The present invention provides a process for preparing 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (245cb), the process comprising gas phase catalytic dehydrochlorination of a composition comprising 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,3-dichloropropane (243db) to produce an intermediate composition comprising 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-chloro-prop-1-ene (CF.sub.3CCI=CH.sub.2, 1233xf), hydrogen chloride (HCI) and, optionally, air; and gas phase catalytic fluorination with hydrogen fluoride (HF) of the intermediate composition to produce a reactor product composition comprising 245cb, HF, HCI and air; wherein the process is carried out with a co-feed of air.

Disclosed is an olefin production method which includes: (a) providing the regenerated catalyst and the hydrocarbon including not less than 90 wt % of LPG into Riser of Fast Fluidization Regime, and dehydrogenating in the presence of an alumina type catalyst; (b) separating an effluent from the dehydrogenation reaction into the catalyst and propylene mixture; (c) stripping to remove the hydrocarbon compound included in the catalyst separated at stage (b); (d) mixing the catalyst stripped at stage (c) with the gas including oxygen, and continuously regenerating it; (e) recycling the catalyst regenerated at stage (d) to stage (a), and providing it again into Riser; and (f) producing propylene product by cooling, compressing and separating propylene mixture of the reaction product separated at stage (b).

Disclosed is an olefin production method which includes: (a) providing the regenerated catalyst and the hydrocarbon including not less than 90 wt % of LPG into Riser of Fast Fluidization Regime, and dehydrogenating in the presence of an alumina type catalyst; (b) separating an effluent from the dehydrogenation reaction into the catalyst and propylene mixture; (c) stripping to remove the hydrocarbon compound included in the catalyst separated at stage (b); (d) mixing the catalyst stripped at stage (c) with the gas including oxygen, and continuously regenerating it; (e) recycling the catalyst regenerated at stage (d) to stage (a), and providing it again into Riser; and (f) producing propylene product by cooling, compressing and separating propylene mixture of the reaction product separated at stage (b).

A method of preparing a catalyst comprising a) drying a chrominated-silica support followed by contacting with a titanium(IV) alkoxide to form a metalized support, b) drying a metalized support followed by contacting with an aqueous alkaline solution comprising from about 3 wt. % to about 20 wt. % of a nitrogen-containing compound to form a hydrolyzed metalized support, and c) drying the hydrolyzed metalized support followed by calcination at a temperature in a range of from about 400 C. to about 1000 C. and maintaining the temperature in the range of from about 400 C. to about 1000 C. for a time period of from about 1 minute to about 24 hours to form the catalyst.

A method of preparing a catalyst comprising a) drying a chrominated-silica support followed by contacting with a titanium(IV) alkoxide to form a metalized support, b) drying a metalized support followed by contacting with an aqueous alkaline solution comprising from about 3 wt. % to about 20 wt. % of a nitrogen-containing compound to form a hydrolyzed metalized support, and c) drying the hydrolyzed metalized support followed by calcination at a temperature in a range of from about 400 C. to about 1000 C. and maintaining the temperature in the range of from about 400 C. to about 1000 C. for a time period of from about 1 minute to about 24 hours to form the catalyst.

There is provided an industrially advantageous and efficient method of producing a Z-isomer of HCFO-1224yd or HCFO-1223xd by isomerizing an E-isomer thereof. The method produces HCFO (Z-isomer) by causing specific HCFO (E-isomer) contained in a raw material composition to undergo an isomerization reaction under a condition where the HCFO (E-isomer) is isomerized.

There is provided an industrially advantageous and efficient method of producing a Z-isomer of HCFO-1224yd or HCFO-1223xd by isomerizing an E-isomer thereof. The method produces HCFO (Z-isomer) by causing specific HCFO (E-isomer) contained in a raw material composition to undergo an isomerization reaction under a condition where the HCFO (E-isomer) is isomerized.

The present invention provides a pyrolysis tube for manufacturing olefin which tube can improve a yield of olefin in a pyrolysis reaction of a hydrocarbon raw material. The pyrolysis tube (1A) for manufacturing olefin includes a tubular base material (2) made of a heat resistant metal material and a dehydrogenating catalyst (4A) which is supported on an inner surface of the tubular base material (2).

Disclosed herein is a chromium oxide catalyst composition having reduced levels of chromium (VI), methods of making a chromium oxide catalyst composition and system, and illustrative uses of the chromium oxide catalyst composition and system. The catalyst disclosed may be a gel and may comprise chromium (III) oxide and chromium (VI) oxide at an amount of about 10,000 ppm or less based on total chromium oxide contents in the chromium oxide catalyst composition.

Disclosed herein is a chromium oxide catalyst composition having reduced levels of chromium (VI), methods of making a chromium oxide catalyst composition and system, and illustrative uses of the chromium oxide catalyst composition and system. The catalyst disclosed may be a gel and may comprise chromium (III) oxide and chromium (VI) oxide at an amount of about 10,000 ppm or less based on total chromium oxide contents in the chromium oxide catalyst composition.