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Standard Oil Company (indiana)

Frederick A Pesa

Anne M Graham

Thomas A Haase

Janie K Currie

Michael J Desmond

Joseph R Fox

Benedict S Curatolo

Thomas G Attig

Arthur J Cooper

Anna Lee Tonkovich

Kai Tod Paul Jarosch

John H Brophy

Wayne R Kliewer

Jeffrey S McDaniel

Reza Eshraghi

Christos Paparizos

S Erik Pedersen

Mike J Desmond

Marcus W Blaskie

Louis J Valenyi

This invention relates to a process for converting a hydrocarbon reactant to a product comprising an oxygenate or a nitrile, the process comprising: (A) flowing a reactant composition comprising the hydrocarbon reactant, and oxygen or a source of oxygen, and optionally ammonia, through a microchannel reactor in contact with a catalyst to convert the hydrocarbon reactant to the product, the hydrocarbon reactant undergoing an exothermic reaction in the microchannel reactor; (B) transferring heat from the microchannel reactor to a heat exchanger during step (A); and (C) quenching the product from step (A).

Process for converting a hydrocarbon to an oxygenate or a nitrile

A process for producing an ester is disclosed comprising contacting a gaseous reactant containing at least one organic hydroxy compound and a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen with an ester synthesis catalyst of the formula

Process for synthesis of esters from gaseous reactants containing

A new catalyst system for the conversion of short-chain aliphatic alcohols to hydrocarbon having the formula

Lanthanide metal salts of heteropolyanions as catalysts for alcohol

A process for the selective hydrocarboxylation of propylene to produce predominantly isobutyric acid in the liquid phase is provided. The reaction of propylene, carbon monoxide and water is effected at a temperature of about 10.degree. C. to about 80.degree. C. and at a pressure of about 75 psi to about 1500 psi in the presence of a strong acid and a metal phthalocyanine co-catalyst.

Strong acid hydrocarboxylation of propylene to isobutyric acid using

Gas mixtures containing at least hydrogen and carbon monoxide are prepared by reforming hydrocarbons in the presence of a catalyst impregnated on a specially prepared porous catalyst support. In one embodiment of the present invention, methane is reformed in a process to produce a product gas mixture containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst comprising a porous catalytic support having a surface area greater than 1 to less than about 350 m.sup.2 /gm and a pore volume of about 0.4 to about 3 cc/gm and at least one Group VIII metal or mixture thereof on the pore surface of the support.

Production of synthesis gas

A new catalyst system for the conversion of short-chain aliphatic alcohols to hydrocarbons having the formula

Metal coordination complexes of heteropolyacids as catalysts for alcohol

A molecular sieving metallosilicate is disclosed which comprises a complex represented in terms of mole ratios of oxides by the formula: ##STR1## wherein A is an ammonium, alkyl ammonium, alkyl phosphonium or alkyl arsonium ion; D is an alkali or alkaline earth metal ion or a mixture of two or more thereof; E is selected from the group consisting of Al, B, Mo, W, Fe, or a mixture of two or more thereof; M is a tetravalent metal selected from the Lanthanide or Actinide series; a is a number ranging from zero to about 25; b is a number ranging from zero to about 1.5; c is a number ranging from zero to about 0.3; d is a number ranging from about 20 to about 500; e is a number ranging from zero to about 200. The X-ray diffraction pattern for these metallosilicates indicates a ZSM-5 like crystalline structure. A method for making these metallosilicates, and a method for dehydrating and reforming methanol using these metallosilicates are disclosed.

Process for the preparation of metallosilicates of tetravalent

A process is provided for the upgrading of synthesis gas to hydrocarbons and oxygenated hydrocarbons, particularly olefins and carboxylic acids by contacting synthesis gas with catalysts comprising the mixed oxides of ruthenium, copper, an alkali or alkaline earth metal, and optionally a metal selected from Ce, Cr, Fe, Mn, Mo, Th, Zn or mixtures thereof. The synthesis gas upgrading product may be contacted with a hydrogenation catalyst to provide alkanes, alcohols and esters, useful for fuels.

Upgrading synthesis gas catalyst

A process for the selective hydrocarboxylation of propylene to produce predominantly isobutyric acid in the liquid phase is provided. The reaction of propylene, carbon monoxide and water is effected at a temperature of about 75.degree. C. to about 150.degree. C. and at a pressure of about 250 psi to about 5000 psi in the presence of a suitable solvent and a catalyst comprising palladium or a palladium compound supported on an inert carrier, an organo-arsine ligand compound and a hydrogen halide.

Selective hydrocarboxylation of propylene to isobutyric acid

A yttrium-silicate molecular sieve is disclosed which comprises a complex represented in terms of mole ratios of oxides as follows:

Yttrium silicate molecular sieves

A process is provided for the reforming of alcohols, particularly methanol, in the presence of Group VIIA and VIIIA metal carbides at elevated temperature.

Process for reforming alcohols

A catalyst is disclosed which comprises a ruthenium-copper-containing complex of the formula

Ruthenium-copper-containing, activated-carbon-supported catalyst and

A method is disclosed for making molecular sieving high silica mordenite comprising the steps of:

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Aurora, OH, United States of America

Frederick A Pesa