An apparatus for producing a mixed solution, comprising a mixing vessel for preparing an aqueous mixed solution containing a dicarboxylic acid and a Nb compound and a filter for the aqueous mixed solution connected to the mixing vessel via a pipe, the mixing vessel being anticorrosive and equipped with a stirring unit, a heating unit and a cooling unit for the aqueous mixed solution, wherein the aqueous mixed solution prepared in the mixing vessel is fed to the filter via the pipe and filtered in the filter under increased pressure.

An apparatus for producing a mixed solution, comprising a mixing vessel for preparing an aqueous mixed solution containing a dicarboxylic acid and a Nb compound and a filter for the aqueous mixed solution connected to the mixing vessel via a pipe, the mixing vessel being anticorrosive and equipped with a stirring unit, a heating unit and a cooling unit for the aqueous mixed solution, wherein the aqueous mixed solution prepared in the mixing vessel is fed to the filter via the pipe and filtered in the filter under increased pressure.

The present disclosure provides a multi-metallic catalyst system comprising at least one support, and at least one promoter component and an active component comprising at least two metals uniformly dispersed on the support. The present disclosure also provides a process for preparing the multi-metallic catalyst system. Further, the present disclosure provides a process for preparing upgraded fuel from biomass. The process is carried out in two steps. In the first step, a biomass slurry is prepared and is heated in the presence of hydrogen and a multi-metallic catalyst that comprises at least one support, at least one promoter component, and an active component comprising at least two metals to obtain crude biofuel as an intermediate product. The intermediate product obtained in the first step is then cooled and filtered to obtain a filtered intermediate product. In the second step, the filtered intermediate product is hydrogenated in the presence of the multi-metallic catalyst to obtain the upgraded fuel. The fuel obtained from the process of the present disclosure is devoid of heteroatoms such as oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur.

The present disclosure provides a multi-metallic catalyst system comprising at least one support, and at least one promoter component and an active component comprising at least two metals uniformly dispersed on the support. The present disclosure also provides a process for preparing the multi-metallic catalyst system. Further, the present disclosure provides a process for preparing upgraded fuel from biomass. The process is carried out in two steps. In the first step, a biomass slurry is prepared and is heated in the presence of hydrogen and a multi-metallic catalyst that comprises at least one support, at least one promoter component, and an active component comprising at least two metals to obtain crude biofuel as an intermediate product. The intermediate product obtained in the first step is then cooled and filtered to obtain a filtered intermediate product. In the second step, the filtered intermediate product is hydrogenated in the presence of the multi-metallic catalyst to obtain the upgraded fuel. The fuel obtained from the process of the present disclosure is devoid of heteroatoms such as oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur.

The present disclosure generally relates to a silver-based epoxidation catalyst. In certain embodiments, a method is provided for modulating the reactivity of the silver-based epoxidation catalyst, comprising the catalyst being post-treated with at least two different salt solutions. In some embodiments, the treatment results in the deposition of one or more metals onto the surface of the catalyst. In further embodiments, method is also provided of using the silver catalyst to generate an epoxide from an olefin.

The present disclosure generally relates to a silver-based epoxidation catalyst. In certain embodiments, a method is provided for modulating the reactivity of the silver-based epoxidation catalyst, comprising the catalyst being post-treated with at least two different salt solutions. In some embodiments, the treatment results in the deposition of one or more metals onto the surface of the catalyst. In further embodiments, method is also provided of using the silver catalyst to generate an epoxide from an olefin.

A method for producing hydrocarbons includes subjecting a first feed stream to steam cracking to obtain a first product stream, and subjecting an ethane-containing second feed stream to oxidative dehydrogenation to obtain a second product stream. A portion of the first product stream is subjected to a deethanization or a depropanization separately from the second product to obtain a lighter fraction and a heavier fraction. A demethanization feed stream is formed by combining at least a portion of the lighter fraction and at least a portion of the second product stream and is subjected at least in part to demethanization. Partial oxygen removal is carried out during the formation of the demethanization feed stream. The oxygen removal is carried out downstream of the combining step.

To provide a catalyst having excellent performance and durability by improving a NOx reduction ratio at 350 C. or higher without deteriorating excellent durability of a TiVMoP catalyst in view of problems of conventional art. A NOx reduction catalyst for exhaust gas, which is composed of a catalyst composition that comprises titanium (Ti), an oxide of phosphorous, molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W), oxide of vanadium (V), and high-silica zeolite that has an SiO.sub.2/Al.sub.2O.sub.3 ratio of not less than 20 is obtained by kneading in the presence of water, drying and calcining (1) titanium oxide, and phosphoric acid or an ammonium salt of phosphoric acid in an amount of more than 1% by weight and not more than 15% by weight relative to the titanium oxide in terms of H.sub.3PO.sub.4, (2) an oxo acid or oxo acid salt of molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W) and an oxo acid salt of vanadium (V) or vanadyl salt respectively in an amount of more than 0% by atom and not more than 8% by atom relative to the titanium oxide and (3) high-silica zeolite in an amount of more than 0% by weight and not more than 20% by weight relative to the titanium oxide.

To provide a catalyst having excellent performance and durability by improving a NOx reduction ratio at 350 C. or higher without deteriorating excellent durability of a TiVMoP catalyst in view of problems of conventional art. A NOx reduction catalyst for exhaust gas, which is composed of a catalyst composition that comprises titanium (Ti), an oxide of phosphorous, molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W), oxide of vanadium (V), and high-silica zeolite that has an SiO.sub.2/Al.sub.2O.sub.3 ratio of not less than 20 is obtained by kneading in the presence of water, drying and calcining (1) titanium oxide, and phosphoric acid or an ammonium salt of phosphoric acid in an amount of more than 1% by weight and not more than 15% by weight relative to the titanium oxide in terms of H.sub.3PO.sub.4, (2) an oxo acid or oxo acid salt of molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W) and an oxo acid salt of vanadium (V) or vanadyl salt respectively in an amount of more than 0% by atom and not more than 8% by atom relative to the titanium oxide and (3) high-silica zeolite in an amount of more than 0% by weight and not more than 20% by weight relative to the titanium oxide.

Catalytic compositions are provided that are effective for providing increased acrylonitrile product without a significant decrease in hydrogen cyanide and/or acetonitrile production and provide an overall increase in production of acrylonitrile, hydrogen cyanide and acetonitrile. The catalytic compositions include a complex of metal oxides and include at least about 15% m-phase plus t-phase by weight and have a weight ratio of m-phase to m-phase plus t-phase of 0.45 or greater.