Provided is a nitrogen oxide (NO.sub.X) reduction catalyst including an active site including at least one of a metal vanadate expressed by [Chemical Formula 1] and a metal vanadate expressed by [Chemical Formula 2], and a support for loading the active site thereon.

(M.sub.1).sub.XV.sub.2O.sub.X+5[Chemical Formula 1] (where M.sub.1 denotes one selected from among manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), and nickel (Ni), and X denotes a real number having a value between 1 and 3.)

(M.sub.2).sub.YVO.sub.4[Chemical Formula 2] (where M.sub.2 denotes one selected from among lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), and lutetium (Lu), and Y denotes a real number having a value between 0.5 and 1.5.)

Provided is a nitrogen oxide (NO.sub.X) reduction catalyst including an active site including at least one of a metal vanadate expressed by [Chemical Formula 1] and a metal vanadate expressed by [Chemical Formula 2], and a support for loading the active site thereon.

(M.sub.1).sub.XV.sub.2O.sub.X+5[Chemical Formula 1] (where M.sub.1 denotes one selected from among manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), and nickel (Ni), and X denotes a real number having a value between 1 and 3.)

(M.sub.2).sub.YVO.sub.4[Chemical Formula 2] (where M.sub.2 denotes one selected from among lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), and lutetium (Lu), and Y denotes a real number having a value between 0.5 and 1.5.)

Method of preparing monolithic SCR catalyst with a plurality of gas flow channels comprising the steps of (a) providing a monolithic shaped substrate with a plurality of parallel gas flow channels; (b) coating the substrate with a wash coat slurry comprising vanadium oxide precursor compounds and titania and optionally tungsten oxide precursor compounds; and (c) drying the thus coated substrate with a drying rate of 5 mm/min or less along flow direction through the gas flow channels; and (d) activating the dried coated substrate by calcining.

Method of preparing monolithic SCR catalyst with a plurality of gas flow channels comprising the steps of (a) providing a monolithic shaped substrate with a plurality of parallel gas flow channels; (b) coating the substrate with a wash coat slurry comprising vanadium oxide precursor compounds and titania and optionally tungsten oxide precursor compounds; and (c) drying the thus coated substrate with a drying rate of 5 mm/min or less along flow direction through the gas flow channels; and (d) activating the dried coated substrate by calcining.

Installation and method for treating a flow comprising hydrogen sulfide The invention relates to an installation and a method for treating hydrogen sulphide. In particular, the invention relates to an installation and a method comprising at least one system for oxidizing hydrogen sulfide to sulfur (S) and water (H.sub.2O) with a solid reagent and at least one oxidizing system with an agent for oxidizing the solid reagent present in the reduced state, wherein the system of oxidizing the hydrogen sulfide to sulfur and the system for oxidizing the solid reagent, are so arranged that the hydrogen sulfide is not brought into contact with the agent oxidizing the solid reagent.

Installation and method for treating a flow comprising hydrogen sulfide The invention relates to an installation and a method for treating hydrogen sulphide. In particular, the invention relates to an installation and a method comprising at least one system for oxidizing hydrogen sulfide to sulfur (S) and water (H.sub.2O) with a solid reagent and at least one oxidizing system with an agent for oxidizing the solid reagent present in the reduced state, wherein the system of oxidizing the hydrogen sulfide to sulfur and the system for oxidizing the solid reagent, are so arranged that the hydrogen sulfide is not brought into contact with the agent oxidizing the solid reagent.

The present invention relates to uses of vanadium to convert aldehydes and ozonides into their respective acids and/or ketones. More particularly, this invention relates to the oxidative work-ups following ozonolysis using vanadium during ozonolysis, and using vanadium to oxidize aldehydes in general. The invention also relates to methods comprising the ozonolysis of oleyl alcohol in the presence of either an acid or an alcohol.

The present invention relates to uses of vanadium to convert aldehydes and ozonides into their respective acids and/or ketones. More particularly, this invention relates to the oxidative work-ups following ozonolysis using vanadium during ozonolysis, and using vanadium to oxidize aldehydes in general. The invention also relates to methods comprising the ozonolysis of oleyl alcohol in the presence of either an acid or an alcohol.

A photocatalyst according to the present invention has a structure in which the titanium dioxide doped with the transition metals is supported on the support such that a band gap thereof is low and a specific surface area thereof is high, thereby exhibiting an excellent photocatalytic activity even in a visible light region and providing an excellent effect of adsorbing an organic compound and removing the same even under a condition in which light is not emitted.

A photocatalyst according to the present invention has a structure in which the titanium dioxide doped with the transition metals is supported on the support such that a band gap thereof is low and a specific surface area thereof is high, thereby exhibiting an excellent photocatalytic activity even in a visible light region and providing an excellent effect of adsorbing an organic compound and removing the same even under a condition in which light is not emitted.