The invention relates to a coating suspension containing at least one platinum group metal on a support material, as well as manganese(II) carbonate, and to a method for coating a catalyst support substrate.

The invention relates to a coating suspension containing at least one platinum group metal on a support material, as well as manganese(II) carbonate, and to a method for coating a catalyst support substrate.

A catalyst comprising a microporous crystalline metallosilicate having a Constraint Index of 12, or 10, or 8, or 6 or less, a binder, a Group 1 alkali metal or a compound thereof and/or a Group 2 alkaline earth metal or a compound thereof, a Group 10 metal or a compound thereof, and, optionally, a Group 11 metal or a compound thereof; wherein the catalyst is calcined in a first calcining step before the addition of the Group 10 metal or compound thereof and optionally the Group 11 metal or compound thereof; and wherein the first calcining step includes heating the catalyst to first temperatures of greater than 500° C.; and wherein the catalyst is calcined in a second calcining step after the addition of the Group 10 metal or compound thereof and optionally the Group 11 metal or compound thereof wherein the second calcining step includes heating the catalyst to temperatures of greater than 400° C.

A catalyst comprising a microporous crystalline metallosilicate having a Constraint Index of 12, or 10, or 8, or 6 or less, a binder, a Group 1 alkali metal or a compound thereof and/or a Group 2 alkaline earth metal or a compound thereof, a Group 10 metal or a compound thereof, and, optionally, a Group 11 metal or a compound thereof; wherein the catalyst is calcined in a first calcining step before the addition of the Group 10 metal or compound thereof and optionally the Group 11 metal or compound thereof; and wherein the first calcining step includes heating the catalyst to first temperatures of greater than 500° C.; and wherein the catalyst is calcined in a second calcining step after the addition of the Group 10 metal or compound thereof and optionally the Group 11 metal or compound thereof wherein the second calcining step includes heating the catalyst to temperatures of greater than 400° C.

A process for producing olefins comprising introducing butane feed (n-butane, i-butane) and hydrogen to hydrogenolysis reactor comprising hydrogenolysis catalyst to produce a hydrogenolysis product stream (hydrogen, methane, ethane, propane, i-butane, optionally n-butane, optionally C.sub.5+ hydrocarbons); and feeding the hydrogenolysis product stream and hydrogen to hydrocracking reactor comprising a hydrocracking catalyst to produce hydrocracking product stream (hydrogen, methane, ethane, propane, i-butane, optionally n-butane), wherein the amount of i-butane in the hydrocracking product stream is less than in the hydrogenolysis product stream, and wherein the amount of ethane in the hydrocracking product stream is greater than in the hydrogenolysis product stream. The hydrocracking product stream is separated into first hydrogen stream, first methane stream, first C.sub.2+ gas stream (ethane, propane), first C.sub.4s stream (i-butane, optionally n-butane), optionally C.sub.5+ stream; and the first C.sub.2+ gas stream is fed to gas steam cracker to produce a steam cracker product stream comprising olefins (ethylene, propylene).

A process for producing olefins comprising introducing butane feed (n-butane, i-butane) and hydrogen to hydrogenolysis reactor comprising hydrogenolysis catalyst to produce a hydrogenolysis product stream (hydrogen, methane, ethane, propane, i-butane, optionally n-butane, optionally C.sub.5+ hydrocarbons); and feeding the hydrogenolysis product stream and hydrogen to hydrocracking reactor comprising a hydrocracking catalyst to produce hydrocracking product stream (hydrogen, methane, ethane, propane, i-butane, optionally n-butane), wherein the amount of i-butane in the hydrocracking product stream is less than in the hydrogenolysis product stream, and wherein the amount of ethane in the hydrocracking product stream is greater than in the hydrogenolysis product stream. The hydrocracking product stream is separated into first hydrogen stream, first methane stream, first C.sub.2+ gas stream (ethane, propane), first C.sub.4s stream (i-butane, optionally n-butane), optionally C.sub.5+ stream; and the first C.sub.2+ gas stream is fed to gas steam cracker to produce a steam cracker product stream comprising olefins (ethylene, propylene).

A catalyst comprising a microporous crystalline aluminosilicate having a Constraint Index less than or equal to 12, a Group 1 alkali metal or a compound thereof and/or a Group 2 alkaline earth metal or a compound thereof, a Group 10 metal or a compound thereof, and optionally a Group 11 metal or a compound thereof; wherein the total amount of Group 1 and/or Group 2 metal is present at a ratio that is optimized for the desirable chemical conversion process.

A catalyst comprising a microporous crystalline aluminosilicate having a Constraint Index less than or equal to 12, a Group 1 alkali metal or a compound thereof and/or a Group 2 alkaline earth metal or a compound thereof, a Group 10 metal or a compound thereof, and optionally a Group 11 metal or a compound thereof; wherein the total amount of Group 1 and/or Group 2 metal is present at a ratio that is optimized for the desirable chemical conversion process.

A catalyst for converting ethane to monoaromatic hydrocarbons including: a zeolite; cesium oxide, wherein cesium of the cesium oxide is present in an amount of 0.01 to 0.5 weight percent, preferably 0.01 to 0.1 weight percent, more preferably 0.03 to 0.07 weight percent, based on a total weight of the catalyst; platinum oxide, wherein platinum of the platinum oxide is present in an amount of 0.01 to 1 weight percent, preferably 0.01 to 0.5 weight percent, more preferably 0.01 to 0.05 weight percent, based on a total weight of the catalyst; and gallium oxide, wherein gallium of the gallium oxide is present in an amount of 0.01 to 1 weight percent, preferably 0.03 to 0.5 weight percent, more preferably 0.05 to 0.2 weight percent, based on a total weight of the catalyst; wherein the monoaromatic hydrocarbons include benzene, toluene, xylene, or a combination including at least one of the foregoing.

A catalyst for converting ethane to monoaromatic hydrocarbons including: a zeolite; cesium oxide, wherein cesium of the cesium oxide is present in an amount of 0.01 to 0.5 weight percent, preferably 0.01 to 0.1 weight percent, more preferably 0.03 to 0.07 weight percent, based on a total weight of the catalyst; platinum oxide, wherein platinum of the platinum oxide is present in an amount of 0.01 to 1 weight percent, preferably 0.01 to 0.5 weight percent, more preferably 0.01 to 0.05 weight percent, based on a total weight of the catalyst; and gallium oxide, wherein gallium of the gallium oxide is present in an amount of 0.01 to 1 weight percent, preferably 0.03 to 0.5 weight percent, more preferably 0.05 to 0.2 weight percent, based on a total weight of the catalyst; wherein the monoaromatic hydrocarbons include benzene, toluene, xylene, or a combination including at least one of the foregoing.