The present invention relates to a catalyst for producing light olefins from catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon having 4 to 7 carbon atoms, wherein said catalyst comprises zeolite having the ring arrangement of 8 to 10 silicon atoms and hierarchical zeolite comprising 0.1 to 2 nm of micropore, 2 to 50 nm of mesopore, and greater than 50 nm of macropore, wherein the mesopore and macropore are greater than or equal to 40% when comparing to total pore volume, and said catalyst comprises element having 2.sup.+ to 4.sup.+ oxidation state with 0.1 to 3% by weight of the catalyst.

The present invention relates to catalyst comprising one or more metal oxides and/or metalloid oxides and a zeolitic material having the CHA framework structure comprising YO.sub.2 and X.sub.2O.sub.3, wherein Y is a tetravalent element and X is a trivalent element, wherein the zeolitic material comprises one or more alkaline earth metals selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and combinations of two or more thereof, and wherein the framework of the zeolitic material comprised in the catalyst contains substantially no phosphorous, as well as to a process for the preparation of a catalyst comprising one or more alkaline earth metals selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and combinations of two or more thereof and to a catalyst obtainable therefrom. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for the conversion of oxygenates to olefins employing the inventive catalyst, as well as to the use of the inventive catalyst in specific applications.

A novel synthetic crystalline aluminogermanosilicate molecular sieve material, designated SSZ-116, is provided. SSZ-116 can be synthesized using 3-[(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)methyl]-1,2-dimethyl-1H-imidazolium cations as a structure directing agent. SSZ-116 may be used in organic compound conversion reactions and/or sorptive processes.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to zeolites and method for making such zeolites. According to embodiments disclosed herein, a zeolite may have a microporous framework including a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm and a plurality of mesopores having diameters of greater than 2 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm. The microporous framework may include an MFI framework type. The microporous framework may include silicon atoms, aluminum atoms, oxygen atoms, and transition metal atoms. The transition metal atoms may be dispersed throughout the entire microporous framework.

A novel synthetic crystalline aluminogermanosilicate molecular sieve material, designated SSZ-116, is provided. SSZ-116 can be synthesized using 3-[(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)methyl]-1,2-dimethyl-1H-imidazolium cations as a structure directing agent. SSZ-116 may be used in organic compound conversion reactions and/or sorptive processes. This disclosure also relates to the structure directing agents used in the methods for making the SSZ-116 material as well as the synthesis method used to prepare such structure directing agents.

A novel synthetic crystalline aluminogermanosilicate molecular sieve material, designated SSZ-116, is provided. SSZ-116 can be synthesized using 3-[(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)methyl]-1,2-dimethyl-1H-imidazolium cations as a structure directing agent. SSZ-116 may be used in organic compound conversion reactions and/or sorptive processes.

This disclosure describes enantiomerically enriched chiral molecular sieves and methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, the molecular sieves are silicates or germanosilicates of STW topology.

The present invention relates to a new chiral zeolite material of composition a SiO.sub.2:b GeO.sub.2:c X.sub.2O.sub.3:d YO.sub.2, with an ITV structure, prepared with a specific chiral organic structure-directing agent, (1S,2S)—N-ethyl-N-methyl-pseudoephedrine or its enantiomer, (1R,2R)—N-ethyl-N-methyl-pseudoephedrine, which means that the material is rich in one of the crystalline forms; a method whereby said material is obtained, and the use thereof in adsorption and catalysis processes.

The present invention relates to a catalytic material for treating an exhaust gas produced by a natural gas engine, which catalytic material comprises a molecular sieve and a platinum group metal (PGM) supported on the molecular sieve, wherein the molecular sieve has a framework comprising silicon, oxygen and germanium, and has a content of heteroatom T-atoms of ≤about 0.20 mol %, wherein the germanium is present in an amount of from 15 to 20 mol %. The present invention further relates to a catalyst article and a compressed natural gas combustion and exhaust system.

The present invention relates to a catalytic material for treating an exhaust gas produced by a natural gas engine, which catalytic material comprises a molecular sieve and a platinum group metal (PGM) supported on the molecular sieve, wherein the molecular sieve has a framework comprising silicon, oxygen, titanium and optionally germanium, and has a content of non-titanium heteroatom T-atoms of ≤ about 0.20 mol %, wherein the titanium is present in an amount of from 1 to 3 mol %. The present invention further relates to a catalyst article and to a compressed natural gas combustion and exhaust system.