An object of the present invention is to provide a method for suppressing the corrosion of a reactor and reducing waste in the production of 2-furaldehyde from a sugar raw material containing a hexose as a constituent component, and another object of the invention is to provide an industrially advantageous method for producing 2-furaldehyde, which suppresses a decrease in the activity of a catalyst in a case of using an acid catalyst and provides a higher yield. The present invention relates to a method for producing 2-furaldehyde comprising heating a sugar raw material containing a hexose as a constituent component in an aprotic polar solvent in the presence of a solid acid catalyst.

The invention relates to a method for purifying exhaust gas and for regenerating an oxidation catalytic converter, comprising treating the exhaust gas in an oxidation catalytic converter, which comprises a catalytically active material, which contains at least one noble metal and/or at least one base transition metal, wherein the oxidation catalytic converter is operated continuously or at times at a temperature that causes the oxidation of soot particles and/or carbon particles, and/or wherein the oxidation catalytic converter is periodically heated to a temperature that causes the oxidation of soot particles and/or carbon particles.

The invention relates to a method for purifying exhaust gas and for regenerating an oxidation catalytic converter, comprising treating the exhaust gas in an oxidation catalytic converter, which comprises a catalytically active material, which contains at least one noble metal and/or at least one base transition metal, wherein the oxidation catalytic converter is operated continuously or at times at a temperature that causes the oxidation of soot particles and/or carbon particles, and/or wherein the oxidation catalytic converter is periodically heated to a temperature that causes the oxidation of soot particles and/or carbon particles.

A method is provided comprising exposing a supported heterogeneous metathesis catalyst to an olefin compound for an activation time at an activation temperature; exposing the activated supported heterogeneous metathesis catalyst to a reactant capable of undergoing a metathesis reaction for a reaction time at a reaction temperature to produce metathesis products; and exposing the deactivated supported heterogeneous metathesis catalyst to a regenerating compound for a regeneration time at a regeneration temperature. The activity of the regenerated supported heterogeneous metathesis catalyst may be substantially the same or greater than the activity of the activated supported heterogeneous metathesis catalyst prior to deactivation. The activation temperature may be greater than the reaction temperature. The regenerating compound may be a second olefin compound or an inert gas.

A method is provided comprising exposing a supported heterogeneous metathesis catalyst to an olefin compound for an activation time at an activation temperature; exposing the activated supported heterogeneous metathesis catalyst to a reactant capable of undergoing a metathesis reaction for a reaction time at a reaction temperature to produce metathesis products; and exposing the deactivated supported heterogeneous metathesis catalyst to a regenerating compound for a regeneration time at a regeneration temperature. The activity of the regenerated supported heterogeneous metathesis catalyst may be substantially the same or greater than the activity of the activated supported heterogeneous metathesis catalyst prior to deactivation. The activation temperature may be greater than the reaction temperature. The regenerating compound may be a second olefin compound or an inert gas.

Methods of producing a light alkene. The method comprises contacting syngas and tungstated zirconia to produce a product stream comprising at least one light alkene. The product stream is recovered. Methods of converting syngas to a light alkene are also disclosed. The method comprises heating a precursor of tungstated zirconia to a temperature of between about 350° C. and about 550° C. to form tungstated zirconia. Syngas is flowed over the tungstated zirconia to produce a product stream comprising at least one light alkene and the product stream comprising the at least one light alkene is recovered.

Methods of producing a light alkene. The method comprises contacting syngas and tungstated zirconia to produce a product stream comprising at least one light alkene. The product stream is recovered. Methods of converting syngas to a light alkene are also disclosed. The method comprises heating a precursor of tungstated zirconia to a temperature of between about 350° C. and about 550° C. to form tungstated zirconia. Syngas is flowed over the tungstated zirconia to produce a product stream comprising at least one light alkene and the product stream comprising the at least one light alkene is recovered.

A catalyst material, more specifically a catalyst material based on TiO2/SiO2 in particulate form having a content of metal in the form of the metal oxide or metal oxide precursor, is used in chemical catalysis, especially for removal of pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides from combustion gases.

A catalyst material, more specifically a catalyst material based on TiO2/SiO2 in particulate form having a content of metal in the form of the metal oxide or metal oxide precursor, is used in chemical catalysis, especially for removal of pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides from combustion gases.

The present invention relates to a catalyst which comprises a support material and an oxidic composition containing at least one alkali metal and tungsten, a process for producing such catalysts and also a process for preparing alkyl mercaptans by reaction of alkanols with hydrogen sulphide in the presence of such a catalyst.