A metal contaminated spent catalyst or regenerated catalyst from a biomass conversion unit may be subjected to an ammonium wash in order to remove potassium. The ammonium wash may include ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, ammonium hydroxide, ammonium acetate, ammonium phosphates, and mixtures thereof. Acidity and catalytic activity of the biomass conversion catalyst is restored by the removal of potassium contaminants.

A metal contaminated spent catalyst or regenerated catalyst from a biomass conversion unit may be subjected to an ammonium wash in order to remove potassium. The ammonium wash may include ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, ammonium hydroxide, ammonium acetate, ammonium phosphates, and mixtures thereof. Acidity and catalytic activity of the biomass conversion catalyst is restored by the removal of potassium contaminants.

Methods and apparatus for the regeneration of catalysts used in catalytic pyrolysis of waste plastics, polymers, and other waste materials to useful chemical and fuel products such as paraffins, olefins, and aromatics such as BTX is described in which minerals are removed by washing to restore catalytic activity and selectivity. A catalytic pyrolysis process that includes the regeneration of a portion of the catalyst used for the catalytic pyrolysis with a washing process is described.

Methods and apparatus for the regeneration of catalysts used in catalytic pyrolysis of waste plastics, polymers, and other waste materials to useful chemical and fuel products such as paraffins, olefins, and aromatics such as BTX is described in which minerals are removed by washing to restore catalytic activity and selectivity. A catalytic pyrolysis process that includes the regeneration of a portion of the catalyst used for the catalytic pyrolysis with a washing process is described.

The invention relates to a method of regenerating the catalytic activity of a spent catalyst comprising nickel on a refractory oxide support, said method comprising the steps of contacting the spent catalyst with a nitric acid solution, heat-treating the spent catalyst, calcining and reducing the catalyst.

The invention relates to a method of regenerating the catalytic activity of a spent catalyst comprising nickel on a refractory oxide support, said method comprising the steps of contacting the spent catalyst with a nitric acid solution, heat-treating the spent catalyst, calcining and reducing the catalyst.

A process for producing high purity solid carbon includes contacting a first portion of a spent carbon supported metal catalyst comprising one or more active metal compounds and solid carbon deposits derived from catalytically cracking a light hydrocarbon feedstock in the presence of a carbon supported metal catalyst comprising one or more active metal compounds in a reactor with a leaching solution to solubilize the one or more active metal compounds from the first portion of the spent carbon supported metal catalyst to generate a solubilized leaching solution comprising solubilized one or more active metal compounds and a solid carbon product, and separating the solid carbon product from the solubilized leaching solution to generate the solid carbon product and a separated solubilized leaching solution comprising the solubilized one or more active metal compounds. The solid carbon product is a high purity solid carbon product.

A process for producing high purity solid carbon includes contacting a first portion of a spent carbon supported metal catalyst comprising one or more active metal compounds and solid carbon deposits derived from catalytically cracking a light hydrocarbon feedstock in the presence of a carbon supported metal catalyst comprising one or more active metal compounds in a reactor with a leaching solution to solubilize the one or more active metal compounds from the first portion of the spent carbon supported metal catalyst to generate a solubilized leaching solution comprising solubilized one or more active metal compounds and a solid carbon product, and separating the solid carbon product from the solubilized leaching solution to generate the solid carbon product and a separated solubilized leaching solution comprising the solubilized one or more active metal compounds. The solid carbon product is a high purity solid carbon product.

A process for producing high purity hydrogen includes separating a gas stream comprising hydrogen and unreacted light hydrocarbons from a product effluent comprising the gas stream comprising the hydrogen and the unreacted light hydrocarbons, and a spent carbon supported metal catalyst comprising one or more active metal compounds and solid carbon deposits derived from catalytically cracking a light hydrocarbon feedstock in the presence of a carbon supported metal catalyst comprising one or more active metal compounds in a reactor, separating the hydrogen and the unreacted light hydrocarbons from the gas stream comprising the hydrogen and the unreacted light hydrocarbons, and withdrawing high purity hydrogen.

A process for producing high purity hydrogen includes separating a gas stream comprising hydrogen and unreacted light hydrocarbons from a product effluent comprising the gas stream comprising the hydrogen and the unreacted light hydrocarbons, and a spent carbon supported metal catalyst comprising one or more active metal compounds and solid carbon deposits derived from catalytically cracking a light hydrocarbon feedstock in the presence of a carbon supported metal catalyst comprising one or more active metal compounds in a reactor, separating the hydrogen and the unreacted light hydrocarbons from the gas stream comprising the hydrogen and the unreacted light hydrocarbons, and withdrawing high purity hydrogen.