Provided is a method for preparing a diol. In the method, a saccharide and hydrogen as raw materials are contacted with a catalyst in water to prepare the diol. The employed catalyst is a composite catalyst comprised of a main catalyst and a cocatalyst, wherein the main catalyst is a water-insoluble acid-resistant alloy; and the cocatalyst is a soluble tungstate and/or soluble tungsten compound. The method uses an acid-resistant, inexpensive and stable alloy needless of a support as a main catalyst, and can guarantee a high yield of the diol in the case where the production cost is relatively low.

In an embodiment, there is provided a photocatalyst element comprising: a porous resin base material that comprises interconnecting pores, and a three-dimensional network skeleton forming the pores; and a photocatalyst which is supported on a surface of the three-dimensional network skeleton of the porous resin base material and/or contained in the three-dimensional network skeleton of the porous resin base material. The photocatalyst element has excellent antimicrobial effects.

In an embodiment, there is provided a photocatalyst element comprising: a porous resin base material that comprises interconnecting pores, and a three-dimensional network skeleton forming the pores; and a photocatalyst which is supported on a surface of the three-dimensional network skeleton of the porous resin base material and/or contained in the three-dimensional network skeleton of the porous resin base material. The photocatalyst element has excellent antimicrobial effects.

Methods for making photocatalyst compositions and elements exhibiting desired photocatalytic activity levels and transparency.

Methods for making photocatalyst compositions and elements exhibiting desired photocatalytic activity levels and transparency.

A battery cathode, a composition for a catalyst layer of a battery cathode, and a battery, each achieves excellent performance while using a non-platinum catalyst. The battery cathode includes a catalyst layer, wherein the catalyst layer contains a non-platinum catalyst, has a thickness of 15 m or more, and has a conductance per 1 cm.sup.2 of an electrode area of more than 100 S and less than 350 S.

The invention discloses a binder-free high strength and low steam-to-oil ratio ethylbenzene dehydrogenation catalyst, which is characterized by comprising the following components in percentage by weight: (a) 60-85% Fe.sub.2O.sub.3; (b) 3-25% K.sub.2O; (c) 0.1-5% MoO.sub.3; (d) 3-20% CeO.sub.2; (e) 0.1-5% CaO; (f) 0.1-5% Na.sub.2O; (g) 0.1-5% MnO.sub.2, wherein the weight ratio of sodium oxide to manganese dioxide is 0.1-10, and no binder is added during the preparation of the catalyst. The low steam-to-oil ratio ethylbenzene dehydrogenation catalyst provided by the present invention contains no binder and maintains high strength, and has high activity and stability at low steam-to-oil ratio.

Methods for making photocatalyst compositions and elements exhibiting desired photocatalytic activity levels and transparency.

Methods for making photocatalyst compositions and elements exhibiting desired photocatalytic activity levels and transparency.

The present disclosure discloses the preparation and application of magnetic metallic oxide cross-linked acidic polyionic liquid, belonging to the technical field of solid acid catalysis. The catalyst prepared by the present disclosure has good Lewis acid site and Brnsted acid site, and has the characteristics of high speed, high efficiency, environment friendliness and the like when catalyzing preparation of furfural from xylose. The catalyst has the advantages of easy separation, multiple cycles of recycling and the like, and is green and pollution-free. The magnetic metal oxide cross-linked acidic polyionic liquid prepared by using the present disclosure has the characteristics of high speed, high efficiency, environment friendliness and the like when catalyzing preparation of furfural from xylose, and meanwhile, the catalyst has the advantages of easy separation, multiple cycles of recycling and the like, and is green and pollution-free.