A method for converting an olefin or an alcohol has a pretreatment step of obtaining a conductive catalyst by a pretreatment for suppressing electrostatic charging of a non-conductive catalyst and a step of converting an olefin or an alcohol by a fluidized bed reaction using the conductive catalyst.

A second-stage hydrocracking catalyst is provided, comprising: a) a zeolite beta having an OD acidity of 20 to 400 nmol/g and an average domain size from 800 to 1500 nm2; b) a zeolite USY having an ASDI between 0.05 and 0.12; c) a catalyst support; and d) 0.1 to 10 wt % noble metal; wherein the second-stage hydrocracking catalyst provides a hydrogen consumption less than 350 SCFB across a range of synthetic conversions up to 37 wt % when used to hydrocrack hydrocarbonaceous feeds having an initial boiling point greater than 380 F. (193 C.). A second-stage hydrocracking process using the second-stage hydrocracking process is provided. A method to make the second-stage hydrocracking catalyst is also provided.

Fluidizable catalysts for oxygen-free oxidative dehydrogenation of alkanes to corresponding olefins. The catalysts contain 10-20% (by weight per total catalyst weight) of one or more vanadium oxides as the catalytic material, which are mounted upon an alumina support that is modified with zirconia at alumina/zirconia ratios of 5:1 up to 1:2. Various methods of preparing and characterizing the fluidizable catalysts are also provided.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing an improved supported catalyst for hydrocracking of petroleum residue. The method of preparing supported catalyst is considered for possessing textural and mechanical properties for hydrocracking of petroleum residue. The improved supported catalyst comprises formulated alumina support extrudates and at least one metal from Group VIB and VIIIB of the periodic table. The supported catalysts are 0 characterized by definite combination of pseudo-boehmite and mixture of acids followed by metal component molar ratios. The final catalyst with homogeneously dispersed active metals is effective in converting petroleum residue for producing distillates.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing an improved supported catalyst for hydrocracking of petroleum residue. The method of preparing supported catalyst is considered for possessing textural and mechanical properties for hydrocracking of petroleum residue. The improved supported catalyst comprises formulated alumina support extrudates and at least one metal from Group VIB and VIIIB of the periodic table. The supported catalysts are 0 characterized by definite combination of pseudo-boehmite and mixture of acids followed by metal component molar ratios. The final catalyst with homogeneously dispersed active metals is effective in converting petroleum residue for producing distillates.

This catalyst for liquefied petroleum gas synthesis includes a CuZn based catalytic material and an MFI type zeolite catalytic material supporting Pt, the CuZn based catalytic material containing copper oxide, zinc oxide, aluminium oxide, and zirconium oxide, a mass (M(ZrO.sub.2)) of zirconium oxide in the CuZn based catalytic material being more than 0 mass % and 6.5 mass % or less based on a mass (M1) of the CuZn based catalytic material, and the MFI type zeolite catalytic material containing more than 0 mass % and less than 4.5 mass % of P.

Disclosed herein are chromium-free catalyst compositions having an alumina support and a copper compound on the alumina support. The catalyst composition may further include a promoter. Further disclosed are methods of preparing such catalyst compositions and methods of use thereof.

Disclosed herein are chromium-free catalyst compositions having an alumina support and a copper compound on the alumina support. The catalyst composition may further include a promoter. Further disclosed are methods of preparing such catalyst compositions and methods of use thereof.

Provided is a fluid catalytic cracking catalyst including faujasite-type zeolite, boehmite, a binder, and clay minerals, and satisfying the following formulas (1) and (2) in powder X-ray diffraction analysis:

[00001]$\begin{array}{cc}A/B1.2& \left(1\right)\end{array}$$\begin{array}{cc}A/C0.8& \left(2\right)\end{array}$ in the formulas (1) and (2), A is an integrated intensity of a diffraction peak attributed to (020) plane of the boehmite, B is an integrated intensity of a diffraction peak attributed to (120) plane of the boehmite, and C is an integrated intensity of a diffraction peak attributed to (331) plane of the faujasite-type zeolite.

Provided is a fluid catalytic cracking catalyst including faujasite-type zeolite, boehmite, a binder, and clay minerals, and satisfying the following formulas (1) and (2) in powder X-ray diffraction analysis:

[00001]$\begin{array}{cc}A/B1.2& \left(1\right)\end{array}$$\begin{array}{cc}A/C0.8& \left(2\right)\end{array}$ in the formulas (1) and (2), A is an integrated intensity of a diffraction peak attributed to (020) plane of the boehmite, B is an integrated intensity of a diffraction peak attributed to (120) plane of the boehmite, and C is an integrated intensity of a diffraction peak attributed to (331) plane of the faujasite-type zeolite.