The invention relates to a method for producing a pellet, in particular for a catalytic convertor and/or static mixer. The method comprises a trimming and/or deforming of at least one layer of metal foam material into a pellet shape.

The invention relates to an oxygen carrier solid, its preparation and its use in a method of combustion of a hydrocarbon feedstock by active mass chemical-looping oxidation-reduction, i.e. chemical-looping combustion (CLC). The solid, which is hi the form of particles, comprises an oxidation-reduction active mass composed of metal oxide(s) dispersed in a ceramic matrix comprising at least at least one feldspar or feldspathoid with a melting point higher than 1500 C., such as celsian, and has, initially, a specific macroporous texture. The oxygen carrier solid is prepared from a precursor of the ceramic matrix, obtained from a macroporous zeolitic material with zeolite crystals of a specific size, and a precursor of the oxidation-reduction active mass.

The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a multi-level pore zeolite, including: (A) a step of mixing a silicon precursor, an aluminum precursor, a phosphorus precursor, a structure directing agent and water; a step of (B) adding phenylphosphonic acid, carbon black or a mixture thereof to the mixture prepared in the step (A) and mixing the same; a step of (C) crystallizing the mixture prepared in the step (B) by heat-treating the same; and a step of (D) calcining the crystallization product, and utilization of the prepared multi-level pore zeolite as a catalyst for hydroisomerization of normal paraffins. The catalyst exhibits improved isoparaffin yield when it is used as a catalyst for hydroisomerization of normal paraffins such as diesel or lube base oil by supporting an active metal component because residence time of reactants and products in the zeolite crystals are decreased due to mesopores and the proportion of external acid sites to total acid sites is low. Also, cloud point and pour point are effectively improved and high hydroisomerization reactivity is achieved without product loss.

A hydroconversion catalyst obtained by the process described, comprising a mesoporized zeolite with healed zeolitic structure, containing at least one network of micropores and at least one network of mesopores, having an atomic Si/Al ratio within the zeolite framework of greater than or equal to 2.3 and showing reduced amount of extra-framework aluminium with regard to that of a mesoporized zeolite with no healed zeolitic structure.

The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising a macroporous noble metal-containing zeolite material and a porous SiO.sub.2-containing binder, wherein the catalyst has a proportion of micropores of more than 70%, based on the total pore volume of the catalyst. The invention is additionally directed to a process for preparing the catalyst and to the use of the catalyst as an oxidation catalyst.

This invention relates to an aqueous dispersion of particles, the dispersion having a particle content of 10-70 wt %, and the particles comprising, on an oxide basis: (a) 10-98 wt % in total of ZrO.sub.2+HfO.sub.2, and (b) 2-90 wt % in total of Al.sub.2O.sub.3, CeO.sub.2, La.sub.2O.sub.3, Nd.sub.2O.sub.3, Pr.sub.6O.sub.11, Y.sub.2O.sub.3, or a transition metal oxide, wherein the dispersion has a Z-average particle size of 100-350 nm and the particles have a crystallite size of 1-9 nm. The invention also relates to a substrate coated with the aqueous dispersion of particles.

A suspended-bed hydrogenation catalyst and a regeneration method are disclosed. A composite support comprises a semi-coke pore-expanding material, a molecular sieve and a spent catalytic cracking catalyst. The hydrogenation catalyst for heavy oil is obtained through mixing the semi-coke pore-expanding material, the molecular sieve and the spent catalytic cracking catalyst, followed by molding, calcining and activating, and then loading an active metal oxide to the composite support. According to the composite support, a macropore, mesopore and micropore uniformly-distributed structure is formed, so that full contact between all ingredients in the heavy oil and active ingredients in a hydrogenation process is facilitated, and the conversion ratio of the heavy oil is increased. The hydrogenation catalyst integrates adsorption, cracking and hydrogenation properties. According to a regeneration method, the loading performance of an active-metal-loaded support in a spent hydrogenation catalyst cannot be destroyed.

A process for the hydrocracking of heavy oils and/or oil residues, the process comprising the step of contacting the heavy oils and/or oil residues with a non-metallised carbonaceous additive in the presence of a hydrogen-containing gas at a temperature of from 250 C. to 600 C. wherein the non-metallised carbonaceous additive has an average pore size of at least 2 nm.

A catalyst comprising a calcined oxide matrix which is mainly alumina and an active phase comprising nickel, said active phase being at least partially co-mixed within said calcined oxide matrix which is mainly alumina, the nickel content being in the range 5% to 65% by weight of said element with respect to the total mass of catalyst, said active phase not comprising any metal from group VIB, the nickel particles having a diameter of less than 15 nm, said catalyst having a median mesopore diameter in the range 12 nm to 25 nm, a median macropore diameter in the range 50 to 300 nm, a mesopore volume, measured by mercury porosimetry, of 0.40 mL/g or more and a total pore volume, measured by mercury porosimetry, of 0.45 mL/g or more. The process for the preparation of said catalyst, and its use in a hydrogenation process.

The invention relates to a process for preparing a catalyst comprising a mesoporized zeolite, comprising the steps of: preparation of a protonic mesoporized zeolite, which contains at least one network of micropores and at least one network of mesopores, and treatment in a gas or liquid phase containing ammonia or ammonium ions. The invention also related to the obtained catalyst and the use of this catalyst in hydroconversion processes.