A method of preparing hydrodesulfurization catalysts having cobalt and molybdenum sulfide deposited on a support material containing mesoporous silica. The method utilizes a sulfur-containing silane that dually functions as a silica source and a sulfur precursor. The method involves an one-pot strategy for hydrothermal treatment and a single-step calcination and sulfidation procedure. The application of the hydrodesulfurization catalysts in treating a hydrocarbon feedstock containing sulfur compounds to produce a desulfurized hydrocarbon stream is also specified.

A method of preparing hydrodesulfurization catalysts having cobalt and molybdenum sulfide deposited on a support material containing mesoporous silica. The method utilizes a sulfur-containing silane that dually functions as a silica source and a sulfur precursor. The method involves an one-pot strategy for hydrothermal treatment and a single-step calcination and sulfidation procedure. The application of the hydrodesulfurization catalysts in treating a hydrocarbon feedstock containing sulfur compounds to produce a desulfurized hydrocarbon stream is also specified.

The invention relates to a catalyst for benzene hydroxylation for preparation of phenol and a preparation method thereof, wherein said catalyst uses a mesoporous material as carrier, and the catalyst is prepared by first modifying the surface of the carrier using aminosilane, then immersing with acetylacetonate salt of metal, and finally washing and drying. Advantage of the invention is that a reactive metal is loaded on the silane-modified mesoporous material to form a homogeneous-heterogeneous composite catalyst, wherein, the reactive metal component is present in a reaction system in a homogeneous form, which ensures high catalytic performance of the catalyst component, and it is loaded on the carrier through bridging action of aminosilane, which improves the acting force between the metal component and the carrier, enhances stability of the catalyst, and facilitates separation of the catalyst from the product. The catalyst has a simple preparation process, has excellent catalytic performance, and can be applied to the reaction system of benzene hydroxylation for preparation of phenol.

A two-reactor catalytic system including a catalytic membrane gasification reactor and a catalytic membrane water gas shift reactor. The catalytic system, for converting biomass to hydrogen gas, features a novel gasification reactor containing both hollow fiber membranes that selectively allow O.sub.2 to permeate therethrough and a catalyst that facilitates tar reformation. Also disclosed is a process of converting biomass to H2. The process includes the steps of, among others, introducing air into a hollow fiber membrane; mixing the O.sub.2 permeating through the hollow fiber membrane and steam to react with biomass to produce syngas and tar; and reforming the tar in the presence of a catalyst to produce more syngas.

Disclosed is a method for preparing a synthesis gas. The method may include performing a combined reforming reaction by injecting a reaction gas including water (H.sub.2O) and heat-treating it in the presence of the catalyst. The catalyst may include a mesoporous support including regularly distributed mesopores, metal nanoparticles supported on the support, and a metal oxide coating layer coated on a surface of the support.

A method of preparing hydrodesulfurization catalysts having cobalt and molybdenum sulfide deposited on a support material containing mesoporous silica. The method utilizes a sulfur-containing silane that dually functions as a silica source and a sulfur precursor. The method involves an one-pot strategy for hydrothermal treatment and a single-step calcination and sulfidation procedure. The application of the hydrodesulfurization catalysts in treating a hydrocarbon feedstock containing sulfur compounds to produce a desulfurized hydrocarbon stream is also specified.

Surface hydroxyl groups on porous and nonporous metal oxides, such as silica gel and alumina, were metalated with catalyst precursors, such as complexes of earth abundant metals (e.g., Fe, Co, Cr, Ni, Cu, Mn and Mg). The metalated metal oxide catalysts provide a versatile family of recyclable and reusable single-site solid catalysts for catalyzing a variety of organic transformations. The catalysts can also be integrated into a flow reactor or a supercritical fluid reactor.

Catalysts for hydrodesulfurization (HDS), e.g., of fuel such DBT in a batch reactor, may include Ce-modified SBA CoMo-sulfided catalysts. The dispersion and catalytic activity of the active species (CoMoS.sub.2) may be influenced by the CeSi network in the support. The physico-chemical properties of such catalyststextural properties, crystallinity, metal oxide reducibility, and Mo phaseswere established, and BET surface area, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Raman spectroscopy analysis showed up to 2.5 wt. % Ce incorporation into the Si-network in SBA-15. Up to 2.5 wt. % Ce loading on the SBA-15 support can provide large BET surface area and total pore volume. The metal oxide reducibility and MoS.sub.2 phase in the sulfided 2.5CeSCoMo catalyst indicate moderate metal-support interaction at 2.5Ce wt. %. Improved HDS activity was shown with Ce loading up to 2.5 wt. %, possibly due to Ce's facilitation of metal oxide reduction and dispersion of the MoS.sub.2 active phase via metal-support interaction.

A nanotherapeutic supported by a hierarchical silica composite with dual imaging capability (e.g. fluorescence and magnetic resonance imaging), a method of preparing the nanotherapeutic, and a method of treating cancer. Also disclosed is a method of oxidatively dehydrogenating ethane using a catalytic system supported by a hierarchical silica composite.

The present invention relates to an olefin metathesis reaction catalyst where rhenium (Re) oxide or molybdenum (Mo) oxide is supported, as a catalyst main component, on a surface-modified mesoporous silica or mesoporous alumina support, and a preparation method therefor. The olefin metathesis reaction catalyst of the present invention allows highly efficient metathesis of long-chain unsaturated hydrocarbons having at least eight carbons at a low temperature of 150 C. or lower. The catalyst can be separated readily from reaction solution, regenerated at a low temperature of 400 C. or lower by removing toxins accumulated on it during the metathesis reaction, and used repeatedly in metathesis reaction many times, thereby being made good use in commercial olefin metathesis processes.