A method of synthesizing a doped carbonaceous material includes mixing a carbon precursor material with at least one dopant to form a homogeneous/heterogeneous mixture; and subjecting the mixture to pyrolysis in an inert atmosphere to obtain the doped carbonaceous material. A method of purifying water includes providing an amount of the doped carbonaceous material in the water as a photocatalyst; and illuminating the water containing the doped carbonaceous material with visible light such that under visible light illumination, the doped carbonaceous material generates excitons (electron-hole pairs) and has high electron affinity, which react with oxygen and water adsorbed on its surface forming reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as hydroxyl radicals and superoxide radicals, singlet oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, that, in turn, decompose pollutants and micropollutants.

The invention relates to a method for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon feed, operated at a temperature of between 180° C. and 450° C., in the presence of a catalyst comprising i) a composite material comprising a compound based on at least one crystalline aluminium solid and carbon, the deposited carbon content being between 1 and 25 wt. % of the total mass of the composite material, and ii) at least one element of group VIB and at least one element of group VIII, in the sulfide form thereof, said catalyst being produced by a method comprising at least: a) a step of bringing a carbon precursor into contact with a compound based on at least one crystalline aluminium solid, b) a step of thermally treating the solid produced by step a), c) repeating steps a) and b) until the desired deposited carbon content is reached, d) depositing at least one element of group VIB and at least one element of group VIII on the surface of the solid produced by step c), and e) a step of sulfidisation of the solid produced in step d).

The present disclosure provides a method for the oxidative dehydrogenation of an alkane, e.g., ethane, propane, etc. In embodiments, a method for oxidative dehydrogenation of an alkane comprises exposing a gas comprising an alkane having 2 or more carbons to elemental sulfur vapor at an elevated reaction temperature and for a period of time to convert the alkane to one or more products via oxidative dehydrogenation, the one or more products comprising a primary alkene.

A hydroprocessing catalyst or catalyst precursor has been developed. The catalyst is a transition metal molybdotungstate material or metal sulfides derived therefrom. The hydroprocessing using the transition metal molybdotungstate material may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodesilication, hydrodearomatization, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking.

A hydroprocessing catalyst or catalyst precursor has been developed. The catalyst is a transition metal molybdotungstate material or metal sulfides derived therefrom. The hydroprocessing using the transition metal molybdotungstate material may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodesilication, hydrodearomatization, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking.

The invention relates to a method for hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon feed, operated at a temperature of between 180° C. and 450° C., in the presence of a catalyst comprising i) a composite material comprising a compound based on at least one crystalline aluminium solid and carbon, the deposited carbon content being between 1 and 25 wt. % of the total mass of the composite material, and ii) at least one element of group VIB and at least one element of group VIII, in the sulfide form thereof, said catalyst being produced by a method comprising at least: a) a step of bringing a carbon precursor into contact with a compound based on at least one crystalline aluminium solid, b) a step of thermally treating the solid produced by step a), c) repeating steps a) and b) until the desired deposited carbon content is reached, d) depositing at least one element of group VIB and at least one element of group VIII on the surface of the solid produced by step c), and e) a step of sulfidisation of the solid produced in step d).

Methods and systems for mixing a catalyst precursor with a heavy oil feedstock preparatory to hydroprocessing the heavy oil feedstock in a reactor to form an upgraded feedstock. Achieving very good dispersion of the catalyst precursor facilitates and maximizes the advantages of the colloidal or molecular hydroprocessing catalyst. A catalyst precursor and a heavy oil feedstock having a viscosity greater than the viscosity of the catalyst precursor are provided. The catalyst precursor is pre-mixed with a hydrocarbon oil diluent, forming a diluted catalyst precursor. The diluted precursor is then mixed with at least a portion of the heavy oil feedstock so as to form a catalyst precursor-heavy oil feedstock mixture. Finally, the catalyst precursor-heavy oil feedstock mixture is mixed with any remainder of the heavy oil feedstock, resulting in the catalyst precursor being homogeneously dispersed on a colloidal and/or molecular level within the heavy oil feedstock.

Methods and systems for mixing a catalyst precursor with a heavy oil feedstock preparatory to hydroprocessing the heavy oil feedstock in a reactor to form an upgraded feedstock. Achieving very good dispersion of the catalyst precursor facilitates and maximizes the advantages of the colloidal or molecular hydroprocessing catalyst. A catalyst precursor and a heavy oil feedstock having a viscosity greater than the viscosity of the catalyst precursor are provided. The catalyst precursor is pre-mixed with a hydrocarbon oil diluent, forming a diluted catalyst precursor. The diluted precursor is then mixed with at least a portion of the heavy oil feedstock so as to form a catalyst precursor-heavy oil feedstock mixture. Finally, the catalyst precursor-heavy oil feedstock mixture is mixed with any remainder of the heavy oil feedstock, resulting in the catalyst precursor being homogeneously dispersed on a colloidal and/or molecular level within the heavy oil feedstock.

A method of preparing hydrodesulfurization catalysts having cobalt and molybdenum sulfide deposited on a support material containing mesoporous silica. The method utilizes a sulfur-containing silane that dually functions as a silica source and a sulfur precursor. The method involves an one-pot strategy for hydrothermal treatment and a single-step calcination and sulfidation procedure. The application of the hydrodesulfurization catalysts in treating a hydrocarbon feedstock containing sulfur compounds to produce a desulfurized hydrocarbon stream is also specified.

Methods for making a supported chromium catalyst are disclosed, and can comprise contacting a silica-coated alumina containing at least 30 wt. % silica with a chromium-containing compound in a liquid, drying, and calcining in an oxidizing atmosphere at a peak temperature of at least 650 C. to form the supported chromium catalyst. The supported chromium catalyst can contain from 0.01 to 20 wt. % chromium, and typically can have a pore volume from 0.5 to 2 mL/g and a BET surface area from 275 to 550 m.sup.2/g. The supported chromium catalyst subsequently can be used to polymerize olefins to produce, for example, ethylene-based homopolymers and copolymers having high molecular weights and broad molecular weight distributions.