A catalyst comprising one or more metal oxides, wherein the catalyst has a total pore volume equal to or greater than 0.3 cm.sup.3/g and a mean pore diameter greater than or equal to 90 , where in the pore volume is measured using N.sub.2 adsorption porosimetry and the mean pore diameter is measured using N.sub.2 BET adsorption porosimetry.

A catalyst comprising one or more metal oxides, wherein the catalyst has a total pore volume equal to or greater than 0.3 cm.sup.3/g and a mean pore diameter greater than or equal to 90 , where in the pore volume is measured using N.sub.2 adsorption porosimetry and the mean pore diameter is measured using N.sub.2 BET adsorption porosimetry.

Supported chromium catalysts with an average valence less than +6 and having a hydrocarbon-containing or halogenated hydrocarbon-containing ligand attached to at least one bonding site on the chromium are disclosed, as well as ethylene-based polymers with terminal alkane, aromatic, or halogenated hydrocarbon chain ends. Another ethylene polymer characterized by at least 2 wt. % of the polymer having a molecular weight greater than 1,000,000 g/mol and at least 1.5 wt. % of the polymer having a molecular weight less than 1000 g/mol is provided, as well as an ethylene homopolymer with at least 3.5 methyl short chain branches and less than 0.6 butyl short chain branches per 1000 total carbon atoms.

Catalyst preparation systems and methods for preparing reduced chromium catalysts are disclosed, and can comprise irradiating a supported chromium catalyst containing hexavalent chromium with a light beam having a wavelength within the UV-visible light spectrum. Such reduced chromium catalysts have improved catalytic activity compared to chromium catalysts reduced by other means. The use of the reduced chromium catalyst in polymerization reactor systems and olefin polymerization processes also is disclosed, resulting in polymers with a higher melt index.

An integrated process for producing C3-C4 olefins or di-olefins including: contacting a hydrocarbon feed and a catalyst feed in a fluidized dehydrogenation reactor under conditions such that a product mixture is formed and the catalyst is at least partially deactivated; transferring the product mixture and the catalyst from the reactor to a cyclonic separation system under conditions such that the product mixture is converted to form a new product mixture and is separated from the catalyst; transferring at least a portion of the catalyst to a regenerator vessel and heating it in order to combust the coke deposited thereon; subjecting the catalyst to a conditioning step to form an oxygen-containing, at least partially reactivated catalyst; and transferring the partially reactivated catalyst back to the fluidized dehydrogenation reactor.

An integrated process for producing C3-C4 olefins or di-olefins including: contacting a hydrocarbon feed and a catalyst feed in a fluidized dehydrogenation reactor under conditions such that a product mixture is formed and the catalyst is at least partially deactivated; transferring the product mixture and the catalyst from the reactor to a cyclonic separation system under conditions such that the product mixture is converted to form a new product mixture and is separated from the catalyst; transferring at least a portion of the catalyst to a regenerator vessel and heating it in order to combust the coke deposited thereon; subjecting the catalyst to a conditioning step to form an oxygen-containing, at least partially reactivated catalyst; and transferring the partially reactivated catalyst back to the fluidized dehydrogenation reactor.

The present invention provides a method for producing a target fluorine-containing olefin with high conversion and selectivity using a process comprising a dehydrofluorination reaction of a hydrofluorocarbon. The method comprises a first reaction step comprising subjecting a hydrofluorocarbon to dehydrofluorination in the presence of a catalyst. The hydrofluorocarbon is a compound represented by Formula (1): R.sup.fCFYCHZ.sub.2, wherein R.sup.f represents a straight or branched C.sub.1-3 perfluoroalkyl group, and Y and Z each independently represent H or F wherein when all Zs are H, Y represents F. The catalyst comprises chromium oxide represented by the chemical formula: CrO.sub.m (1.5<m<3).

The present invention provides a method for producing a target fluorine-containing olefin with high conversion and selectivity using a process comprising a dehydrofluorination reaction of a hydrofluorocarbon. The method comprises a first reaction step comprising subjecting a hydrofluorocarbon to dehydrofluorination in the presence of a catalyst. The hydrofluorocarbon is a compound represented by Formula (1): R.sup.fCFYCHZ.sub.2, wherein R.sup.f represents a straight or branched C.sub.1-3 perfluoroalkyl group, and Y and Z each independently represent H or F wherein when all Zs are H, Y represents F. The catalyst comprises chromium oxide represented by the chemical formula: CrO.sub.m (1.5<m<3).

Disclosed is a method for co-producing various alkenyl halides and hydrofluoroalkanes: cis-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene is introduced into a first reactor to carry out an isomerization reaction in the presence of a first catalyst, and the reaction product is rectified to obtain a product trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene; and 30-70 wt % of trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and hydrogen fluoride are mixed and then introduced into a second reactor to carry out a reaction in the presence of a second catalyst to obtain a second reactor reaction product; the second reactor reaction product is introduced into a phase separator for separation, and the obtained organic phase is rectified to obtain the products trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, cis-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane. The invention has the advantages of simple process, high efficiency, high operation flexibility, less investment and low energy consumption.

Disclosed is a method for co-producing various alkenyl halides and hydrofluoroalkanes: cis-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene is introduced into a first reactor to carry out an isomerization reaction in the presence of a first catalyst, and the reaction product is rectified to obtain a product trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene; and 30-70 wt % of trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and hydrogen fluoride are mixed and then introduced into a second reactor to carry out a reaction in the presence of a second catalyst to obtain a second reactor reaction product; the second reactor reaction product is introduced into a phase separator for separation, and the obtained organic phase is rectified to obtain the products trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, cis-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane. The invention has the advantages of simple process, high efficiency, high operation flexibility, less investment and low energy consumption.