A method of making a supported catalytic species comprising an alloy of at least two metals, comprises the steps of: (i) combining a particulate support material, a solution of a first metal compound, a solution of a second metal compound, and a solution of an alkaline precipitating agent to form a slurry mixture; (ii) agitating the resultant mixture; and (iii) contacting the solids with a reducing agent, wherein the first metal in the first metal compound and the second metal in the second metal compound is each independently selected from the group consisting of gold, palladium, platinum, rhodium, iridium, silver, osmium and ruthenium; and wherein the first metal is not the same as the second metal.

Methods for converting an alcohol, such as cyclohexanol to a ketone, such as cyclohexanone, include reacting the alcohol in the presence of a catalyst and oxygen to produce the ketone. In one exemplary embodiment, the catalyst comprises a microporous copper chloropyrophosphate framework including a plurality of noble metal nanoparticles. In one exemplary embodiment, the noble metal nanoparticles include at least one metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, and gold.

A lean NO.sub.x trap for the treatment of exhaust gas emissions, such as the oxidation of unburned hydrocarbons (HC), and carbon monoxide (CO), and the trapping and reduction of nitrogen oxides (NO.sub.x) is disclosed. Nitrogen oxide storage catalysts can comprise a layer on a substrate including ceria-alumina particles having a ceria phase present in a weight percent of the composite in the range of about 20% to about 80% on an oxide basis, an alkaline earth metal component supported on the ceria-alumina particles, wherein the CeO.sub.2 is present in the form of crystallites that are hydrothermally stable and have an average crystallite size less than 130 after aging at 950 C. for 5 hours in 2% O.sub.2 and 10% steam in N.sub.2.

A catalyst for the treatment of exhaust gas emissions is disclosed. The catalyst can comprise ceria-alumina particles having a ceria phase present in a weight percent of the composite in the range of about 20% to about 80% on an oxide basis, an alkaline earth metal component supported on the ceria-alumina particles, wherein the CeO.sub.2 is present in the form of crystallites that are hydrothermally stable and have an average crystallite size less than 160 after aging at 950 C. for 5 hours in 2% O.sub.2 and 10% steam in N.sub.2.

The present invention provides a photocatalyst coated body which can realize a sufficient photocatalytic activity and adhesiveness with a substrate, without significantly impairing an appearance of a substrate, especially an exterior building material. The photocatalyst coated body has a structure including a substrate, an intermediate layer formed on the substrate, and a photocatalyst layer formed on the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer includes inorganic oxide particles having an average particle diameter of nanosize. The photocatalyst layer includes photocatalyst particles having an average particle diameter of more than 0 m to less than 10 m and inorganic oxide particles having an average particle diameter of nanosize. A sum of a film thickness of the intermediate layer and a film thickness of the photocatalyst layer is 0.3 m or more to 1.5 m or less.

Process for preparing a catalyst support which process comprises a) mixing pentasil zeolite having a bulk silica to alumina molar ratio in the range of from 20 to 150 with water, a silica source and an alkali metal salt, b) extruding the mixture obtained in step (a), c) drying and calcining the extrudates obtained in step (b), d) subjecting the calcined extrudates obtained in step (c) to ion exchange to reduce the alkali metal content, and e) drying the extrudates obtained in step (d); process for preparing a catalyst by furthermore impregnating such support with platinum in an amount in the range of from 0.001 to 0.1 wt % and tin in an amount in the range of from 0.01 to 0.5 wt %, each on the basis of total catalyst; ethylbenzene dealkylation catalyst obtainable thereby and a process for dealkylation of ethylbenzene which process comprises contacting feedstock containing ethylbenzene with such catalyst.

An alkylaromatics isomerisation catalyst, which catalyst comprises at least 50 wt % of an inorganic binder; at least 0.01 wt % of a Group VIII metal and 1-9 wt % ZSM-12 zeolite wherein the silica to alumina molar ratio (SAR) of the ZSM-12 zeolite is in the range of from 60 to 200, and a process for the isomerisation of alkylaromatics to provide a reaction mixture, said process comprising contacting a hydrocarbon stream comprising alkylaromatics with such catalyst.

Provided is a catalyst composition having an aluminosilicate molecular sieve having an AEI structure and a mole ratio of silica-to-alumina of about 20 to about 30 loaded with about 1 to about 5 weight percent of a promoter metal, based on the total weight of the molecular sieve material. Also provided are method, articles, and systems utilizing the catalyst composition.

Photocatalysts and methods of using photocatalysts for synergistic production of hydrogen from water are disclosed. The photocatalysts include photoactive titanium dioxide particles having an anatase to rutile ratio of at least 1.5:1 and electrically conductive material deposited on the titanium dioxide particle.

A TiO.sub.2-based catalyst precursor material in powder form includes TiO.sub.2 particles with the formula TiO.sub.(2-x)(OH).sub.2x (x=0-1). The particles are coated with one or more auxiliary shaping agents and after coating and drying have a specific surface area of at least 150 m.sup.2/g. The material has a content of 1) 50-99.5% by weight of the titanium-oxygen compound with the general formula TiO.sub.(2-x)(OH).sub.2x, wherein x=0 to 1, or mixtures thereof, wherein the crystalline phases of the titanium-oxygen compound are in the anatase form, and 2) 0.5-50% by weight of an auxiliary shaping agent or mixtures thereof, which evaporates, sublimates and/or decomposes upon heating to temperatures below the transformation temperature from anatase to rutile, wherein the % by weight are relative to the total weight of the dried catalyst precursor material.