ALBEMARLE NETHERLANDS B.V. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130337996 | BULK CATALYST COMPOSITION COMPRISING BULK METAL OXIDE PARTICLES - The invention relates to a process for preparing bulk metal oxide particles comprising the steps of combining in a reaction mixture (i) dispersible nanoparticles having a dimension of less than about 1 μm upon being dispersed in a liquid, (ii) at least one Group VIII non-noble metal compound, (iii) at least one Group VIB metal compound, and (iv) a protic liquid; and reacting the at least one Group VIII non-noble metal compound and the at least one Group VIB metal in the presence of the nanoparticles. It also relates to bulk metal hydroprocessing catalysts obtainable by such method. | 12-19-2013 |
20130203586 | FCC Catalyst, Its Preparation And Use - Process for the preparation of a catalyst comprising the steps of (a) preparing a slurry comprising clay, zeolite, a sodium-free silica source, quasi-crystalline boehmite, and micro-crystalline boehmite, provided that the slurry does not comprise peptised quasi-crystalline boehmite, (b) adding a monovalent acid to the slurry, (c) adjusting the pH of the slurry to a value above 3, and (d) shaping the slurry to form particles. This process results in attrition resistant catalysts with a good accessibility. | 08-08-2013 |
20120222991 | NOVEL CRACKING CATALYTIC COMPOSITIONS - Novel catalytic compositions for cracking of crude oil fractions are disclosed. The catalytic compositions comprise a basic material. When used in a cracking process, preferably a FCC process, the resulting LCO and HCO fractions have desirably low aromatics levels. Further disclosed is a one-stage FCC process using the catalytic composition of the invention. Also disclosed is a two-stage FCC process for maximizing the LCO yield. | 09-06-2012 |
20110263412 | CATALYST, A PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION, AND ITS USE - Process for the preparation of a catalyst comprising the steps of (a) preparing a slurry comprising clay, zeolite, and quasi-crystalline boehmite, provided that the slurry does not comprise peptized quasi-crystalline boehmite, (b) adding a monovalent acid to the slurry, (c) adding a silicon source to the slurry, and (d) shaping the slurry to form particles. This process leads to a catalyst with high accessibility and high attrition resistance. | 10-27-2011 |
20110042271 | Additives For Removal Of Metals Poisonous To Catalysts During Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Of Hydrocarbons - Compositions and methods suitable for removing poisonous metals from hydrocarbons are provided. The compositions comprise hydrotalcite having one or more trapping metals dispersed on the outer surface thereof. | 02-24-2011 |
20100298126 | HIGHLY ACIDIC CATALYST FOR USE IN FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING - A particulate unsupported superacid catalyst for use in fluid catalytic cracking is provided comprising doped silica which has been doped with from about 1 to about 99 wt %, based on the weight of the catalyst composition, of at least one inorganic oxide dopant selected from the group consisting of rare earth metal oxides, alkaline earth metal oxides, zinc oxide, magnesium oxide, manganese oxide, yttrium oxide, niobium oxide, zirconium oxide and titanium oxide, and wherein the doped silica has been anion-modified by an anion selected from the group consisting of phosphate, tungstate, and sulphate. | 11-25-2010 |
20100248945 | BULK CATALYST COMPOSITION COMPRISING BULK METAL OXIDE PARTICLES - The invention relates to a process for preparing bulk metal oxide particles comprising the steps of combining in a reaction mixture (i) dispersible nanoparticles having a dimension of less than about 1 μm upon being dispersed in a liquid, (ii) at least one Group VIII non-noble metal compound, (iii) at least one Group VIB metal compound, and (iv) a protic liquid; and reacting the at least one Group VIII non-noble metal compound and the at least one Group VIB metal in the presence of the nanoparticles. It also relates to bulk metal hydroprocessing catalysts obtainable by such method. | 09-30-2010 |
20100234661 | ALKYLATION PROCESS USING A CATALYST COMPRISING RARE EARTH CONTAINING ZEOLITES AND REDUCED AMOUNT OF NOBLE METAL - An improved alkylation process utilizing a solid-acid catalyst comprising a rare earth containing zeolite and a hydrogenation metal is disclosed. | 09-16-2010 |
20100193399 | NOVEL CRACKING CATALYTIC COMPOSITIONS - Novel catalytic compositions for cracking of crude oil fractions are disclosed. The catalytic compositions comprise a basic material. When used in a cracking process, preferably a FCC process, the resulting LCO and HCO fractions have desirably low aromatics levels. Further disclosed is a one-stage FCC process using the catalytic composition of the invention. Also disclosed is a two-stage FCC process for maximizing the LCO yield. | 08-05-2010 |
20100111797 | ADDITIVE-CONTAINING ANIONIC CLAYS FOR REDUCING SOX EMISSIONS FROM AN FCC REGENERATOR AND PROCESS FOR MAKING THEM - A process is disclosed for the preparation of an additive-containing anionic clay generally comprising the steps of: a) milling a physical mixture of a divalent metal compound and a trivalent metal compound, b) calcining the milled physical mixture at a temperature in the range of about 200 to about 8000 C, and c) rehydrating the calcined mixture in aqueous suspension to form the additive-containing anionic clay, wherein an additive is optionally present in the physical mixture of step (a) and present in the aqueous suspension of step (c), and the additive is essentially free of vanadium. | 05-06-2010 |
20100043278 | CATALYTIC HYDRODEOXYGENATION OF AN OXYGENATE FEEDSTOCK - A method for the hydrodeoxygenation of an oxygenate feedstock comprising contacting the feedstock with a sulphided catalyst composition under hydrodeoxygenation conditions, wherein the catalyst composition comprises: i) a porous carrier substantially comprised of alumina, the carrier comprising between about 0.001 and about 1 wt. % phosphorous and between about 0.001 and about 1 wt. % silicon (both calculated as oxides) and having a mean pore diameter in the range from about 5 nm to about 40 nm; and, ii) from about 1 to about 20 wt. % of an active metal component (calculated as oxides based on the weight of the composition) borne on said porous carrier and which comprises at least one Group VIB metal and at least one Group VIII metal. | 02-25-2010 |
20090305872 | Hydrocarbon Conversion Process Using A Catalyst Composition Comprising Aluminium And A Divalent Metal - Fluid catalytic cracking process comprising the steps of (a) preparing a physical 5 mixture comprising (i) aluminium trihydrate and/or flash-calcined aluminium trihydrate and (ii) a divalent metal oxide, hydroxide, carbonate, or hydroxycarbonate, (b) shaping the physical mixture of step a) to form fluidisable particles, and (c) adding the fluidisable particles obtained from step b) or step c) to a fluid catalytic cracking unit. In this FCC process, active sites of the catalyst composition are formed in-situ, i.e. in the FCC unit, without requiring peptisation, aging, or calcination steps prior to the addition of the composition to the hydrocarbon conversion unit. | 12-10-2009 |
20090269266 | Oxidic Metal Composition, Its Preparation And Use As Catalyst Composition - Oxidic composition consisting essentially of oxidic forms of a first metal, a second metal, and optionally a third metal, the first metal being either Ca or Ba and being present in the composition in an amount of from about 5 to about 80 wt %, the second metal being Al and being present in the composition in an amount of from about 5 to about 80 wt %, the third metal being selected from the group consisting of La, Ti, and Zr, and being present in an amount of from 0 to about 17 wt %—all weight percentages calculated as oxides and based on the weight of the oxidic composition, the oxidic composition being obtainable by | 10-29-2009 |
20090211945 | Bulk Catalyst Comprising Metal Oxidic Particles And A Process For The Manufacture Thereof - The invention relates to a bulk catalyst having improved activity in hydrodesulphurisation, in particular in relatively low Group VIII over Group VIB metal molar ratios. The bulk catalyst comprises metal oxidic particles comprising one or more Group VIB metals and one or more-Group VIII metals which metal oxidic particles are obtainable by a process comprising the steps of reacting the compounds comprising one or more Group VIB metals and compounds comprising one or more Group VIII metals in hydrothermal conditions at a reaction temperature above the boiling temperature of the protic liquid, preferably in an autoclave at a reaction pressure above atmospheric pressure and. The invention also relates to the corresponding sulphided catalyst, to a process for the manufacture of said bulk catalyst and to the use of said catalyst for the hydrotreatment, in particular the hydrodesulphurisation and hydrodenitrogenation of hydrocarbon feedstock. | 08-27-2009 |
20090211944 | Oxidic Metal Composition, Its Preparation And Use As Catalyst Composition - Oxidic composition consisting essentially of oxidic forms of a first metal, a second metal, and optionally a third metal, the first metal being either Ca or Ba and being present in the composition in an amount of from about 5 to about 80 wt %, the second metal being Al and being present in the composition in an amount of from about 5 to about 80 wt %, the third metal being selected from the group consisting of La, Ti, and Zr, and being present in an amount of from 0 to about 17 wt %—all weight percentages calculated as oxides and based on the weight of the oxidic composition, the oxidic composition being obtainable by
| 08-27-2009 |
20090149317 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN ALUMINIUM PHOSPHATE CONTAINING CATALYST COMPOSITION - Process for the preparation of an aluminium phosphate-containing composition wherein an aluminium source is converted partly to aluminium phosphate using a phosphorus-containing compound and partly to (i) an anionic clay and/or a Al-M | 06-11-2009 |
20090139904 | Bulk Hydroprocessing Catalyst Comprising A Group VIII Metal And Molybdenum, Preparation And Use Thereof - The invention relates to a bulk catalyst comprising at least 60 wt % metal oxidic particles comprising one or more Group VIII metals and Group VIB metal molybdenum, comprising less than 10 mole % of a second Group VIB metal (relative to the total amount of Group VIB metals) and comprising a Group V metal in an amount less than 10 mole % (relative to the total of the Group VIB metals), which bulk catalyst has been calcined at a temperature below a temperature where the hexagonal metastable crystal structure changes to an inactive crystalline structure, preferably below 450° C. and which bulk catalyst has a metastable hexagonal phase characterized by an X-ray diffraction pattern having reflections at 33-35 and 58-61° 2θ. Preferably, the main reflections have a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of less than 2.5. The invention further relates to a process for the manufacture of the bulk catalyst, to the corresponding sulphided bulk catalyst and to the use of said catalyst or sulphided catalyst in the hydroprocessing, in particular the hydrodesulphurisation and hydrodenitrogenation, of a hydrocarbon feedstock. | 06-04-2009 |
20090127165 | Bulk Catalyst Comprising Nickel Tungsten Metal Oxidic Particles - The invention relates to a nickel tungsten bulk catalyst, to a process for the manufacture of said catalyst and to the use of said catalyst for the hydrotreatment, in particular the hydrodesulphurisation and hydrodenitrogenation of hydrocarbon feedstock. The catalyst comprises nickel tungsten metal oxidic particles obtainable by a process comprising forming a slurry of a first solid metal compound comprising Group VNI metal nickel and a second solid metal compound comprising Group VIB metal tungsten in a protic liquid, reacting the first and second solid metal compounds at elevated temperature whereby the first and second solid metal compounds remain at least partly in the solid state during the entire reaction to form the nickel tungsten oxidic bulk catalyst. | 05-21-2009 |
20090118559 | Oxidic Metal Composition, Its Preparation And Use As Catalyst Composition - Oxidic composition consisting essentially of oxidic forms of a first metal, a second metal, and optionally a third metal, the first metal being either Fe or Zn and being present in the composition in an amount of from about 5 to about 80 wt %, the second metal being Al and being present in the composition in an amount of from about 5 to about 80 wt %, the third metal being selected from the group consisting of Mo, W, Ce, and V, and being present in an amount of from 0 to about 17 wt %—all weight percentages calculated as oxides and based on the weight of the oxidic composition, the oxidic composition being obtainable by (a) preparing a physical mixture comprising solid compounds of the first, the second, and the optional third metal, (b) optionally aging the physical mixture, without anionic clay being formed, and (c) calcining the mixture. This composition is suitable for use in FCC processes for the reduction of SO | 05-07-2009 |
20090054708 | Catalytic Oxychlorination - Catalyst compositions for use in oxychlorination reactions, in particular the oxychlorination of ethylene, are disclosed. The catalyst compositions are in the form of particles suitable for use in fluid bed reactors, in particular baffled fluid bed reactors. | 02-26-2009 |
20090050529 | FCC CO Oxidation Promoters - Compositions suitable for use in FCC processes are provided that are capable of providing improved CO oxidation promotion activity along with NO | 02-26-2009 |
20090050528 | Low NOx CO Oxidation Promoters - Particulate compositions for promoting CO oxidation in FCC processes are provided, the compositions comprising an anionic clay support having at least one dopant, wherein at least one compound comprising iridium, rhodium, palladium, copper, or silver is deposited on the anionic clay support, and the composition is substantially free of platinum. | 02-26-2009 |
20090045099 | Catalytic Cracking And Hydroprocessing Process For High Diesel Yield With Low Aromatic Content And/Or High Propylene Yield - Processes for maximizing low aromatics LCO yield and/or propylene yield in fluid catalytic cracking are disclosed. The processes employ catalytic compositions that comprise a predominantly basic material and little to no large pore zeolite. | 02-19-2009 |
20090014356 | Process For The Preparation Of A Shaped Bulk Catalyst - The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a shaped bulk catalyst comprising metal oxide particles comprising one or more Group VIII metals and two or more Group VIB metals which process comprises the steps of providing first metal oxidic particles comprising one or more first Group VIII metals and one or more first Group VIB metals, providing separately prepared second metal oxidic particles comprising one or more second Group VIII metals and one or more second Group VIB metals, wherein the composition of Group VIB and Group VIII metals in the first and second metal oxidic particles are different, combining the first and second metal oxidic particles before and/or during shaping and shaping the combined first and second metal oxide particles to form a shaped bulk catalyst. The invention further relates to the shaped bulk catalyst obtainable with the process In sulphided or unsulphided form and the use thereof in hydroprocessing. | 01-15-2009 |
20090000984 | Catalytic Cracking Process For High Diesel Yield With Low Aromatic Content And/Or High Propylene Yield - Processes for maximizing low aromatics LCO yield and/or propylene yield in fluid catalytic cracking are disclosed. The processes employ catalytic compositions that comprise a predominantly basic material and little to no large pore zeolite. | 01-01-2009 |
20080308462 | Bulk Catalyst Composition And A Process Preparing The Bulk Catalyst Composition - The invention relates to a bulk catalyst composition comprising metal oxidic particles comprising one or more Group VIII metals and two or more Group VIB metals, which bulk catalyst composition comprises first metal oxidic particles comprising one or more first Group VIII metals and one or more first Group VIB metals and separately prepared second metal oxidic particles comprising one or more second Group VIII metals and one or more second Group VIB metals, wherein the composition of Group VIB and Group VIII metals in the first and second metal oxidic particles are different, wherein the first and second oxidic bulk particles-are separately shaped to separate first and second shaped bulk catalyst particles, which are combined, preferably into a homogeneous blend, to form the bulk catalyst composition. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of the bulk catalyst composition and to hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon feed using the bulk catalyst composition. | 12-18-2008 |
20080308456 | Oxidic Metal Composition, Its Preparation And Use As Catalyst Composition - Oxidic composition consisting essentially of oxidic forms of a first metal, a second metal, and optionally a third metal, the first metal being either Ca or Ba and being present in the composition in an amount of from about 5 to about 80 wt %, the second metal being Al and being present in the composition in an amount of from about 5 to about 80 wt %, the third metal being selected from the group consisting of La, Ti, and Zr, and being present in an amount of from 0 to about 17 wt %—all weight percentages calculated as oxides and based on the weight of the oxidic composition, the oxidic composition being obtainable by
| 12-18-2008 |
20080308454 | Basic Cracking Compositions Substantially Free Of Large Pore Zeolites - Novel catalytic compositions for cracking of crude oil fractions are disclosed. The catalytic compositions comprise a basic material and at least one intermediate and/or small pore zeolite, and comprises little to no large pore zeolite. | 12-18-2008 |
20080267860 | Crystalline Microporous Material Of Zeolitic Nature - A crystalline microporous material of zeolitic nature (ITQ-41) having in its calcined form a chemical composition represented by the empirical formula: | 10-30-2008 |