The present invention relates to a zoned catalytic article, particularly useful for TWC, which comprises: a) a catalyst composition coat comprising a first zone of the catalyst composition coat, comprising a platinum group metal component consisting of a platinum component supported on a support; and a second zone of the catalyst composition coat, comprising a rhodium component and at least one of a platinum component and a palladium component supported individually or together on a support, and b) a substrate; wherein the first zone and the second zone of the catalyst composition coat are carried on a single piece of substrate or carried on respective pieces of substrate useful for treatment of exhaust gases and an exhaust treatment system comprising the zoned catalytic article. The present invention also relates to an exhaust treatment system comprising the zoned catalytic article.

According to the present invention, there are provided processes for preparing a porous composite material comprising a metal and a two-dimensional nanomaterial. In one aspect, the processes comprise the steps of: providing a powder comprising metal particles; heating the powder such that the metal particles fuse to form a porous scaffold; and forming a two-dimensional nanomaterial on a surface of the porous scaffold by chemical vapour deposition (CVD). Also provided are materials obtainable by the present processes, and products comprising said materials.

A method for preparing a molecular sieve SCR (selective catalytic reduction) catalyst and a prepared catalyst therethrough. In the method, several molecular sieves are mixed and modified by transition metal or rare-earth metal via ion exchange, then loaded Fe by equivalent-volume impregnation, and loaded Cu by one or more liquid ion exchange. This present invention, combined with several techniques, such as modification of stable molecular sieve by transition and rare-earth metal, Fe loading by equivalent-volume impregnation and Cu loading by one or more liquid ion exchange, and after through stable and effective modification and loading control, the obtained catalyst material is coated on a carrier substrate via size mixing and coating process to be prepared into an integral catalyst.

Photocatalysts for water-splitting to produce hydrogen and oxygen, methods of making and uses thereof are described. The photocatalyst has a catalytic non-oxide metal semiconductor nanostructure attached to a zero valence metal (M.sup.) support. Thecatalyst is capable of catalyzing the production of hydrogen and oxygen from water.

Provided is a catalyst system for oxidative dehydrogenation, a reactor for oxidative dehydrogenation including the catalyst system, and a method of performing oxidative dehydrogenation using the reactor. In the catalyst system, a fixed-bed reactor is filled with a catalyst for oxidative dehydrogenation in an n-stage structure (n being an integer of 2 or more), wherein each stage of the n-stage structure satisfies Equations 1 and 2 as claimed so that the concentration of an active ingredient included in the catalyst gradually increases in the direction in which reactants are fed into the reactor. Heat generated inside the reactor may be effectively controlled during oxidative dehydrogenation, thereby improving conversion rate, selectivity, and yield. In addition, catalyst deterioration may be reduced, thereby improving long-term stability of the catalyst.

A catalyst for preparing a synthesis gas includes: a mesoporous Al.sub.2O.sub.3 support including mesopores having a pore size of about 1 nm to about 30 nm; metal nanoparticles supported in the mesopores of the mesoporous Al.sub.2O.sub.3 support wherein the metal nanoparticles have a particle size of less than or equal to about 20 nm; and a metal oxide coating layer including particles wherein the metal oxide coating layer is coated on the surface of the mesoporous Al.sub.2O.sub.3 support and includes mesopores having a pore size of about 2 nm to about 50 nm.

In one aspect, a composite porous composition is disclosed, which comprises a porous structure including a plurality of pores, and a plurality of functional particles distributed within at least some of said pores of the porous structure, wherein the particles comprise porous particles.

A multicomponent photocatalyst includes a reactive component optically, electronically, or thermally coupled to a plasmonic material. A method of performing a catalytic reaction includes loading a multicomponent photocatalyst including a reactive component optically, electronically, or thermally coupled to a plasmonic material into a reaction chamber; introducing molecular reactants into the reaction chamber; and illuminating the reaction chamber with a light source.

Described herein are coatings. The coatings can, for example, catalyze carbon gasification. In some examples, the coatings comprise: a first region having a first thickness, the first region comprising manganese oxide, a chromium-manganese oxide, or a combination thereof, and CaWO.sub.4, Ba.sub.3Y.sub.2WO.sub.9, or a combination thereof; a second region having a second thickness, the second region comprising X.sub.6W.sub.6Z, XWZ, or a combination thereof, wherein X is independently Ni or a mixture of Ni and one or more transition metals and Z is independently Si, C, or a combination thereof. In some examples, the coatings further comprise a rare earth element, a rare earth oxide, or a combination thereof.

The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a solid support, a metal positioned on the solid support, and an oxide coating positioned to at least partially cover the metal. The compositions described herein may be utilized in methods that include contacting muconic acid and hydrogen to convert at least a portion of the muconic acid to adipic acid.