A process for preparing a silver-containing catalyst for the oxidation of ethylene to ethylene oxide (EO) including the steps of: providing a support having pores; providing a silver-containing impregnation solution; adding an amount of surfactant to the impregnation solution; contacting the support with the surfactant-containing impregnation solution; and removing at least a portion of the impregnation solution prior to fixing the silver upon the carrier in a manner which preferentially removes impregnation solution not contained in the pores. The use of the surfactant results in improved drainage of the silver impregnation solution from the carrier exteriors during the catalyst synthesis. As a result, the amount of silver-containing impregnation solution necessary for the synthesis of the EO catalyst was reduced by up to 15% without reducing the catalyst performance.

A process for preparation of catalyst to produce ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) from high refractory sulfur feedstock. The catalyst composition comprises a modified alumina carrier, impregnated by metal of group VIB is in the range of 15-25% and metal of group VIIIB is in the range of 1-5% as oxides. The catalyst prepared in the present invention produces highly dispersed MoS2 active sites on the modified carrier. The catalyst produces ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) along with improved cetane, density reduction and endpoint reduction.

Monodisperse polystyrene microspheres are self-assembled on a conductive surface of FTO glass by vertical deposition method to prepare three-dimensional ordered photonic crystal opal template; the three-dimensional ordered photonic crystal opal template is immersed in a solution containing rhodium source, titanium source and strontium source, and is then calcined to prepare a rhodium doped strontium titanate inverse opal material; and the rhodium doped strontium titanate inverse opal material is added to water containing pollutants, and is then subjected to illumination and/or ultrasonic treatment to complete the removal of the pollutants in the water. The three-dimensional ordered macroporous rhodium doped strontium titanate inverse opal material may be applied in the field of photocatalysis. Under the action of external force, a built-in electric field formed by the spontaneous polarization of the material may effectively separate the photo-induced carriers, which may thus enhance the photocatalytic performance and improve the photocatalytic efficiency.

Disclosed is a catalyst for removing saturated hydrocarbon including an acidic support including porous alumina (Al.sub.2O.sub.3) and having higher acidity than alumina, and an active metal including platinum (Pt) and supported on the acidic support.

The present disclosure relates to a catalyst system and a method for its preparation. The catalyst system of the present disclosure comprises a support, a promoter component impregnated in the support, and an active metal component comprising nickel, cobalt, and molybdenum impregnated in the support. In the active metal component the molar mass of molybdenum is greater than the combined molar mass of cobalt and nickel. The catalyst system of the present disclosure is used for upgrading crude bio oil.

The invention relates to a catalyst composition suitable for the dehydrogenation of paraffins having 2-8 carbon atoms comprising zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, optionally further comprising oxides of cerium (Ce), dysprosium (Dy), erbium (Er), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), lanthanum (La), neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr), samarium (Sm), terbium (Tb), ytterbium (Yb), yttrium (Y), tungsten (W) and Zirconium (Zr) or mixtures thereof, wherein said catalyst composition is substantially free of chromium and platinum. The catalysts possess unique combinations of activity, selectivity, and stability. Methods for preparing improved dehydrogenation catalysts and a process for dehydrogenating paraffins having 2-8 carbon atoms, comprising contacting the mixed metal oxide catalyst with paraffins are also described. The catalyst may also be disposed on a porous support in an attrition-resistant form and used in a fluidized bed reactor.

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and resulting structures for integrated circuits having metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors that serve as both decoupling capacitors and crack stops. In a non-limiting embodiment, an interconnect is formed on a first portion of a substrate in an interior region of the integrated circuit. A second portion of the substrate is exposed in an edge region of the integrated circuit. A MIM capacitor is formed over the second portion of the substrate in the edge region. The MIM capacitor includes two or more plates and one or more dielectric layers. Each dielectric layer is positioned between an adjacent pair of the two or more plates and a portion of the two or more plates extends over the interconnect in the interior region. A plate of the two or more plates is electrically coupled to a last metal wiring level of the interconnect.

A catalyst has a modified silica support and comprises a modifier metal, zirconium and/or hafnium, and a catalytic metal on the modified support. The catalyst has at least a proportion, typically, at least 25%, of modifier metal present in moieties having a total of up to 2 modifier metal atoms. The moieties may be derived from a monomeric and/or dimeric cation source. A method of production:— provides a silica support with isolated silanol groups with optional treatment to provide isolated silanol groups (—SiOH) at a level of <2.5 groups per nm.sup.2; contacting the optionally treated silica support with a monomeric zirconium or hafnium modifier metal compound to effect adsorption onto the support; optionally calcining the modified support for a time and temperature sufficient to convert the monomeric zirconium or hafnium compound adsorbed on the surface to an oxide or hydroxide of zirconium or hafnium in preparation for catalyst impregnation.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxide comprising, among other steps, preparing a second aqueous mixture comprising water and an iron salt; and disposing the second mixture on the substrate obtained according to (ii), comprising a coating comprising a zeolitic material comprising copper, over y % of the substrate axial length from the inlet end to the outlet end of the substrate, wherein y is in the range of from 10 to x, obtaining a substrate comprising, in a first zone, the coating comprising a zeolitic material comprising copper and over y % of the substrate axial length an iron salt; and, if x > y, in a second zone extending from y % to x % of the substrate axial length from the inlet end to the outlet end, the coating comprising a zeolitic material comprising copper.

The present disclosure is to provide a catalyst for olefin production which is eco-friendly and has excellent conversion rates and selectivity and a preparation method thereof, and the catalyst for olefin production according to the present disclosure is one in which cobalt and zinc are supported with alumina. Particularly, the catalyst according to the present disclosure uses an amount of platinum that is about 400 times smaller than that of the conventional catalysts, and has high conversion rates and selectivity under conditions in which continuous reaction-regeneration process is possible without an additional hydrogen reduction process.