An electrocoat system for electrodeposition is described. The system includes an inorganic bismuth-containing compound or a mixture of inorganic and organic bismuth-containing compounds. The system demonstrates a high degree of crosslinking and produces a cured coating with optimal crosslinking and corrosion resistance.

Proposed inventions are a recipe of denitrification-oxidation complex catalyst containing an SCR catalyst and an oxidation catalyst to simultaneously remove nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and ammonia, a manufacturing method thereof, an exhaust gas treatment method using the denitrification-oxidation complex catalyst, and an SCR denitrification system including the denitrification-oxidation complex catalyst. The denitrification-oxidation complex catalyst simultaneously removes nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and ammonia and exhibits an increased catalytic effect compared to the cases where the denitrification catalyst used alone and the denitrification and the oxidation catalyst ratios are and not properly balanced. When the denitrification-oxidation complex catalyst is applied to an SCR denitrification system, the structure is simplified, space is saved, cost is reduced, and catalyst maintenance is easy.

The present technology provides a method of making a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalyst, the method includes: in situ crystallizing Y-zeolite on a precursor microsphere to provide the FCC catalyst, wherein the in situ crystallizing includes: mixing the precursor microspheres with sodium silicate, a zeolite initiator (seeding zeolite crystals), and water to form an alkaline slurry; and heating the alkaline slurry to a temperature of about 38° C. (100° F.) to about 93° C. (200° F.) to obtain a zeolitic microsphere material; and wherein the FCC catalyst has a zeolite content of less than or equal to about 30 weight percent (wt.%). The unit cell size of the zeolite Y is 24.60 to 24.70 angstrom.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing 1,4-butanediol (BDO) by hydrogenating 2-butyne-1,4-diol (BYD) or 4-hydroxybutanal (4-HBA) in the presence of a catalyst of the Raney type having a porous foam structure, wherein the macroscopic pores have sizes in the range of 100 to 5000 μm, and a bulk density of up to 0.8 kg/L.

A catalyst composition comprising—a support comprising TiO.sub.2,—a composite oxide containing vanadium and antimony, which has a rutile-type structure different from VSbO.sub.4 and V.sub.0.92Sb.sub.0.92O.sub.4 as determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis with CuKα radiation, and—optionally, one or more selected from the group consisting of oxides of silicon, oxides of vanadium and oxides of antimony, for selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides; to a process for preparing the catalyst composition, to the catalyst composition obtained/obtainable by the process and to use of the same for selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides.

The invention discloses a core-shell structured catalyst comprising a core covered with a shell. The core is made of hematite, tourmaline, germanium, maifanite or kaolin. The invention also provides a method for preparing the catalyst including mixing raw materials of the core with water to form seed-balls with a particle size of 2-4 mm; mixing the seed-balls with raw materials of the shell and water, such that the seed-balls are covered with the raw materials of the shell to form pellets with a particle size of 3-5 mm; processing the pellets at 60-90° C. and then calcining to active the pellets at 450-550° C. to obtain a core-shell structured catalyst. The invention further discloses use of the core-shell structured catalyst in the ozone oxidation reaction. In the invention, a core-shell structured catalyst with good morphology and catalytic performance is prepared, and the production cost of the catalyst is reduced.

An electrode assembly includes a first electrode and a dielectric layer on the first electrode. The dielectric layer includes a bismuth compound of the formula Bi.sub.2(CrO.sub.4).sub.2Cr.sub.2O.sub.7, Pb.sub.4(BiO.sub.4)(PO.sub.4), Ag.sub.3BiO.sub.3, Bi.sub.2CdO.sub.2(GeO.sub.4), Bi.sub.2Te.sub.4O.sub.11, Cs.sub.6Bi.sub.4O.sub.9, Na.sub.3Bi(PO.sub.4).sub.2, Bi.sub.2(SeO.sub.3).sub.3, or a combination thereof. The electrode assembly can be particularly useful in various electronic devices.

An electrode assembly including a first electrode and a dielectric layer on the first electrode. The dielectric layer comprises a lead-containing compound of the formula PbMgV.sub.2O.sub.7, Pb.sub.2Te.sub.3O.sub.8, PbZnV.sub.2O.sub.7, Na.sub.2PbO.sub.2, PbP.sub.2O.sub.6, PbZnSiO.sub.4, Pb.sub.2In.sub.2Si.sub.2O.sub.9, Pb.sub.6(AsO.sub.4)[B(AsO.sub.4).sub.4], PbAl.sub.2Si.sub.2O.sub.8, K.sub.4PbO.sub.3, Pb.sub.2TiAs.sub.2O.sub.9, Pb.sub.4O(VO.sub.4).sub.2, Rb.sub.4PbO.sub.3, Pb.sub.2V.sub.2O.sub.7, Pb.sub.9Al.sub.8O.sub.21, Nd(Al.sub.3O.sub.6)(Pb.sub.2O.sub.2), Pb.sub.6Co.sub.9(TeO.sub.6).sub.5, Pb.sub.3(B.sub.3O.sub.7)NO.sub.3, a lead-containing oxyhalide of the formula Pb.sub.13(Cl.sub.3O.sub.5).sub.2, Pb.sub.13(Br.sub.3O.sub.5).sub.2, Pb.sub.2OF.sub.2, Pb.sub.2CO.sub.3F.sub.2, Pb(AsO.sub.2).sub.3Cl, Pb.sub.3O.sub.2(OH)Cl, Pb.sub.6(BO.sub.3).sub.3OCl, Pb.sub.2B.sub.5O.sub.9I, Pb.sub.2B.sub.5O.sub.9Br, Pb.sub.2B.sub.5O.sub.9Cl, Pb.sub.5(AsO.sub.3).sub.3Cl, Pb.sub.8Y.sub.6F.sub.32O, Pb(O.sub.2Pb.sub.3).sub.2(BO.sub.3)Br.sub.3, Pb.sub.6LaO.sub.7Cl, a lead-containing phosphate of the formula Pb.sub.2PO.sub.4I, Pb.sub.2InP.sub.3O.sub.11, Pb.sub.2MoP.sub.3O.sub.11, Pb.sub.2Ni(PO.sub.4).sub.2, Pb.sub.2VO(PO.sub.4), K.sub.2Pb(PO.sub.3).sub.4, Pb.sub.3(MoO).sub.3(PO.sub.4).sub.5, Pb.sub.4O(PO.sub.4).sub.2, RbPb(PO.sub.3).sub.3, PbVO.sub.2PO.sub.4, Pb.sub.5(PO.sub.4).sub.3F, Pb.sub.5(PO.sub.4).sub.3Cl, Pb.sub.5(PO.sub.4).sub.3I, PbP.sub.2O.sub.6, or a combination thereof. The electrode assembly can be particularly useful in various electronic devices.

A honeycomb filter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure having porous partition walls provided, surrounding a plurality of cells which serve as fluid through channels extending from an inflow end face to an outflow end face, and a porous plugging portion provided either at an end on the inflow end face or the outflow end face of the cells, wherein the plugging portion is composed of a porous material, the honeycomb structure has a central region and a circumferential region, and a ratio of an area of the circumferential region with respect to that of the central region ranges from 0.1 to 0.5, porosity of a central plugging portion in the central region is lower than that of a circumferential plugging portion in the circumferential region, and the porosity of the central plugging portions ranges from 60% to 68%, and that of the circumferential plugging portions ranges from 70% to 85%.

A noble metal-free water oxidation electrocatalyst can be stable and obtained from earth-abundant materials, e.g., using copper-colloidal nanoparticles. The catalyst may contain nanobead and nanorod morphological features with narrow size distribution. The onset for oxygen evolution reaction can occur at a potential of 1.45 V.sub.RHE (η=220 mV). Such catalysts may be stable during long-term water electrolysis and/or exhibit a high electroactive area, e.g., with a Tafel slope of 52 mV/dec, TOF of 0.81 s.sup.−1, and/or mass activity of 87 mA/mg. The copper may also perform CO.sub.2 reduction at the cathode side. The Cu-based electrocatalytic system may provide a flexible catalyst for electrooxidation of water and for chemical energy conversion, without requiring Pt, Ir, or Ru.