A ceria-zirconia-based composite oxide containing a composite oxide of ceria and zirconia is provided, in which primary particles having a particle diameter of 1.5 to 4.5 m account for, on a particle number basis, at least 50% of all primary particles in the ceria-zirconia-based composite oxide, and the molar ratio of cerium to zirconium in the ceria-zirconia-based composite oxide is between 43:57 and 55:45.

The invention relates to a process for preparing a shaped CuAl catalyst body for the hydrogenation of organic compounds containing a carbonyl function. More particularly, the shaped catalyst body is suitable for the hydrogenation of aldehydes, ketones and of carboxylic acids or esters thereof, specifically of fatty acids or esters thereof, such as fatty acid methyl esters, to the corresponding alcohols such as butanediol. The present invention further relates to CuAl catalysts obtainable by the preparation process.

A supported molded catalyst having increased hardness, the supported molded catalyst being capable of improving the long-term stability of a reaction for producing a conjugated diolefin by catalytic oxidative dehydrogenation from a mixed gas including a monoolefin having 4 or more carbon atoms and molecular oxygen; and a method for producing the catalyst is provided. A molded catalyst for conjugated diolefin production, the molded catalyst being a catalyst for producing a conjugated diolefin by a catalytic oxidative dehydrogenation reaction from a mixed gas including a monoolefin having 4 or more carbon atoms and molecular oxygen, and being produced by molding a composite metal oxide and a glass fiber-like inorganic auxiliary agent.

A support for a catalyst. The support is for use in a packed-bed reactor for the production of an alkylene oxide. The support includes ceramic material and the support has a substantially spherical or ellipsoidal macrostructure. The support further includes surface structures and has a porosity of 0.35 cm.sup.3/g. The catalyst may be included in an apparatus and used for the production of an alkylene oxide.

The present invention relates to a catalyst having at least one peak in each of a range of a pore diameter of 0.45 m to 10.0 m and a range of a pore diameter of 0.040 m to 0.45 m in a pore distribution (dV/d (log D) vs D) measured by mercury porosimetry, in which when a maximum value of dV/d (log D) in the range of the pore diameter of 0.45 m to 10.0 m is represented by A and a maximum value of dV/d (log D) in the range of the pore diameter of 0.040 m to 0.45 m is represented by B, (B/A) is 0.20 to 13.0 (V represents a volume (unit: mL/g) of filled mercury per sample weight, D represents the pore diameter (unit: m), log D represents a natural logarithm of D, and dV/d (log D) represents a reciprocal of a value obtained by differentiating a cumulative pore volume in a specific pore diameter range by a logarithm of the pore diameter).

The present invention relates to zeolite materials in the form of agglomerates comprising at least one mesoporous zeolite and having both the characteristics of mesoporous zeolites, the properties associated with microporosity and the mechanical properties of zeolite agglomerates without mesoporous zeolite. The invention also relates to the process for preparing the said zeolite materials in the form of agglomerates.

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.

The present invention relates to a new process for synthesising the silicoaluminate form of the AEI zeolite structure based on the use of another zeolite, zeolite Y, as the only source of silicon and aluminum, in order to obtain high synthesis yields (greater than 80%) in the absence of any other source of silicon, phosphine-derivedcationsand fluoride anions in the synthesis medium. The N,N-dimethyl-3,5-dimethylpiperidinium cation may be used as the OSDA, and the FAU crystal structure is transformed into the AEI crystal structure with high yields. It also discloses the preparation of catalysts based on the silicoaluminate form of the AEI crystal structure, wherein Cu atoms have been introduced, and the subsequent application thereof as a catalyst, preferably in the SCR of NOx.

The present invention relates to a catalyst containing a vanadium-phosphorus oxide and an alkali metal, wherein the proportion by weight of alkali metal in the vanadium-phosphorus oxide is in the range from 10 to 400 ppm, based on the total weight of the vanadium-phosphorus oxide, a process for producing it and also the use of the catalyst for the gas-phase oxidation of hydrocarbons, in particular for preparing maleic anhydride.

Generally, regenerable, encapsulated metal oxide catalysts comprising a ceramic matrix and metal catalysts may be used to convert alkanes to alkenes. The encapsulated metal oxide catalyst may be tailored to produce a variety of alkenes including ethylene, butylene, and propylene. Further, the encapsulated metal oxide catalysts advantageously allow for regeneration and reactant recovery for cost effective and environmentally friendly processes.