An oxidation catalyst is described for treating an exhaust gas produced by a diesel engine comprising a catalytic region and a substrate, wherein the catalytic region comprises a catalytic material comprising: bismuth (Bi) or an oxide thereof; a platinum group metal (PGM) selected from the group consisting of (i) platinum (Pt), (ii) palladium (Pd) and (iii) platinum (Pt) and palladium (Pd); and a support material comprising a mixed oxide of titanium dioxide and silica; or a composite oxide of titanium dioxide and silica; or titanium dioxide doped with silica; wherein the platinum group metal (PGM) is supported on the support material; and wherein the bismuth (Bi) or an oxide thereof is supported on the support material.

A method for producing formaldehyde from methanol. The method includes the steps of packing a catalyst comprising platinum, bismuth and a support material into a reactor, introducing a reactant mixture containing methanol into the reactor such that the reactant mixture containing methanol is in close contact with the catalyst, and heating the reactant mixture containing methanol to a temperature for a period of time.

Disclosed herein are methods for synthesizing useful intermediates and/or products from 1,2,5,6-hexanetetrol (HTO), which itself can be derived from a sugar. In an aspect, a process is provided for production of THFDCA from 1,2,5,6-hexanetetrol (HTO). The process comprises the steps of (a) ring closing to form a ring compound and (b) oxidizing using a catalyst comprising platinum and bismuth to form an acid mixture. Step (a) may be performed before or after step (b).

The present invention provides a hydrogen oxidation catalyst including a titania support on which a platinum cluster is supported, wherein the platinum cluster includes Pt0, and the number of terrace crystal surfaces among the terrace, step, and kink crystal surfaces formed by the Pt0 is larger than the number of the step and kink crystal surfaces.

Milling methods that use grinding media particles formed of a ceramic material having an interlamellar spacing of less than 1250 nm.

A method for producing a hydrofluoroolefin is provided. The formation of by-products of an over-reduced product having hydrogen added to a material chlorofluoroolefin and an over-reduced product having not only chlorine atoms but also fluorine atoms in the chlorofluoroolefin replaced with hydrogen atoms is suppressed in the method. The method includes reacting a specific chlorofluoroolefin with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst supported on a carrier to obtain the hydrofluoroolefin. The catalyst is a catalyst composed of an alloy containing at least one platinum group element of palladium and platinum, and at least one second element of copper, gold, lithium, potassium, silver, zinc, tin, lead, and bismuth.

[Problem to be Solved] To provide a method for preparing a catalyst that has high activity and exhibits high durability with reduced elution of a catalyst metal when a liquid-phase oxidation reaction is brought about without combined use of an alkali; and a method for producing an oxide highly efficiently by use of the catalyst. The method for preparing a catalyst has the following Steps 1, 2 and 3. Step 1: preparing an aqueous dispersion of a catalyst carrying Pt on activated carbon; Step 2: preparing an aqueous solution containing Bi in an ionic state; and Step 3: adding the aqueous dispersion obtained in Step 1 to the aqueous solution obtained in Step 2.

[Problem to be Solved] To provide a method for preparing a catalyst that has high activity and exhibits high durability with reduced elution of a catalyst metal when a liquid-phase oxidation reaction is brought about without combined use of an alkali; and a method for producing an oxide highly efficiently by use of the catalyst. The method for preparing a catalyst has the following Steps 1, 2 and 3. Step 1: preparing an aqueous dispersion of a catalyst carrying Pt on activated carbon; Step 2: preparing an aqueous solution containing Bi in an ionic state; and Step 3: adding the aqueous dispersion obtained in Step 1 to the aqueous solution obtained in Step 2.

An integrated, co-product capable process is provided for producing taurine in particular with optionally one or both of monoethanolamine and diethanolamine from one or more sugars, comprising pyrolyzing one or more sugars to produce a crude pyrolysis product mixture including glycolaldehyde and formaldehyde; optionally removing formaldehyde from the crude pyrolysis product mixture, then combining the crude pyrolysis product mixture with an aminating agent in the presence of hydrogen and further in the presence of a catalyst to produce at least monoethanolamine from the crude pyrolysis product mixture; optionally recovering diethanolamine from the crude reductive amination product, sulfating at least a portion to all of the monoethanolamine product to produce 2-aminoethyl hydrogen sulfate ester; and sulfonating the 2-aminoethyl hydrogen sulfate ester to produce taurine.

A method for producing a hydrofluoroolefin is provided. The formation of by-products of an over-reduced product having hydrogen added to a material chlorofluoroolefin and an over-reduced product having not only chlorine atoms but also fluorine atoms in the chlorofluoroolefin replaced with hydrogen atoms is suppressed in the method. The method includes reacting a specific chlorofluoroolefin with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst supported on a carrier to obtain the hydrofluoroolefin. The catalyst is a catalyst composed of an alloy containing at least one platinum group element of palladium and platinum, and at least one second element of manganese, copper, aluminum, gold, lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, silver, zinc, cadmium, indium, silicon, germanium, tin, lead, arsenic, antimony, and bismuth.