efficiency in combustion chambers may include aluminum chloride, cerium (III) chloride, deionized water, propylene glycol, lithium chloride, chloroplatinic acid, rhodium chloride, perrhenic acid, and a pH adjuster, such as lithium hydroxide or hydrochloric acid reagent. A method of improving emissions and fuel efficiency in combustion chambers while simultaneously enhancing combustion of hydrocarbons may include introducing the catalyst via a vaporous transport into the flame zone of a combustion chamber.