Provided is a Fluid Catalytic Cracking catalyst additive composition and method of making the same. The catalyst additive composition comprises zeolite about 35 wt% to about 80 wt%, preferably about 40 wt% to about 70 wt%; silica about 0 wt% to about 10 wt%, preferably about 2 wt% to about 10 wt%; about 10.5 wt% to 20 wt% alumina and about 7 wt% to 20 wt% P.sub.2O.sub.5, preferably about 11 wt% to about 18 wt%, and the balance clay which can fall between 0 and 50 wt%. The alumina is typically derived from more than one source, such as at least an amorphous or small crystallite size pseudo-boehmite alumina and then either a either a large crystallite size alumina or other reactive alumina.

To provide a structured catalyst for catalytic cracking or hydrodesulfurization that suppresses decline in catalytic activity, achieves efficient catalytic cracking, and allows simple and stable obtaining of a substance to be modified. The structured catalyst for catalytic cracking or hydrodesulfurization (1) includes a support (10) of a porous structure composed of a zeolite-type compound and at least one type of metal oxide nanoparticles (20) present in the support (10), in which the support (10) has channels (11) that connect with each other, the metal oxide nanoparticles (20) are present at least in the channels (11) of the support (10), and the metal oxide nanoparticles (20) are composed of a material containing any one or two more of the oxides of Fe, Al, Zn, Zr, Cu, Co, Ni, Ce, Nb, Ti, Mo, V, Cr, Pd, and Ru.

Methods use a catalytic composition built up from a ceramic material including a catalytic material and a first inorganic binder and a second inorganic binder and a catalytic structure made thereof. Preferably, the structure is made by a colloidal ceramic shaping technique. The structure is used for catalytic or ion exchange applications. The catalytic structures have excellent mechanical, physicochemical and catalytic properties.

An oxidation catalyst for treating an exhaust gas from a compression ignition engine, which oxidation catalyst comprises: a substrate; a first washcoat region comprising palladium (Pd) and a first support material comprising cerium oxide; and a second washcoat region comprising platinum (Pt) and a second support material.

The present disclosure is directed to a low temperature carbon monoxide (LT-CO) oxidation catalyst composition for abatement of exhaust gas emissions from a lean burn engine. The LT-CO oxidation catalyst composition includes an oxygen storage component (OSC), a first platinum group metal (PGM) component, and a promoter metal, wherein the OSC is impregnated with the first PGM component and the promoter metal and the LT-CO oxidation catalyst composition is effective for oxidizing carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HC) under cold start conditions. Further provided are catalytic articles including the LT-CO oxidation catalyst composition, which may optionally further include a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) composition (giving an LT-CO/DOC article). Further provided is an exhaust gas treatment system including such catalytic articles, and methods for reducing a HC or CO level in an exhaust gas stream using such catalytic articles.

Provided is a heterogeneous catalyst for preparing a dicarboxylic acid aromatic heterocyclic compound, the heterogeneous catalyst including an active metal; and a basic metal oxide carrier capable of carrying the active metal and forming a complex by coordinate bonding with the dicarboxylic acid aromatic heterocyclic compound.

A ZSM-5/β core-shell molecular sieve has a core composed of at least two crystal grains of ZSM-5 molecular sieve and a shell composed of a plurality of crystal grains of β molecular sieve. The ZSM-5 molecular sieve grains has an average grain size of 0.05-15 μm. The core-shell molecular sieve has a shell coverage of 50-100%, a shell thickness of 10-2000 nm, and an average grain size of the β molecular sieve grains in the shell of 10-500 nm. A ratio of a height of a diffraction peak at 2θ=22.4° to a height of a diffraction peak at 2θ=23.1° in an X-ray diffraction pattern of the ZSM-5/β core-shell molecular sieve is 0.1-10:1.

The present invention relates to a catalyst for producing light olefins from C4-C7 hydrocarbons from catalytic cracking reaction and the production process of light olefins from said catalyst, wherein said catalyst has core-shell structure comprising a zeolite core with mole ratio of silicon to aluminium (Si/Al) between 2 to 250 and layered double hydroxide shell (LDH). The catalyst according to the invention provides high percent conversion of substrate to products and high selectivity to light olefins product.

A process for producing a monoalkylated benzene comprises the step of contacting benzene with a mixture comprising dialkylated and trialkylated benzenes in the presence of a transalkylation catalyst composition under transalkylation conditions effective to convert at least part of the dialkylated and trialkylated benzene to monoalkylated benzene, wherein the transalkylation catalyst, composition comprises zeolite beta having an external surface in excess of 350 m2/g as determined by the t-plot method for nitrogen physisorption.

A hydroprocessing catalyst with improved performance has been produced that involves an intimately mixed unsupported metal oxide with a zeolite or other acid function. The intimate mixing allows an intimate interaction between the unsupported metal oxide and the acid function. The hydroprocessing catalyst may be used alone or may be incorporated with a portion of a conventional hydrocracking catalyst.