A method for preparing 2,5-bishydroxymethylfuran using 5-chloromethylfurfural, the 5-chloromethylfurfural is transformed into the 2,5-bishydroxymethylfuran using a catalyst, a base neutralizer, sodium dithionite, and deionized water.

A method for preparing a reaction product including an aryl-functional silane includes sequential steps (1) and (2). Step (1) is contacting, under silicon deposition conditions, (A) an ingredient including (I) a halosilane such as silicon tetrahalide and optionally (II) hydrogen (H.sub.2); and (B) a metal combination comprising copper (Cu) and at least one other metal, where the at least one other metal is selected from the group consisting of gold (Au), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), palladium (Pd), and silver (Ag); thereby forming a silicon alloy catalyst comprising Si, Cu and the at least one other metal. Step (2) is contacting the silicon alloy catalyst and (C) a reactant including an aryl halide under silicon etching conditions.

A method of hydrogenating a halosilane comprises: contacting a halosilane having the formula HaSiX(4-a), wherein a has a value of 0 to 4, and each X is independently a halogen atom and wherein if a is 0, the halosilane further comprises a hydrogen source, with a catalyst composition comprising at least two different metals, wherein the at least two different metals are selected from Cu and one of Co, Fe, Ni, and Pd; wherein the ratio of Cu to the second metal in the catalyst composition is 90:10 to 10:90; wherein the contacting is conducted at a temperature sufficient to hydrogenate a halosilane; and wherein an increase in the amount of halosilane hydrogenated is observed as compared to a method with a catalyst composition comprising one metal at the same overall loading of metal in the catalyst composition.

A method and apparatus for producing core-shell type metal nanoparticles which are excellent in productivity are provided, in particular, the present invention provides a method of production of core-shell type metal nanoparticles including (a) a step of introducing a solution of a salt of a first metal to a first flow path of a flow type reaction apparatus and applying plasma to the solution of the salt of the first metal in the first flow path to obtain a solution which contains metal nanoparticles of the first metal and (b) a step of introducing a solution of a salt of a second metal to a second flow path of the flow type reaction apparatus, making it merge with the solution which contains metal nanoparticles of the first metal to obtain a mixed solution, and applying plasma to the mixed solution to cover the metal nanoparticles of the first metal by the second metal.

A method for producing a hydrofluoroolefin is provided. The formation of by-products of an over-reduced product having hydrogen added to a material chlorofluoroolefin and an over-reduced product having not only chlorine atoms but also fluorine atoms in the chlorofluoroolefin replaced with hydrogen atoms is suppressed in the method. The method includes reacting a specific chlorofluoroolefin with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst supported on a carrier to obtain the hydrofluoroolefin. The catalyst is a catalyst composed of an alloy containing at least one platinum group element of palladium and platinum, and at least one second element of copper, gold, lithium, potassium, silver, zinc, tin, lead, and bismuth.

The present invention discloses a method for preparing the nano-porous oxide-noble metal composite material by deoxidation, comprising dissolving the noble metal ion or fine particles, the oxide salt to be dissolved and the target oxide salt in the pure water in a proportion to form the mixed solution, adding the surface active agent, and stirring magnetically; dropping the precipitant gradually to form the precipitate, stirring for 4 h, separating and cleaning the precipitate, and drying, grinding and calcining at a high temperature; corroding fully and dissolving part of the oxide with an etchant, preserving the noble metal and the target oxide, separating, cleaning, drying at 80 C., and heat treating at a high temperature to obtain the nano-porous oxide-noble metal composite material. The present invention has the technological advantages of simple operation, low energy consumption, environmental protection and suitable for batching, etc.

A hierarchical porous material contains primary pore aggregates. The primary pore aggregates combine to form the secondary pore aggregates. The secondary pore aggregates connect to each other formed the hierarchical porous material. There are primary pores on the primary pore aggregates wherein the diameter of primary pore is 5-500 nm. There are secondary pores on the secondary pore aggregates wherein the diameter of secondary pore is 1-5 m. The hierarchical porous material is used as oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts or photocatalysts having a significantly improved catalytic activity.

Disclosed herein is a method useful in the process of contacting a first product that includes ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, and glycerol with the catalyst composition, thereby producing a second product that includes acrolein and acetaldehyde.

The present invention relates to a catalyst that comprises a carrier body with a length L, which extends between a first end face a and a second end face b, and differently composed. catalytically-active material zones A, B, and C arranged on the carrier body, wherein material zone A contains platinum or platinum and palladium with a weight ratio Pt:Pd of >1 and, starting from end face a or starting from end face b, extends along 70 to 100% of the length L, and material zone B contains palladium or platinum and palladium and, starting from end face b, extends along a portion of the length L, and material zone C contains SCR-active material and, starting from end face a, extends along a portion of the length L,
wherein material zone C is arranged above material zone A.

A three-way catalyst article, and its use in an exhaust system for compressed natural gas engines, is disclosed. The catalyst article for treating exhaust gas from compressed natural gas (CNG) engine comprising: a substrate comprising an inlet end, an outlet end with an axial length L; a first catalytic region beginning at the outlet end and extending for less than the axial length L, wherein the first catalytic region comprises a first zeolite; and a second catalytic region beginning at the inlet end, wherein the second catalytic region comprises a second platinum group metal (PGM) component, a second oxygen storage capacity (OSC) material, and a second inorganic oxide; wherein the second PGM component is selected from the group consisting of palladium, platinum, rhodium or a combination thereof.