An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (5-HMF) suitable for industrial-scale production and a novel catalyst composition for use in synthesizing 5-HMF. The present invention provides a method for producing 5-HMF comprising performing a dehydration reaction of a carbohydrate comprising a hexose as a constituent sugar or a derivative thereof by using activated carbon as a catalyst; and a catalyst composition for use in the reaction for producing 5-HMF from a carbohydrate comprising a hexose as a constituent sugar through a dehydration reaction, the catalyst composition comprising activated carbon.

The present disclosure relates to an FCC additive composition for bottoms cracking. The FCC additive composition comprises an acidity enhanced modified clay; an acidity enhanced modified alumina; a binder; a phosphorous oxide and a boron oxide. The present disclosure further relates to a process for the preparation of the FCC additive composition. The FCC additive of the present disclosure is capable of cracking bottoms comprising large hydrocarbon molecules/heavy fuel oils. The FCC additive composition of the present disclosure enhances bottoms conversion and reduces formation of dry gas.

The present disclosure relates to an FCC additive composition for bottoms cracking. The FCC additive composition comprises an acidity enhanced modified clay; an acidity enhanced modified alumina; a binder; a phosphorous oxide and a boron oxide. The present disclosure further relates to a process for the preparation of the FCC additive composition. The FCC additive of the present disclosure is capable of cracking bottoms comprising large hydrocarbon molecules/heavy fuel oils. The FCC additive composition of the present disclosure enhances bottoms conversion and reduces formation of dry gas.

The present discloses an aromatization catalyst, preparation process and application thereof and a low-carbon olefin aromatization process. The aromatization catalyst comprises a microporous material, a binder and a modifier; the microporous material is a zeolite molecular sieve, the binder is alumina, the modifier is phosphorus, and the molar ratio of the aluminum element in the binder to the phosphorus element is more than or equal to 1 and less than 5; the ratio of the acidity of the strongly acidic sites to the acidity of the weakly acidic sites of the olefin aromatization catalyst is less than 1.

The present discloses an aromatization catalyst, preparation process and application thereof and a low-carbon olefin aromatization process. The aromatization catalyst comprises a microporous material, a binder and a modifier; the microporous material is a zeolite molecular sieve, the binder is alumina, the modifier is phosphorus, and the molar ratio of the aluminum element in the binder to the phosphorus element is more than or equal to 1 and less than 5; the ratio of the acidity of the strongly acidic sites to the acidity of the weakly acidic sites of the olefin aromatization catalyst is less than 1.

The present disclosure is directed to etching compositions that are useful for, e.g., selectively removing silicon germanium (SiGe) from a semiconductor substrate as an intermediate step in a multistep semiconductor manufacturing process.

The present disclosure is directed to etching compositions that are useful for, e.g., selectively removing silicon germanium (SiGe) from a semiconductor substrate as an intermediate step in a multistep semiconductor manufacturing process.

The present invention relates to a method of preparing cyclododecanone. According to the present invention, a method of preparing cyclododecanone which allows implementation of a high conversion rate and minimization of production of unreacted materials and reaction by-products may be provided. In addition, the present invention implements a high conversion rate and a high selectivity even by a simplified process configuration, and thus may be usefully utilized in an economical method of preparing laurolactam, allowing commercially easy mass production.

A bifunctional catalyst for example for conversion of oxygenates, the bifunctional catalyst comprising zeolite, alumina binder, Zn and P, wherein Zn is present at least partly as ZnAl.sub.2O.sub.4.

A bifunctional catalyst for example for conversion of oxygenates, the bifunctional catalyst comprising zeolite, alumina binder, Zn and P, wherein Zn is present at least partly as ZnAl.sub.2O.sub.4.