The present disclosure generally relates to processes for preparation of n-butanol, n-octanol and n-decanol from a reaction mixture comprising ethanoi and n-hexanol by Guerbet condensation. In some aspects, the present disclosure relates to improvements in n-octanol and n-decanol yield and selectivity by the selection of process reaction conditions such as, but not limited to, mole ratio of n-hexanol to ethanol. The present disclosure further generally relates to integrated processes for preparation of n-butanol in a n-butanol reactor from a reaction mixture comprising ethanol and hydrogen to produce a n-butanol product stream by Geurbet condensation comprising n-butanol and n-hexanol and for preparation of n-octanol in a n-octanol reactor from a reaction mixture comprising ethanol, n-hexanol and hydrogen to produce a n-octanol product stream by Geurbet condensation comprising n-butanol, n-hexanol and n-octanol. A predominant proportion of the n-hexanol contained in the n-butanol and n-octanol product streams is isolated and recycled to the n-octanol reaction mixture. In some aspects, the present disclosure relates to improvements in n-octanol and n-butanol yield and selectivity by the selection of process reaction conditions such as, but not limited to, mole ratio of n-hexanol to ethanol and recovery and recycle of n-hexanol.

The present invention relates to a process for obtaining 1-octanol which comprises a contact step between ethanol, n-hexanol and a catalyst, wherein said catalyst comprises: i) a metal oxide that comprises the following metals: M1 is at least one bivalent metal selected from Mg, Zn, Cu, Co, Mn, Fe, Ni and Ca; M2 is at least one trivalent metal selected from Al, La, Fe, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, and Ga; ii) a noble metal selected from Pd, Pt, Ru, Rh and Re; and iii) optionally, comprises V; with the proviso that the catalyst comprises at least V, Ga or any of their combinations.

Disclosed are catalysts, methods, and systems for the bi-reforming of hydrocarbons. The method includes contacting a catalyst material with a reactant feed that includes hydrogen (H.sub.2), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2), methane (CH.sub.4), and water (H.sub.2O) to produce a product stream that has a H.sub.2/CO molar ratio of 1.4:1 to 2:1. The catalyst can have a metal oxide core, a redox metal oxide layer deposited on a surface of the metal oxide core, and a catalytically active metal deposited on the surface of the redox metal oxide layer. A dopant can be included in the redox metal oxide layer. The catalyst can have a corm-shell type structure.

A steam reforming catalyst that promotes production of hydrogen from a gas containing a hydrocarbon in the presence of steam includes a carrier and two or more catalyst metals supported on the carrier and including a first metal and a second metal. The first metal includes Ni, the second metal includes at least one of Co and Ru, and the carrier is represented by LaNbO.sub.4 or La.sub.1-xSr.sub.xNbO.sub.4 where x is in a range of 0<x0.12.

The present invention relates to a catalyst for aminating a polyether polyol and preparation method thereof and a method of preparing a polyetheramine using the catalyst. The catalyst has active components and a carrier. The active components are Ni, Cu, and Pd. The method of preparing the catalyst comprises the following steps: using a metal solution or a metal melt impregnated carrier, obtaining a catalyst precursor; and drying and calcinating the obtained catalyst precursor, so as to obtain a catalyst. By introducing the active component Pd in the catalyst, the present invention clearly improves selectivity of an amination catalyst with respect to a preaminated product, and increases raw material conversion rate.

A photocatalytic member comprises a base and a photocatalytic layer fixed on the base. The photocatalytic layer comprises first photocatalyst particles being visible light responsive photocatalyst particles for hydrogen generation, second photocatalyst particles being visible light responsive photocatalyst particles for oxygen generation, and conductive particles which are provided between the first photocatalyst particle and the second photocatalyst particle, have Fermi level at a negative position relative to an electronic energy level at the upper end of the valence band of the first photocatalyst particle and at a positive position relative to an electronic energy level at the bottom end of the conduction band of the second photocatalyst particle, and are able to store an electron and a hole. In the photocatalytic layer, the conductive particles are located to be coupled to both the first photocatalyst particles and the second photocatalyst particles.

Disclosed are catalysts capable of catalyzing the dry reforming of methane. The catalysts have a core-shell structure with the shell surrounding the core. The shell has a redox-metal oxide phase that includes a metal dopant incorporated into the lattice framework of the redox-metal oxide phase. An active metal(s) is deposited on the surface of the shell.

The present invention relates to a process for obtaining 1-octanol which comprises a contact step between ethanol, n-hexanol and a catalyst, wherein said catalyst comprises: i) a metal oxide that comprises the following metals: M1 is at least one bivalent metal selected from Mg, Zn, Cu, Co, Mn, Fe, Ni and Ca; M2 is at least one trivalent metal selected from Al, La, Fe, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, and Ga; ii) a noble metal selected from Pd, Pt, Ru, Rh and Re; and iii) optionally, comprises V; with the proviso that the catalyst comprises at least V, Ga or any of their combinations.

Method for preparing a catalytic fabric filter comprising the steps of a) providing a fabric filter substrate, preferably consisting of glass fibers, having a gas inlet surface and a gas outlet surface, the gas inlet surface is coated with a polymeric membrane, preferably consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene; b) providing an aqueous impregnation liquid comprising one or more catalyst metal precursor compounds; c) impregnating the fabric filter substrate with the impregnation liquid; and d) drying and thermally activating the impregnated fabric filter substrate at a temperature below 300 C. to convert the one or more metal compounds of the catalyst precursor to their catalytically active form, wherein the drying of the impregnated fabric filter substrate in step d) is performed from the gas outlet surface.

The present invention relates to a catalyst for aminating a polyether polyol and preparation method thereof and a method of preparing a polyetheramine using the catalyst. The catalyst has active components and a carrier. The active components are Ni, Cu, and Pd. The method of preparing the catalyst comprises the following steps: using a metal solution or a metal melt impregnated carrier, obtaining a catalyst precursor; and drying and calcinating the obtained catalyst precursor, so as to obtain a catalyst. By introducing the active component Pd in the catalyst, the present invention clearly improves selectivity of an amination catalyst with respect to a preaminated product, and increases raw material conversion rate.