Provided is a hydrodesulfurization catalyst for hydrocarbon oil, the catalyst comprising: an inorganic oxide carrier comprising Si, Ti and Al; and at least one metal component, carried on the inorganic oxide carrier, being selected from the group consisting of group 6 elements, group 8 elements, group 9 elements and group 10 elements, wherein the content of Al in the inorganic oxide carrier is 50% by mass or higher in terms of Al.sub.2O.sub.3; the content of Si therein is 1.0 to 10% by mass in terms of SiO.sub.2; and the content of Ti therein is 12 to 28% by mass in terms of TiO.sub.2; and in the inorganic oxide carrier, the absorption edge wavelength of an absorption peak from Ti is 364 nm or shorter as measured by ultraviolet spectroscopy.

Provided is a hydrodesulfurization catalyst for hydrocarbon oil, the catalyst comprising: an inorganic oxide carrier comprising Si, Ti and Al; and at least one metal component, carried on the inorganic oxide carrier, being selected from the group consisting of group 6 elements, group 8 elements, group 9 elements and group 10 elements, wherein the content of Al in the inorganic oxide carrier is 50% by mass or higher in terms of Al.sub.2O.sub.3; the content of Si therein is 1.0 to 10% by mass in terms of SiO.sub.2; and the content of Ti therein is 12 to 28% by mass in terms of TiO.sub.2; and in the inorganic oxide carrier, the absorption edge wavelength of an absorption peak from Ti is 364 nm or shorter as measured by ultraviolet spectroscopy.

Oxidative dehydrogenation catalysts including mixed oxides of Mo, V, Nb, Te, and optionally a promoter may be dissolved in aqueous solutions of oxalic acid. This permits the removal of catalyst and catalyst residues from reactors for the oxidative dehydrogenation of paraffins and particularly ethane.

Oxidative dehydrogenation catalysts including mixed oxides of Mo, V, Nb, Te, and optionally a promoter may be dissolved in aqueous solutions of oxalic acid. This permits the removal of catalyst and catalyst residues from reactors for the oxidative dehydrogenation of paraffins and particularly ethane.

A highly active mixed transition metal oxide material has been developed. The material may be sulfided to generate metal sulfides which are used as a catalyst in a conversion process such as hydroprocessing. The hydroprocessing may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodesilication, hydrodearomatization, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking.

The present invention relates to a method for producing an oxide catalyst containing Mo, V, Sb, and Nb, the method including a raw material preparation step of obtaining an aqueous mixed liquid containing Mo, V, Sb, and Nb, an aging step of subjecting the aqueous mixed liquid to aging at more than 30° C., a drying step of drying the aqueous mixed liquid, thereby obtaining a dried powder, and a calcination step of calcining the dried powder, thereby obtaining the oxide catalyst, and a method for producing an unsaturated nitrile or an unsaturated acid by using the catalyst.

The present invention relates to a method for producing an oxide catalyst containing Mo, V, Sb, and Nb, the method including a raw material preparation step of obtaining an aqueous mixed liquid containing Mo, V, Sb, and Nb, an aging step of subjecting the aqueous mixed liquid to aging at more than 30° C., a drying step of drying the aqueous mixed liquid, thereby obtaining a dried powder, and a calcination step of calcining the dried powder, thereby obtaining the oxide catalyst, and a method for producing an unsaturated nitrile or an unsaturated acid by using the catalyst.

The present invention provides a production method of a 3-cyanopyrrole compound possibly useful as an intermediate for pharmaceutical products. A production method of compound (II) including subjecting compound (I) to a reduction reaction, in which the aforementioned reduction reaction is continuous hydrogenation reaction in a fixed bed reactor filled with a supported metal catalyst. A production method of compound (III) including subjecting compound (I) to a reduction reaction followed by a cyclization reaction, in which the aforementioned reduction reaction is continuous hydrogenation reaction in a fixed bed reactor filled with a supported metal catalyst.

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The present invention relates to catalyst compositions containing a mixed oxide catalyst of formula (I) or formula (II) as described herein, their preparation, and their use in a process for ammoxidation of various organic compounds to their corresponding nitriles and to the selective catalytic oxidation of excess NH.sub.3 present in effluent gas streams to N.sub.2 and/or NO.sub.x.

The present invention relates to catalyst compositions containing a mixed oxide catalyst of formula (I) or formula (II) as described herein, their preparation, and their use in a process for ammoxidation of various organic compounds to their corresponding nitriles and to the selective catalytic oxidation of excess NH.sub.3 present in effluent gas streams to N.sub.2 and/or NO.sub.x.