A hydrocarbon trap is provided for reducing cold-start hydrocarbon emissions. The trap comprises a monolithic flow-through substrate having a porosity of at least 60% and including a zeolite loading of at least 4 g/in.sup.3 in or on its walls. A separate coating of a three-way catalyst is provided over the zeolite coating. The trap may further include an oxygen storage material. The hydrocarbon trap may be positioned in the exhaust gas system of a vehicle such that unburnt hydrocarbons are adsorbed on the trap and stored until the monolith reaches a sufficient temperature for catalyst activation.

A method for preparing a molecular sieve SCR (selective catalytic reduction) catalyst and a prepared catalyst therethrough. In the method, several molecular sieves are mixed and modified by transition metal or rare-earth metal via ion exchange, then loaded Fe by equivalent-volume impregnation, and loaded Cu by one or more liquid ion exchange. This present invention, combined with several techniques, such as modification of stable molecular sieve by transition and rare-earth metal, Fe loading by equivalent-volume impregnation and Cu loading by one or more liquid ion exchange, and after through stable and effective modification and loading control, the obtained catalyst material is coated on a carrier substrate via size mixing and coating process to be prepared into an integral catalyst.

New process of producing alpha-hydroxy compounds from sustainable resources useful as platform chemicals, such as hydroxy analogues of amino acids or polymer precursors.

The present invention relates to a process for recovering 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol from a feed stream F1 comprising 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol, one or more solvents, water, and isobutene, wherein 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol, the one or more solvents and water are separated from isobutene by distillation, the process comprising subjecting the feed stream F1 to distillation conditions in a distillation unit, obtaining a bottoms stream B1 which is enriched in -methylbut-3-en-1-ol, in the one or more solvents and in water compared to the feed stream F1 subject The present invention relates to a process for recovering 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol from a feed stream F1 comprising 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol, one or more solvents, water, and isobutene, wherein 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol, the one or more solvents and water are separated from isobutene by distillation, the process comprising subjecting the feed stream F1 to distillation conditions in a distillation unit, obtaining a bottoms stream B1 which is enriched in -methylbut-3-en-1-ol, in the one or more solvents and in water compared to the feed stream F1 subjected to distillation conditions, and a top stream T1 which is enriched in isobutene, further subjecting the bottoms stream B1 to distillation conditions in a second distillation unit and obtaining a bottoms stream B2 which is enriched in 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol compared to the bottoms stream B1 and a top stream T2 which is enriched in water compared to the bottoms stream B1, further subjecting the bottoms stream B2 to distillation conditions in a third distillation unit and obtaining a top stream T3 which is enriched in 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol compared to the bottoms stream B2 and a bottoms stream B3. ted to distillation conditions, and a top stream T1 which is enriched in isobutene, further subjecting the bottoms stream B1 to distillation conditions in a second distillation unit and obtaining a bottoms stream B2 which is enriched in 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol compared to the bottoms stream B1 and a top stream T2 which is enriched in water compared to the bottoms stream B1, further subjecting the bottoms stream B2 to distillation conditions in a third distillation unit and obtaining a top stream T3 which is enriched in 3-methylbut-3-en-1-ol compared to the bottoms stream B2 and a bottoms stream B3.

The present disclosure provides a sound absorbing material. The sound absorbing material comprising a heteroatom zeolite molecular sieve comprising a framework and an extra-framework cation, the framework comprising SiO2 and a metal oxide MxOy comprising a metal element M, wherein the framework has a molar ratio of Si/M between 250 to 500, wherein the M includes Fe, and that the extra-framework cation is at least one of a monovalent copper ion, a monovalent silver ion, a monovalent gold ion, an alkali metal ion or an alkaline earth metal ion. The sound absorbing material provided by the present disclosure, sound absorbing material to have better oxygen adsorption capacity, good waster repellency and stability. When such a sound absorbing material is applied to a speaker box, the speaker box will have better low frequency acoustic performance and better reliability.

A catalyst composition for converting an alcohol to olefins, the catalyst composition comprising the following components: (a) beta zeolite; (b) at least one element selected from the group consisting of zinc, magnesium, calcium, strontium, sodium, and potassium; and (c) at least one element selected from the group consisting of hafnium, yttrium, zirconium, tantalum, niobium, and tin; wherein the components (b) and (c) are independently within or on a surface of said beta zeolite. The catalyst may also further include component (d), which is copper or silver. Also described herein is a method for converting an alcohol to one or more olefinic compounds, the method comprising contacting the alcohol with a catalyst at a temperature of at least 100 C. and up to 500 C. to result in the alcohol being converted to the one or more olefinic compounds.

A process of producing a catalyst comprises forming mesoporous beta zeolite particles, impregnating mesoporous beta zeolite particles with a metal and phosphorus to produce a metal and phosphorus impregnated zeolite, and incorporating the metal and phosphorus impregnated zeolite with clay and alumina to produce the catalyst. The forming step comprises converting a crystalline beta zeolite to a non-crystalline material with reduced silica content relative to the crystalline beta zeolite, and crystalizing the non-crystalline material to produce mesoporous beta zeolite particles.

Methods are provided for performing fluid catalytic cracking (and/or other hydrothermal processing for cracking of hydrocarbons) on a feedstock containing hydrocarbons in the presence of a catalyst that includes zeolite Beta that is stabilized toward hydrothermal conditions. The hydrothermally stabilized zeolite Beta (including any of the various polymorphs) corresponds to zeolite Beta that is formed without the use of an organic structure directing agent, and that is further stabilized by addition of one or more stabilizers, such as lanthanide series elements or phosphorus.

Provided herein is a catalytic article including a catalytic coating disposed on a substrate, wherein the catalytic coating comprises a bottom coating on the substrate and a top coating layer on the bottom coating layer, one such coating layer containing a platinum group metal on a refractory metal oxide support and the other such coating layer containing a ceria-containing molecular sieve. Such catalytic articles are effective toward treating exhaust gas streams of internal combustion engines and exhibit outstanding resistance to sulfur.

An oxidation catalyst composite, methods, and systems for the treatment of exhaust gas emissions from a diesel engine are described. More particularly, described is an oxidation catalyst composite including a first oxidation component comprising a first refractory metal oxide support, palladium (Pd) and platinum (Pt); a NO.sub.x storage component comprising one or more of alumina, silica, titania, ceria, or manganese; and a second oxidation component comprising a second refractory metal oxide, a zeolite, and Pt. The oxidation catalyst composite is sulfur tolerant, adsorbs NOx and thermally releases the stored NO.sub.x at temperature less than 350 C.