There is provided a catalyst for the conversion of syngas to light paraffins. The catalyst includes a first catalytic component comprising carbon and/or at least one oxide of at least one element selected from the group consisting of copper, zinc, and aluminum, and a second catalytic component comprising at least one zeolite selected from the group consisting of ferrierite, mordenite, theta-1, ZSM-5, H-beta, H-Y and ZSM 23. The first catalytic component and the second catalytic component are present in a weight ratio of from 90:10 to 50:50 respectively.

Paraffin compositions including mainly even carbon number paraffins, and a method for manufacturing the same, is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method involves contacting naturally occurring fatty acid/glycerides with hydrogen in a slurry bubble column reactor containing bimetallic catalysts with equivalent particle diameters from about 10 to about 400 micron. The even carbon number compositions are particularly useful as phase change material.

Catalysts and catalytic methods are provided. The catalysts and methods are useful in a variety of catalytic reactions, for example, the oxidative coupling of methane.

Disclosed herein are aspects of a method for converting an oxygenate feedstock into an olefin-rich product. In some aspects, the method comprises exposing an oxygenate feedstock to a tantalum catalyst composition to form an olefin-rich product. In some aspects, the tantalum catalyst composition comprises tantalum and a support comprising (i) aluminum and/or silicon, and (ii) oxygen.

Paraffin compositions including mainly even carbon number paraffins, and a method for manufacturing the same, is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method involves contacting naturally occurring fatty acid/glycerides with hydrogen in a slurry bubble column reactor containing bimetallic catalysts with equivalent particle diameters from about 10 to about 400 micron. The even carbon number compositions are particularly useful as phase change material.