A novel alloy nanoparticle which the alloy nanoparticle contains five or more types of elements, in the case where the alloy nanoparticle is directly supported on a carbon material carrier, the carbon material carrier excludes graphene or carbon fibers; an aggregate of alloy nanoparticles; a catalyst; a production method for alloy nanoparticles.

A novel alloy nanoparticle which the alloy nanoparticle contains five or more types of elements, in the case where the alloy nanoparticle is directly supported on a carbon material carrier, the carbon material carrier excludes graphene or carbon fibers; an aggregate of alloy nanoparticles; a catalyst; a production method for alloy nanoparticles.

This invention relates to a catalyst system comprising (a) at least one layer of a first catalyst comprising a dehydrogenation active metal on a solid support; (b) at least one layer of a second catalyst comprising a metal oxide; and (c) at least one layer of a third catalyst comprising a transition metal on an inorganic support; wherein the at least one layer of a second catalyst is sandwiched between the at least one layer of a first catalyst and the at least one layer of a third catalyst; and a process comprising contacting a hydrocarbon feed with the catalyst system.

A catalyst for producing light aromatics with heavy aromatics, a method for preparing the catalyst, and a use thereof are disclosed. The catalyst comprises a carrier, component (1), and component (2), wherein component (1) comprises one metal element or more metal elements selected from a group consisting of Pt, Pd, Ir, and Rh, and component (2) comprises one metal element or more metal elements selected from a group consisting of IA group, IIA group, IIIA group, IVA group, IB group, IIB group, IIIB group, IVB group, VB group, VIB group, VIIB group, La group, and VIII group other than Pt, Pd, Ir, and Rh. The catalyst can be used for producing light aromatics with heavy aromatics, whereby heavy aromatics hydrogenation selectivity and light aromatics yield can be improved.

Proposed are a water-splitting hydrogen production photocatalyst including spatially separated cocatalysts and a method of preparing the same. The photocatalyst is shaped to be hollow. The photocatalyst includes a first cocatalyst core containing a first cocatalyst, a catalyst layer positioned on the first cocatalyst core and containing a first catalyst and a second catalyst, and a second cocatalyst layer positioned on the catalyst layer and containing a second cocatalyst. The photocatalyst exhibits excellent hydrogen production efficiency and charge transfer efficiency.

An improved cluster-supporting catalyst has heteroatom-removed zeolite particles, and catalyst metal clusters supported within the pores of the heteroatom-removed zeolite particles. A method for producing a cluster-supporting catalyst includes the following steps: providing a dispersion liquid containing a dispersion medium and the heteroatom-removed zeolite particles dispersed in the dispersion medium; and in the dispersion liquid, forming catalyst metal clusters having a positive charge, and supporting the catalyst metal clusters within the pores of the heteroatom-removed zeolite particles through an electrostatic interaction.

This disclosure relates to catalysts comprising gallium, cerium, and a mixed oxide support useful in the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons, to methods for making such catalysts, and to methods for dehydrogenating hydrocarbons with such catalysts. For example, in one embodiment, a catalyst composition includes gallium oxide, present in the composition in an amount within the range of about 0.1 wt. % to about 30 wt. %, cerium oxide, present in the composition in an amount within the range of about 0.1 wt. % to about 15 wt. %, a promoter, M1, selected from Pt, Ir, La, or a mixture thereof, present in the composition in an amount within the range of about 0.005 wt. % to about 4 wt. %, a promoter, M2, selected from the group 1 elements (e.g., Li, Na, K, Cs), present in the composition in an amount within the range of about 0.05 wt. % to about 3 wt. %, and a support, S1, selected from alumina, silica, zirconia, titania, or a mixture thereof, present in the composition in an amount within the range of about 60 wt. % to about 99 wt. %.

This disclosure relates to catalysts comprising gallium, cerium, and a mixed oxide support useful in the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons, to methods for making such catalysts, and to methods for dehydrogenating hydrocarbons with such catalysts. For example, in one embodiment, a catalyst composition includes gallium oxide, present in the composition in an amount within the range of about 0.1 wt. % to about 30 wt. %, cerium oxide, present in the composition in an amount within the range of about 0.1 wt. % to about 15 wt. %, a promoter, M1, selected from Pt, Ir, La, or a mixture thereof, present in the composition in an amount within the range of about 0.005 wt. % to about 4 wt. %, a promoter, M2, selected from the group 1 elements (e.g., Li, Na, K, Cs), present in the composition in an amount within the range of about 0.05 wt. % to about 3 wt. %, and a support, S1, selected from alumina, silica, zirconia, titania, or a mixture thereof, present in the composition in an amount within the range of about 60 wt. % to about 99 wt. %.

The present invention relates to diesel oxidation catalyst compositions and catalyst articles, wherein the compositions and articles include a plurality of platinum group nanoparticles substantially in fully reduced form, wherein the nanoparticles have an average particle size of about 1 to about 10 nm and at least about 90% of the nanoparticles have a particle size of +/− about 2 nm of the average particle size. Such compositions can further include a refractory metal oxide material, wherein the nanoparticles and refractory metal oxide material can be combined within the same coating on a substrate or can be applied sequentially on a substrate. The nanoparticles can advantageously be substantially free of halides, alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, sulfur compounds, and boron compounds. Methods of preparing and using such compositions and catalyst articles (e.g., for the treatment of diesel exhaust gas streams) are also provided herein.

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.