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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2002
Timur V. Voskoboynikov, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Daniel H. Wei, Naperville, IL (US);
J. W. Adriaan Sachtler, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Bipin V. Vora, Naperville, IL (US);
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
A novel catalyst composite is disclosed. Also disclosed is a use for the novel composite. The catalyst composite comprises a Group VIII noble metal component, a Group IA or IIA metal component, and a component selected from the group consisting of tin, germanium, lead, indium, gallium, thallium, or mixtures thereof, all on an alumina support comprising essentially theta-alumina, having a surface area from about 50 to about 120 m /g, an apparent bulk density of at 0.5 g/cm and a mole ratio of the Group VIII noble metal component to the component selected from the group consisting of tin, germanium, lead, indium, gallium, thallium or mixtures thereof in the range from about 1.5 to about 1.7.