Catalytic compositions and sequential catalytic methods are generally described. in some embodiments, a composition comprises a first catalyst comprising a Cu-modified zeolite, and a second catalyst capable of a coupling reaction between (a) an intermediate resulting from a reaction of a reactant at the first catalyst, and (b) a co-reagent, wherein a rate of diffusion of the co-reagent within one or more cages and/or pores of the first catalyst is lower than a rate of diffusion of the intermediate within the one or more cages and/or pores of the first catalyst.

Disclosed are a bifunctional catalyst and a preparation method therefor, the bifunctional catalyst being suitable to produce high-value aromatic hydrocarbons by subjecting alkylaromatic hydrocarbons to a disproportionation/transalkylation/dealkylation reaction while suppressing aromatic loss or subjecting C8 aromatic hydrocarbons to an isomerization reaction while suppressing xylene loss.

Disclosed are a bifunctional catalyst and a preparation method therefor, the bifunctional catalyst being suitable to produce high-value aromatic hydrocarbons by subjecting alkylaromatic hydrocarbons to a disproportionation/transalkylation/dealkylation reaction while suppressing aromatic loss or subjecting C8 aromatic hydrocarbons to an isomerization reaction while suppressing xylene loss.

The present invention relates to a catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxide, the catalyst comprising a first coating comprising a 12-membered ring pore zeolitic material comprising a first metal which is one or more of copper and iron, and a second coating comprising an 8-membered ring pore zeolitic material comprising a second metal which is one or more of copper and iron.

The present invention relates to a catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxide, the catalyst comprising a first coating comprising a 12-membered ring pore zeolitic material comprising a first metal which is one or more of copper and iron, and a second coating comprising an 8-membered ring pore zeolitic material comprising a second metal which is one or more of copper and iron.

The present disclosure concerns a process for converting alkyl halides to ethylene and propylene, said process comprising the steps of (a) providing a feedstream comprising alkyl halides; (b) providing a first and second catalyst composition, said second catalyst composition comprising a cracking catalyst; (c) contacting said feedstream with said first catalyst composition in a first reaction zone under first reaction conditions to provide a first product stream, and (d) subjecting at least a part of said first product stream to an Olefin Catalytic Cracking with said second catalyst composition in a second reaction zone under second reaction conditions to provide a second product steam. The process is remarkable in that it further comprises a step of steaming said first catalyst composition before the step (c) and in that said first catalyst composition comprises zeolites and a binder, wherein said zeolites comprise at least one 10-membered ring channel.

A catalyst may include a metallic function derived from a metal constrained within cages and/or channels of a microporous material, wherein the cages and/or channels of the microporous material are defined by 8 tetrahedral atoms or fewer; and an acidic function derived from an additional zeolite having cages and/or channels defined by 10 or more tetrahedral atoms, wherein the microporous material providing the metallic function and additional zeolite providing the acidic function are coupled by a binder.

A phosphorus-containing or phosphorus-modified ZSM-5 molecular sieve is characterized in that in its 27Al MAS-NMR, the ratio of peak area for the resonance signal having a chemical shift of 39±3 ppm to peak area for the resonance signal having a chemical shift of 54 ppm±3 ppm is ≥1; or in its surface XPS elemental analysis, the value of n1/n2 is ≤0.1. n1 represents the mole number of phosphorus, n2 represents the total mole number of silicon and aluminum. A cracking auxiliary or cracking catalyst contains the phosphorus-containing/phosphorus-modified ZSM-5 molecular sieve can be made using the phosphorus-containing or phosphorus-modified ZSM-5 molecular sieve.

A phosphorus-containing or phosphorus-modified ZSM-5 molecular sieve is characterized in that in its 27Al MAS-NMR, the ratio of peak area for the resonance signal having a chemical shift of 39±3 ppm to peak area for the resonance signal having a chemical shift of 54 ppm±3 ppm is ≥1; or in its surface XPS elemental analysis, the value of n1/n2 is ≤0.1. n1 represents the mole number of phosphorus, n2 represents the total mole number of silicon and aluminum. A cracking auxiliary or cracking catalyst contains the phosphorus-containing/phosphorus-modified ZSM-5 molecular sieve can be made using the phosphorus-containing or phosphorus-modified ZSM-5 molecular sieve.

Embodiments of methods for converting gas condensate into a product stream comprising propylene comprise feeding gas condensate at a top region of a downflow high severity fluidized catalytic cracking reactor (HSFCC), where the gas condensate comprises: at least 50% by weight paraffins, and less than 0.1% by weight olefins. The method further comprises feeding catalyst to the top region of the downflow HSFCC reactor in an amount characterized by a catalyst to gas condensate weight ratio of about 5:1 to about 40:1, where the catalyst comprises nano-ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst having an average particle diameter from 0.01 to 0.2 μm, a Si/Al molar ratio from 20 to 40, and a surface area of at least 20 cm.sup.2/g. The method further comprises cracking the gas condensate in the presence of the catalyst at a reaction temperature of about 500° C. to about 700° C. to produce the product stream comprising propylene.