The honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb structure body made of a zeolite material containing at least a coarse particle zeolite having a large average particle diameter (coarse zeolite particles). A fine particle zeolite having an average particle diameter smaller than that of the coarse particle zeolite (fine zeolite particles), and an inorganic bonding material, the coarse particle zeolite (the coarse zeolite particles) is a chabazite type zeolite in which an average particle diameter of primary particles is 2 m or more and 6 m or less, and in the fine particle zeolite (the fine zeolite particles), an average particle diameter of primary particles is 0.02 m or more and smaller than 2 m, and in the zeolite material which is comprised the honeycomb structure body, a ratio of a volume of pores having pore diameters of 0.02 to 0.15 m to a volume of all pores is 42% or less.

Disclosed herein are an apparatus and a method for mixing and/or mulling a sample, the apparatus comprising at least one container made of a flexible material and containing a sample, means for holding the container, and means for impacting the container, wherein the means for holding and the means for impacting are movable relative to each other, and wherein the means for holding, the means for impacting, and the container are arranged such that the means for impacting and the container can repeatedly collide, whereby an energy of collision can be imparted to the sample, thereby mixing and/or mulling the sample. Also disclosed is an assembly for performing high throughput experiments including the apparatus for mixing and/or mulling a sample and an extruder configured to receive a sample weighing less than 100 grams.

Provided is a zeolite-based adsorbent in the form of agglomerates, where the adsorbent having a tortuosity factor, calculated from the pore distribution determined by mercury intrusion porosimetry, of greater than 1 and less than 3. The adsorbent also has a porosity as determined by mercury intrusion porosimetry of between 25% and 35%. The adsorbent is useful in the field of separations in particular in a process for separating para-xylene from aromatic hydrocarbon isomer fractions containing 8 carbon atoms.

The present invention relates to a multifunctional hybrid catalyst with niobium and tin supported on hexagonal mesoporous silicas (HMS.sub.NbSn), synthesis process thereof through isomorphic substitutions and the process for obtaining biodegradable lubricating base oils using said catalyst.

Processes for converting a hydrocarbon reactant into an alcohol compound and/or a carbonyl compound are disclosed in which the hydrocarbon reactant and a supported transition metal catalystcontaining molybdenum, tungsten, or vanadiumare irradiated with a light beam at a wavelength in the UV-visible spectrum, optionally in an oxidizing atmosphere, to form a reduced transition metal catalyst, followed by hydrolyzing the reduced transition metal catalyst to form a reaction product containing the alcohol compound and/or the carbonyl compound.

Methods for synthesizing a mesoporous nano-sized zeolite beta are described. The method may include mixing an aqueous base solution with hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) to form a first solution; adding nano-sized zeolite particles having a particle size of less than or equal to 100 nm to the first solution to form a second solution. The nano-sized zeolite particles include a microporous framework with a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm and a BEA framework type. The method may further include transferring the second solution to an autoclave operated at 25? C. to 200? C. for 3 to 24 hours to form a colloid; drying the colloid at 100? C. to 200? C. for 8 to 36 hours without washing the colloid to form a zeolite precursor; and calcining the zeolite precursor at 250? C. to 600? C. for 1 to 8 hours to form the mesoporous nano-sized zeolite beta.

A method of hydrogenating carbon dioxide, including contacting carbon dioxide and hydrogen with an iron-based catalyst to form a liquid and a gas. The liquid includes C.sub.nH.sub.2n, C.sub.nH.sub.2n+2, or a combination thereof and water, wherein n is 5 to 18. The gas includes CH.sub.4, C.sub.mH.sub.2m, C.sub.mH.sub.2m+2, or a combination thereof, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide, wherein m is 2 to 9. The iron-based catalyst includes 70 mol % to 97 mol % of porous FeO(OH).sub.x (wherein 1<x<2), and 3 mol % to 30 mol % of alkaline metal compound loaded onto the porous FeO(OH).sub.x.

The present invention relates to an ammonia oxidation catalyst for the treatment of an exhaust gas stream, the catalyst comprising a coating disposed on a substrate, wherein the coating comprises a selective catalytic reduction component being a zeolitic material comprising one or more of copper and iron; and an oxidation catalytic component comprising platinum supported on a porous non-zeolitic oxidic support, wherein the oxidation catalytic component further comprises a first oxidic material supported on the porous non-zeolitic oxidic support supporting platinum, wherein the first oxidic material comprises titania.

The present invention relates to an ammonia oxidation catalyst for the treatment of an exhaust gas stream, the catalyst comprising a coating disposed on a substrate, wherein the coating comprises a selective catalytic reduction component being a zeolitic material comprising one or more of copper and iron; and an oxidation catalytic component comprising platinum supported on a porous non-zeolitic oxidic support, wherein the oxidation catalytic component further comprises a first oxidic material supported on the porous non-zeolitic oxidic support supporting platinum, wherein the first oxidic material comprises titania.

Bulk catalysts comprised of nickel, molybdenum, tungsten and titanium and methods for synthesizing bulk catalysts are provided. The catalysts are useful for hydroprocessing, particularly hydrodesulfurization and hydrodenitrogenation, of hydrocarbon feedstocks.