A method of making an active catalyst composition includes mixing at least one support with a vanadium oxide precursor and grinding thereby at least partially embedding the vanadium oxide precursor particles in different layers and surfaces of the at least one support to form a first precursor; mixing the first precursor and a first solvent to form a first mixture; grinding the first mixture and drying at a temperature of 60 to 105° C.; calcining the first mixture after the drying at a temperature of at least 300° C. thereby allowing the vanadium oxide precursor particles embedded in different layers and surfaces of the at least one support to decompose in situ to generate vanadium oxide (VO.sub.x) particles embedded in the at least one support and form the first vanadium catalyst; and mixing the first vanadium catalyst with a second vanadium catalyst to form the active catalyst composition.

Provided is a method of preparing an intermetallic catalyst. The method includes form core-shell particles including a transition metal oxide coating layer by irradiating ultrasonic waves to a precursor mixture solution including a noble metal precursor, a transition metal precursor, and a carrier to; forming intermetallic particles including a transition metal oxide coating layer by annealing the core-shell particles; and removing the transition metal oxide coating layer from the intermetallic particles.

Embodiments include catalyst compositions and methods of synthesizing catalyst compositions for the selective oxidation of methanol to dimethoxymethane, as well as methods of selective oxidation of methanol to dimethoxymethane using catalyst compositions. The catalyst composition can comprise vanadium oxide and a mixed metal oxide, wherein the vanadium oxide is supported on the mixed metal oxide and wherein the mixed metal oxide includes a redox component and an acid component. The method of selective oxidation of methanol to dimethoxymethane can comprise at least the following step: contacting methanol with a catalyst composition in the presence of an oxidizing agent to produce dimethoxymethane.

Embodiments include catalyst compositions and methods of synthesizing catalyst compositions for the selective oxidation of methanol to dimethoxymethane, as well as methods of selective oxidation of methanol to dimethoxymethane using catalyst compositions. The catalyst composition can comprise vanadium oxide and a mixed metal oxide, wherein the vanadium oxide is supported on the mixed metal oxide and wherein the mixed metal oxide includes a redox component and an acid component. The method of selective oxidation of methanol to dimethoxymethane can comprise at least the following step: contacting methanol with a catalyst composition in the presence of an oxidizing agent to produce dimethoxymethane.

Oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of alkanes to alkenes, e.g., propane to propylene, may use solid phase oxygen in VO.sub.x based mixed oxide catalysts. Beyond catalysis, the metal oxide species provide lattice oxygen. The catalysts can be prepared by depositing vanadium oxide(s) on θ-Al.sub.2O.sub.3 mixed with various alkaline earth metal oxide support, e.g., CaO, MgO, BaO, etc. Surface area, acidity, and reduction properties of the catalyst systems can be modified by the support. The catalysts may allow multistage reduction of VO.sub.x, indicating different VO.sub.x species. Vanadium on θ-Al.sub.2O.sub.3/CaO can suppress COx species, while vanadium on θ-Al.sub.2O.sub.3/BaO can yield at least ca. 49% olefins.

Oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of alkanes to alkenes, e.g., propane to propylene, may use solid phase oxygen in VO.sub.x based mixed oxide catalysts. Beyond catalysis, the metal oxide species provide lattice oxygen. The catalysts can be prepared by depositing vanadium oxide(s) on θ-Al.sub.2O.sub.3 mixed with various alkaline earth metal oxide support, e.g., CaO, MgO, BaO, etc. Surface area, acidity, and reduction properties of the catalyst systems can be modified by the support. The catalysts may allow multistage reduction of VO.sub.x, indicating different VO.sub.x species. Vanadium on θ-Al.sub.2O.sub.3/CaO can suppress COx species, while vanadium on θ-Al.sub.2O.sub.3/BaO can yield at least ca. 49% olefins.

This invention relates to a supported catalyst for synthesizing ammonia (NH.sub.3) from nitrogen gas (N.sub.2) and hydrogen gas (H.sub.2), method of making the support, and methods of decorating the support with the catalyst.

Provided in this disclosure are oxidative dehydrogenation catalysts that include a mixed metal oxide having the empirical formula:

Mo.sub.1.0V.sub.0.12-0.49Te.sub.0.05-0.17Nb.sub.0.10-0.20O.sub.d

wherein d is a number to satisfy the valence of the oxide. The oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst is characterized by having XRD diffraction peaks (2θ degrees) at 22±0.2, 27±0.2, 28.0±0.2, and 28.3±0.1. The disclosure also provides methods of making the catalysts that include wet ball milling.

Provided in this disclosure are oxidative dehydrogenation catalysts that include a mixed metal oxide having the empirical formula:

Mo.sub.1.0V.sub.0.12-0.49Te.sub.0.05-0.17Nb.sub.0.10-0.20O.sub.d

wherein d is a number to satisfy the valence of the oxide. The oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst is characterized by having XRD diffraction peaks (2θ degrees) at 22±0.2, 27±0.2, 28.0±0.2, and 28.3±0.1. The disclosure also provides methods of making the catalysts that include wet ball milling.

A wall-flow honeycomb catalyst for dust removal and low-temperature denitrification of flue gas, and a preparation process thereof are provided. The catalyst is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: calcined titanium dioxide: 30 to 60 parts; crude titanium dioxide: 30 to 50 parts; boehmite: 3 to 5 parts; fused silica powder: 2 to 4 parts; binder: 0.5 to 2 parts; lubricant: 0.5 to 2 parts; vanadium-molybdenum composite oxide: 5 to 10 parts; and water: 150 to 200 parts; and the vanadium-molybdenum composite oxide is obtained by dissolving ammonium metavanadate and ammonium molybdate in an oxalic acid solution and spray-drying a resulting solution. The preparation process of the catalyst of the present disclosure is simple and low in cost.