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Dehydrogenation catalyst
Assignee: Shell USA Inc
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Filing: 1978-04-24
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Granted: 1979-03-13
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Expires: 1998-04-24
Abstract
Abstract Addition of oxidic compounds of molybdenum and/or tungsten, cerium and optionally cobalt and/or chromium to iron-potassium-vanadium oxide catalysts useful in the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons to the corresponding more unsaturated hydrocarbons results in an improved catalyst.
Inventors
- 👤 Gregor H. Riesser
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-01 11:00
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/70; B01J23/76; B01J23/84; B01J23/85; B01J23/88; B01J23/887; B01J23/8872; B01J23/8871; B01J23/8877; B01J23/8878; C; C07; C07C; C07C5/00; C07C5/32; C07C5/321; C07C5/322; C07C5/327; C07C5/333; C07C5/3332
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
A catalyst for the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons to more unsaturated hydrocarbons comprising a mixture having: (a) from about 14 to about 67 percent by weight of an iron oxide, measured as iron metal; (b) from about 2 to about 25 percent by weight of potassium oxide, measured as potassium metal; (c) from about 0.005 to about 5 percent by weight of a vanadium oxide, measured as vanadium metal; (d) from about 0.006 to about 16 percent by weight of a heavy metal oxide selected from the group consisting of molybdenum oxide, tungsten oxide and mixtures thereof, measured as the metal; (e) from about 0.008 to about 43 percent by weight of a cerium oxide, measured as cerium metal; (f) from 0 to about 40 percent by weight of a cobalt oxide measured as cobalt metal; and (g) from 0 to about 21 percent by weight of a chromium oxide, measured as chromium metal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
A catalyst for the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons to more unsaturated hydrocarbons comprising a mixture having: (a) from about 14 to about 67 percent by weight of an iron oxide, measured as iron metal; (b) from about 2 to about 25 percent by weight of potassium oxide, measured as potassium metal; (c) from about 0.005 to about 5 percent by weight of a vanadium oxide, measured as vanadium metal; (d) from about 0.006 to about 16 percent by weight of a heavy metal oxide selected from the group consisting of molybdenum oxide, tungsten oxide and mixtures thereof, measured as the metal; (e) from about 0.008 to about 43 percent by weight of a cerium oxide, measured as cerium metal; (f) from 0 to about 40 percent by weight of a cobalt oxide measured as cobalt metal; and (g) from 0 to about 21 percent by weight of a chromium oxide, measured as chromium metal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
104 words
The catalyst of claim 1 wherein: (a) the iron oxide ranges from about 17 to about 63 percent by weight; (b) the potassium oxide ranges from about 4 to about 21 percent by weight; (c) the vanadium oxide ranges from about 0.05 to about 5 percent by weight; (d) the heavy metal oxide ranges from about 0.06 to about 16 percent by weight; (e) the cerium oxide ranges from about 0.08 to about 26 percent by weight; (f) the cobalt oxide ranges from 0 to about 32 percent by weight; and (g) the chromium oxide ranges from 0 to about 14 percent by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The catalyst of claim 1 wherein the hydrocarbon is a monoolefin, the more unsaturated hydrocarbon is a diene, the iron oxide ranges from about 21 to about 53 percent by weight, and the potassium oxide ranges from about 12 to about 25 percent by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The catalyst of claim 3 wherein the mono-olefin is butylene and the diene is butadiene.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
The catalyst of claim 1 wherein the hydrocarbon is an alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon, and the more unsaturated hydrocarbon is an alkenyl aromatic hydrocarbon, the iron oxide ranges from about 27 to about 63 percent by weight, and the potassium oxide ranges from about 4 to about 17 percent by weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
84 words
The catalyst of claim 5 wherein the hydrocarbon is ethylbenzene and the more unsaturated hydrocarbon is styrene and wherein the vanadium oxide ranges from about 0.05 to about 5 percent by weight, the heavy metal oxide ranges from about 0.06 to about 12 percent by weight, the cerium oxide ranges from about 0.08 to about 26 percent by weight; the cobalt oxide ranges from 0 to about 32 percent by weight and the chromium oxide ranges from 0 to about 14 percent by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
69 words
The catalyst of claim 6 wherein the vanadium oxide ranges from about 0.1 to about 4 percent by weight, the heavy metal oxide ranges from about 0.2 to about 8 percent by weight, the cerium oxide ranges from about 0.2 to about 17 percent by weight, the cobalt ranges from 0 to about 24 percent by weight, and the chromium ranges from 0 to about 14 percent by weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
66 words
The process for preparing the catalyst of claim 1 wherein iron, potassium, vanadium, molybdenum and/or tungsten, cerium, cobalt (when present) and chromium (when present) oxides and/or compounds thermally decomposable to oxides upon calcination are combined with water to form a paste, the paste is formed into pellets, the pellets are dried and then calcined at a temperature ranging from about 600° C. to about 1000° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 8 wherein the drying and calcining are performed sequentially in one step.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
66 words
The process for preparing the catalyst of claim 6 wherein iron, potassium, vanadium, molybdenum and/or tungsten, cerium, cobalt (when present) and chromium (when present) oxides and/or compounds thermally decomposable to oxides upon calcination are combined with water to form a paste, the paste is formed into pellets, the pellets are dried and then calcined at a temperature ranging from about 600° C. to about 1000° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 10 wherein the drying and calcining are performed sequentially in one step.
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