US4469814A
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Catalysts
Assignee: Coal Industry Patents Ltd
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Filing: 1983-11-22
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Granted: 1984-09-04
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Expires: 2003-11-22
Abstract
Abstract An improved catalyst for conversion of oxygen-containing aliphatics to hydrocarbons is a silica xerogel having a layer of an aluminum compound chemically bonded onto its surface, having a maximum pore diameter of 1.1 nm and having substantially only protons and/or transition metal cations as electrical charge balancing species. The catalyst is very specific for the production of aromatics.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph G. Robinson
- 👤 David I. Barnes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 23:57
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C1/00; C07C1/20; B; B01; B01J; B01J21/00; B01J21/12; C07C2521/00; C07C2521/12; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P20/00; Y02P20/50; Y02P20/52; Y02P30/00; Y02P30/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A process for the production of synthetic catalysts comprising the steps of: (a) treating a dry highly porous amorphous silica xerogel with an anhydrous hydrolysable compound of aluminum in an amount sufficient to cover up to 90% of the BET surface area of the silica with a monolayer of the compound and removing the solvent; (b) causing the surface of the silica to react with the compound by heating to a temperature of from 300° C. to 1200° C. to yield a material having a maximum pore diameter of about 1.1 nm, and (c) treating the product material of step (b) with an ammonium salt solution capable of exchanging labile cations for ammonium ions, washing the treated material with deionised water until no further ammonium cations can be detached.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A process for the production of synthetic catalysts comprising the steps of: (a) treating a dry highly porous amorphous silica xerogel with an anhydrous hydrolysable compound of aluminum in an amount sufficient to cover up to 90% of the BET surface area of the silica with a monolayer of the compound and removing the solvent; (b) causing the surface of the silica to react with the compound by heating to a temperature of from 300° C. to 1200° C. to yield a material having a maximum pore diameter of about 1.1 nm, and (c) treating the product material of step (b) with an ammonium salt solution capable of exchanging labile cations for ammonium ions, washing the treated material with deionised water until no further ammonium cations can be detached.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, further comprising depositing transition metal cations on the surface of the treated material by ion exchanging, drying and calcining the ion exchanged material by subjecting it to a temperature not exceeding 1200° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the amount of aluminum compound in step (a) is sufficient to cover approximately 50% of the BET surface area of the silica.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reaction temperature of step (b) is from 400° to 900° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process claimed in claim 4, wherein the reaction temperature is 450° to 550° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the calcining temperature of step (c) is from 300° to 900° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process as claimed in claim 6, wherein the calcining temperature is from 450° to 600° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
92 words
A synthetic catalyst comprising a highly porous amorphous silica xerogel having a layer of an aluminum compound in an amount equivalent to a monolayer covering up to 90% of the BET surface area of the silica, chemically bonded onto the surface thereof, said catalyst having a maximum pore diameter of about 1.1 nm and having substantially only protons and/or transition metal cations as electrical charge balancing species on the surface of the layer, the reaction causing bonding of the layer having been carried out at a temperature from 300° to 1200° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
92 words
A synthetic catalyst comprising a highly porous amorphous silica xerogel having a layer of an aluminum compound in an amount equivalent to a monolayer covering up to 90% of the BET surface area of the silica, chemically bonded onto the surface thereof, said catalyst having a maximum pore diameter of about 1.1 nm and having substantially only protons and/or transition metal cations as electrical charge balancing species on the surface of the layer, the reaction causing bonding of the layer having been carried out at a temperature from 300° to 1200° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A catalyst as claimed in claim 8, wherein the layer of aluminum compound is equivalent to a monolayer on about 50% of the BET surface area of the silica.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A catalyst as claimed in claim 8, wherein the reaction temperature was 400° to 900° C.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
A catalyst as claimed in claim 8, wherein the calcination temperature was 300° to 900° C.
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