A method for preparing a zinc ferrite-based catalyst according to an embodiment of the present application comprises the steps of: contacting a metal precursor solution including a zinc precursor, a ferrite precursor, an acid solution and water with a basic aqueous solution to obtain a precipitate; and filtering and thereafter drying and calcining the precipitate, wherein the acid solution includes one or more of nitric acid (HNO3) and hydrocarbon acid.

A method for preparing a zinc ferrite-based catalyst according to an embodiment of the present application comprises the steps of: contacting a metal precursor solution including a zinc precursor, a ferrite precursor, an acid solution and water with a basic aqueous solution to obtain a precipitate; and filtering and thereafter drying and calcining the precipitate, wherein the acid solution includes one or more of nitric acid (HNO3) and hydrocarbon acid.

The disclosure provides a process for a polyol dehydration, including: providing a feedstock containing a polyol, and dehydrating the polyol in the presence of a solid alumina composition as a catalyst or catalyst support for the dehydration reaction to obtain a dehydration product; wherein the solid alumina composition is prepared from a precursor composition comprising an alumina hydroxide (Al(OH)3), aluminum oxyhydroxide (AlO(OH)), or a mixture thereof.

The disclosure provides a process for a polyol dehydration, including: providing a feedstock containing a polyol, and dehydrating the polyol in the presence of a solid alumina composition as a catalyst or catalyst support for the dehydration reaction to obtain a dehydration product; wherein the solid alumina composition is prepared from a precursor composition comprising an alumina hydroxide (Al(OH)3), aluminum oxyhydroxide (AlO(OH)), or a mixture thereof.

A feed mixture comprising at least one C.sub.3 olefin and/or at least one C.sub.4 olefin may be contacted with a zeolite catalyst under oligomerization reaction conditions to form a product mixture comprising a plurality of olefin oligomers. The zeolite catalyst, optionally with one or more further modifications, may be selected for operability at high WHSV values that may produce at least C.sub.12 olefins in the product mixture having an average branching index of about 2.2 or less. Under suitable conditions, C.sub.10-C.sub.13 olefins may comprise at least about 25% of the product mixture, M based on total olefin oligomers. Percentage conversion of the at least one C.sub.3 olefin and/or at least one C.sub.4 olefin may impact the average branching index of at least C.sub.12 olefin oligomers and selectivity for C.sub.10-C.sub.13 olefin oligomers. An amount of C.sub.4 olefin in the feed mixture may produce a targeted selectivity for at least C.sub.1 olefins.

A feed mixture comprising at least one C.sub.3 olefin and/or at least one C.sub.4 olefin may be contacted with a zeolite catalyst under oligomerization reaction conditions to form a product mixture comprising a plurality of olefin oligomers. The zeolite catalyst, optionally with one or more further modifications, may be selected for operability at high WHSV values that may produce at least C.sub.12 olefins in the product mixture having an average branching index of about 2.2 or less. Under suitable conditions, C.sub.10-C.sub.13 olefins may comprise at least about 25% of the product mixture, M based on total olefin oligomers. Percentage conversion of the at least one C.sub.3 olefin and/or at least one C.sub.4 olefin may impact the average branching index of at least C.sub.12 olefin oligomers and selectivity for C.sub.10-C.sub.13 olefin oligomers. An amount of C.sub.4 olefin in the feed mixture may produce a targeted selectivity for at least C.sub.1 olefins.

A method for catalytic cracking of PVC waste using a zeolite catalyst to obtain a hydrocarbon mixture of gas components that are useful resources. The catalytic cracking method has high selectivity of useful components and can lower the content of chlorine, a harmful component.

Disclosed isthe synthesis of novel supported metal catalytic materials for electromagnetic radiation absorption and chemical catalysis especially in the presence of plasma used in the conversion of nitrogen from air and hydrogen from water to useful products such as nitric acid, hydrogen, ammonia and fertilizers. These materials can also generate plasma when subjected to microwave irradiation thus form the basis of catalytic plasma reactors. They can be used in chemical looping reactions because plasma generation under microwave irradiation in air results in the reduction of catalyst oxides and oxidation of nitrogen.

Disclosed isthe synthesis of novel supported metal catalytic materials for electromagnetic radiation absorption and chemical catalysis especially in the presence of plasma used in the conversion of nitrogen from air and hydrogen from water to useful products such as nitric acid, hydrogen, ammonia and fertilizers. These materials can also generate plasma when subjected to microwave irradiation thus form the basis of catalytic plasma reactors. They can be used in chemical looping reactions because plasma generation under microwave irradiation in air results in the reduction of catalyst oxides and oxidation of nitrogen.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxide comprising, among other steps, preparing a second aqueous mixture comprising water and an iron salt; and disposing the second mixture on the substrate obtained according to (ii), comprising a coating comprising a zeolitic material comprising copper, over y % of the substrate axial length from the inlet end to the outlet end of the substrate, wherein y is in the range of from 10 to x, obtaining a substrate comprising, in a first zone, the coating comprising a zeolitic material comprising copper and over y % of the substrate axial length an iron salt; and, if x>y, in a second zone extending from y % to x % of the substrate axial length from the inlet end to the outlet end, the coating comprising a zeolitic material comprising copper.