Basf Se Corporation

Esther Groeneveld

Bernard Hendrik Reesink

Jasper Lefevere

Matthias Georg Schwab

Bart Michielsen

Peter Berben

Harry Bouwman

Willem Dijkstra

Matthias Schwab

A method for producing a three-dimensional porous transition alumina catalyst monolith of stacked catalyst fibers, comprising: a) Preparing a paste in a liquid diluent of hydroxide precursor particles and/or oxyhydroxide precursor particles of transition alumina particles, all particles in the suspension having a number average particle size in the range of from 0.05 to 700 &#x3bc;m, b) extruding the paste nozzle(s) to form fibers, and depositing the extruded fibers to form a three-dimensional porous catalyst monolith precursor, c) drying the precursor to remove the liquid diluent, d) performing a temperature treatment of the dried porous catalyst monolith precursor to form the transition alumina catalyst monolith, wherein no temperature treatment of the porous catalyst monolith precursor or porous catalyst monolith at temperatures above 1000&#xb0; C. is performed and wherein no further catalytically active metals, metal oxides or metal compounds are applied to the surface.

Method for producing transition alumina catalyst monoliths

A method for producing a three-dimensional porous catalyst monolith of stacked catalyst fibers, comprising the following steps: a) Preparing a suspension paste in a liquid diluent of metal, metal alloy and/or metal oxide particles of catalytically active metal or metal alloy in which the metals, metal alloy and metal oxide particles can be supported on or mixed with inorganic oxide catalyst support particles, and which suspension can furthermore comprise a binder material, all particles in the suspension having an average particle size in the range of from 0.5 to 500 &#x3bc;m, b) extruding the paste of step a) through one or more nozzles preferably having a maximum diameter of less than 5 mm, more preferably less than 1 mm to form fibers, and depositing the extruded fibers to form a three-dimensional porous catalyst monolith precursor, c) drying the porous catalyst monolith precursor to remove the liquid diluent, d) if necessary, reducing the metal oxide(s) in the porous catalyst monolith precursor to form the catalytically active metal or metal alloy, wherein no temperature treatment of the porous catalyst monolith precursor or porous catalyst monolith at temperatures above 1000&#xb0; C. is performed.

Method for producing catalyst monoliths

A three-dimensionally structured porous catalyst monolith of stacked catalyst fibers with a fiber diameter of less than 1 mm made from one or more continuous fibers or stacked individual fibers, wherein the stacked catalyst fibers are arranged in a regular, recurring stacking pattern of fiber layers to form the three-dimensionally structured monolith, and wherein in each of the stacked fiber layers at least 50 wt % of the fibers are arranged parallel to each other and spatially separated from each other, or in a cobweb pattern, and wherein the side crushing strength of the monolith is at least 60 N.

Three-dimensionally structured porous catalyst monolith of stacked catalyst fibers

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