The present invention relates to a method of continuously determining the shear viscosity (η) of a product paste to be delivered to a spray nozzle for spray-drying applications wherein the continuous determination of the shear viscosity (η) of the product paste is carried out in a bypass to the product paste stream to the spray nozzle.

The invention is related to a carbon supported catalyst comprising a carbon-comprising support with a BET surface area in a range from 400 m.sup.2/g to 2000 m.sup.2/g, a modifier comprising at least one mixed metal oxide, comprising niobium and titanium, and/or a mixture, comprising niobium oxide and titanium oxide, a catalytically active metal compound, wherein the catalytically active metal compound is platinum or an alloy comprising platinum and a second metal or an intermetallic compound comprising platinum and a second metal, the second metal being selected from the group consisting of cobalt, nickel, chromium, copper, palladium, gold, ruthenium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, niobium, iron, vanadium and titanium.

The invention is further related to a process for preparing the carbon supported catalyst.

In accordance with the present subject matter there is provided a catalyst composition including 70-98% of a non-zeolitic material; and 2-30% of at least one zeolite material, the percentage being based on weight of the catalyst composition. The subject matter also relates to a method for preparation of the catalyst composition. The subject matter further relates to a process for the fluid catalytic cracking of a hydrocarbon feedstock.

A method of cracking a hydrocarbon feed under fluid catalytic cracking conditions includes adding FCC compatible inorganic particles having a first particle type including one or more boron oxide components and a first matrix component into a FCC unit and adding cracking microspheres having a second particle type including a second matrix component, a phosphorus component and 20% to 95% by weight of a zeolite component into the FCC unit.

The invention provides for a method to prepare an alumina catalyst support comprising bismuth for emission control applications, to an alumina catalyst support prepared according to the method of the invention and to an alumina catalyst support comprising bismuth and having a specific crystallinity value that leads to improved technical effects.

Disclosed are a spherelike supermacroporous mesoporous material, a polyolefin catalyst, and a preparation method therefor and an olefin polymerization process. The spherelike supermacroporous mesoporous material has a twodimensional hexagonal ordered pore channel structures. The mesoporous material has an average pore size of 10 nm to 15 nm, a specific surface area of 300 m.sup.2/g to 400 m.sup.2/g, and an average particle size of 1 .Math.m to 3 .Math.m, based on the total mass of the mesoporous material. The mass content of water in the mesoporous material is < 1 ppm. The mass content of oxygen in the mesoporous material is < 1 ppm. When a polyolefin catalyst prepared with the mesoporous material as a carrier is used for an olefin polymerization reaction, the a polyolefin product with a narrow molecular weight distribution and a good melt index can be obtained.

The invention refers to a method for manufacturing a catalytic device, with the steps: a) providing a first catalyst having photocatalytic activity, a second catalyst, which is a different molecule than the first catalyst, and an adsorbent, each in a powdered state, b) mingling the first catalyst, the second catalyst and the adsorbent to form a catalytic composition and suspending them in a suspension liquid to form a slurry, and c) repeatedly coating the slurry onto a solid grid-like carrier having a plurality of through holes, configured to allow a gas to flow through the carrier, and evaporating the suspension liquid.

Multi-metallic bulk catalysts and methods for synthesizing the same are provided. The multi-metallic bulk catalysts contain nickel, molybdenum tungsten, copper, and optionally, titanium and/or niobium. The catalysts are useful for hydroprocessing, particularly hydrodesulfurization and hydrodenitrogenation, of hydrocarbon feedstocks.

The present invention relates to granulated particles with improved attrition and a method for producing granulated particles by fluidized bed granulation of inorganic particles wherein particles of reduced particle size are fed into a fluldized-bed granulation reactor thereby producing granulated particles with improved attrition.

The present invention provides a method for producing a catalyst for ammoxidation, comprising steps of: preparing a catalyst precursor slurry comprising a liquid phase and a solid phase; drying the catalyst precursor slurry to obtain dry a particle; and calcining the dry particle to obtain a catalyst for ammoxidation, wherein the solid phase of the catalyst precursor slurry comprises an aggregate containing a metal and a carrier, metal primary particles constituting the aggregate have a particle size of 1 μm or smaller, and an average particle size of the metal primary particles is 40 nm or larger and 200 nm or smaller.