The present invention relates to an ammonia decomposition catalyst that converts ammonia into hydrogen and nitrogen. The catalyst includes ruthenium (Ru) as an active catalytic component and a composite oxide solid solution (La.sub.xCe.sub.1-xO.sub.y) including lanthanum oxide and cerium oxide as a catalyst support. The present invention also relates to an ammonia decomposition method using the catalyst and a hydrogen production method using the catalyst.

Disclosed herein are supramolecular porous organic nanocomposites for heterogenous photocatalysis as well as methods of making and using the same. The nanocomposite comprises an admixture of a polymeric matrix and a macrocycle.

Provided are a superatomic material, as well as a sol, a preparation method therefor, and application thereof. The superatomic material comprises a carrier and superatoms doped in the carrier, the superatoms being one or more of silver, copper, zinc superatoms and rare earth element superatoms, the scale of superatoms being 100-3000 pm, and the carrier being an inorganic carrier. The superatomic material and the sol have superior antimicrobial and antiviral properties, have a long service life, and are environmentally friendly.

Described herein are reusable, mesh-based catalysts with superior mechanical stability and magnetic separability wherein the mesh may be formed in a variety of shapes and can be easily separated from a process stream and in combination with biomass torrefaction, reduces toxic emissions and produce hydrogen gas, which can be burned at the facility to generate heat or electricity.

The present invention relates to a hybrid iron nanoparticle catalyst comprising: i) 1 to 50 wt. % nanoparticles comprising iron and at least one of a metal M selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals of groups 3 to 7 and 9 to 11 of the Periodic Table of Elements, lanthanides and combinations of M thereof; and ii) 50 to 99 wt. % of an aluminosilicate or silicoaluminophosphate zeolite, based on the total weight of the catalyst, wherein said nanoparticle has a diameter of about 2 to 50 nm. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing the hybrid iron nanoparticle catalyst and a process for the production of light olefins using the hybrid iron nanoparticle catalyst.

A method for preparing a molybdenum-bismuth-based composite metal oxide.

The present invention relates to a catalyst composition comprising a gold nanoparticle superlattice embedded in hierarchical porous silica and a method for manufacturing the same. The catalyst composition comprising a gold nanoparticle superlattice embedded in hierarchical porous silica according to the present invention comprises micropores and mesopores in the superlattice, so that these pores are channelized to allow the rapid access of reactants to surfaces of gold nanoparticles, and the catalyst composition is very structurally stable and has excellent catalytic activity, and thus has an effect of exhibiting a CO conversion rate of 100% at room temperature.

The present invention provides a catalyst structure having a core-shell structure comprising a core comprising a metal and a shell formed on the core, wherein the shell comprises a metal hydroxide crystal or a metal oxide crystal formed uniformly in shape and size perpendicular to the surface of the metal, wherein the metal hydroxide crystal or the metal oxide crystal have a 2D structure or a 1D structure, and preparation method thereof.

The present invention relates to a specific continuous process for preparing a zeolitic material having a framework structure type selected from the group consisting of MFI, MEL, IMF, SVY, FER, SVR, and intergrowth structures of two or more thereof, preferably an MFI- and/or MEL-type framework structure, comprising Si, Ti, and O, and to a zeolitic material as obtainable and/or obtained according to said process. Further, the present invention relates to a process for preparing a molding, and to a molding obtainable and/or obtained according to said process. Yet further, the present invention relates to a use of said zeolitic material and molding.

Multi-metallic bulk catalysts and methods for synthesizing the same are provided. The multi-metallic bulk catalysts contain nickel, molybdenum tungsten, yttrium, and optionally, copper, titanium and/or niobium. The catalysts are useful for hydroprocessing, particularly hydrodesulfurization and hydrodenitrogenation, of hydrocarbon feedstocks.