- Email: [email protected]
New developments in catalysis research
FOCUS
ON
C ATA LY S T S
to ketones, and of xylenes to mixed products.
Post-synthesis modification of zeotypes with organometallics
US 7,119,225, Du Pont, Wilmington, DE, USA, 10 Oct 2006
The performance of SAPO zeotypes for the MTO process is improved if the interior surfaces of the catalyst are modified by treatment with organometallic compounds such as diethyl zinc or a Grignard reagent.
Production of an un-supported zeolite membrane The zeolite used was ZSM-22. Two methods were used for making the membrane. The precursor gel was pressed uniaxially at high pressure, room temperature, into the form of the membrane and then dried and calcined. Alternatively, a slurry of the precursor gel was slip-cast in a mould and the product was exposed to the vapours of a solvent mixture at elevated temperature and pressure. The products were demonstrated to be useful isomerisation catalysts.
EVENTS
US 7,119,245, Sandia Corp, Albuquerque, NM, USA, 10 Oct 2006
12-13 February 2007
Molecular heterogeneous catalysis: a conceptual and computational approach A far more readable book than the title suggests. Strongly recommended. RA van Santen and M Neurock, 2006, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany. Website: http://www.wileyvch.de. ISBN 3-527-29662-X, 474 pp
US 7,119,242, ExxonMobil Chemical Patents, Houston, TX, USA, 10 Oct 2006
New developments in catalysis research
BOOKSHELF Metal catalysed reactions in ionic liquids
A curious collection of seven unrelated research papers from six countries. The selection criteria used by the editor are not stated.
First studied in 1972 and now employed in the important RCH/RP process.
LP Bevy (ed), 2005, Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA. Website: http://www.novapublishers.com. ISBN 1-59454-440-9, 225 pp
PJ Dyson and TL Geldbach, 2005, Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands. Website: http://www.springer.com. ISBN 1-4020-3914-X, 246 pp
9th International Petrochemicals and Gas Conference & Exhibition London EPC Conferences, 44 Oxford Drive, Bermondsey Street, London SE1 2FB, UK Tel: +44 207 357 8394 Fax: +44 0207 357 8395. Website: http://www.EuroPetro.com
Focus on Catalysts (ISSN 1351-4180) is published monthly by Elsevier Advanced Technology, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. 2006 annual subscription rate: US$942/€841 (in Europe)/¥111,800 (in Japan), additional copies to the same address US$314/€280/¥37,300 Material published in Focus on Catalysts includes abstracts sourced from Chemical Business NewsBase (CBNB) (E-mail: [email protected]) CBNB is available as part of a subscription to Ei’s ChemVillage discovery platform. Visit our website for more details: http://www.chemvillage.org Orders and enquiries International Sales Department, Elsevier Advanced Technology, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843687. Fax: +44 (0) 1865 843971. E-mail: [email protected] For US orders Elsevier Journals Customer Service, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800, USA. US Customers Tel: +1 (877) 839 7126. Fax: +1 (407) 363 1354. Customers outside US Tel: +1 (407) 345 4020. Fax: +1 (407) 363 1354 Other Locations Elsevier Customer Support Department, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 20 3853757. Fax: +31 20 4853432. E-mail: [email protected]
Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier Rights & Permissions Department, PO Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843830. Fax: +44 (0) 1865 853333. E-mail: [email protected]. You may also contact Rights & Permissions directly through Elsevier’s home page (http://www.elsevier.com), by selecting ‘Support and Contact’, then ‘Copyright and Permission’. Derivative Works Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution. Permission of the publisher is required for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. Electronic Storage or Usage Permission of the publisher is required to store or use electronically any material contained in this journal, including any article or part of an article. Contact the publisher at the address indicated. Except as outlined above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Notice No responsibility is assumed by the Publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Typeset by utimestwo Ltd, Northamptonshire Printed by Mayfield Press (Oxford) © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
ON
C ATA LY S T S
to ketones, and of xylenes to mixed products.
Post-synthesis modification of zeotypes with organometallics
US 7,119,225, Du Pont, Wilmington, DE, USA, 10 Oct 2006
The performance of SAPO zeotypes for the MTO process is improved if the interior surfaces of the catalyst are modified by treatment with organometallic compounds such as diethyl zinc or a Grignard reagent.
Production of an un-supported zeolite membrane The zeolite used was ZSM-22. Two methods were used for making the membrane. The precursor gel was pressed uniaxially at high pressure, room temperature, into the form of the membrane and then dried and calcined. Alternatively, a slurry of the precursor gel was slip-cast in a mould and the product was exposed to the vapours of a solvent mixture at elevated temperature and pressure. The products were demonstrated to be useful isomerisation catalysts.
EVENTS
US 7,119,245, Sandia Corp, Albuquerque, NM, USA, 10 Oct 2006
12-13 February 2007
Molecular heterogeneous catalysis: a conceptual and computational approach A far more readable book than the title suggests. Strongly recommended. RA van Santen and M Neurock, 2006, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany. Website: http://www.wileyvch.de. ISBN 3-527-29662-X, 474 pp
US 7,119,242, ExxonMobil Chemical Patents, Houston, TX, USA, 10 Oct 2006
New developments in catalysis research
BOOKSHELF Metal catalysed reactions in ionic liquids
A curious collection of seven unrelated research papers from six countries. The selection criteria used by the editor are not stated.
First studied in 1972 and now employed in the important RCH/RP process.
LP Bevy (ed), 2005, Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA. Website: http://www.novapublishers.com. ISBN 1-59454-440-9, 225 pp
PJ Dyson and TL Geldbach, 2005, Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands. Website: http://www.springer.com. ISBN 1-4020-3914-X, 246 pp
9th International Petrochemicals and Gas Conference & Exhibition London EPC Conferences, 44 Oxford Drive, Bermondsey Street, London SE1 2FB, UK Tel: +44 207 357 8394 Fax: +44 0207 357 8395. Website: http://www.EuroPetro.com
Focus on Catalysts (ISSN 1351-4180) is published monthly by Elsevier Advanced Technology, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. 2006 annual subscription rate: US$942/€841 (in Europe)/¥111,800 (in Japan), additional copies to the same address US$314/€280/¥37,300 Material published in Focus on Catalysts includes abstracts sourced from Chemical Business NewsBase (CBNB) (E-mail: [email protected]) CBNB is available as part of a subscription to Ei’s ChemVillage discovery platform. Visit our website for more details: http://www.chemvillage.org Orders and enquiries International Sales Department, Elsevier Advanced Technology, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843687. Fax: +44 (0) 1865 843971. E-mail: [email protected] For US orders Elsevier Journals Customer Service, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800, USA. US Customers Tel: +1 (877) 839 7126. Fax: +1 (407) 363 1354. Customers outside US Tel: +1 (407) 345 4020. Fax: +1 (407) 363 1354 Other Locations Elsevier Customer Support Department, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 20 3853757. Fax: +31 20 4853432. E-mail: [email protected]
Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier Rights & Permissions Department, PO Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843830. Fax: +44 (0) 1865 853333. E-mail: [email protected]. You may also contact Rights & Permissions directly through Elsevier’s home page (http://www.elsevier.com), by selecting ‘Support and Contact’, then ‘Copyright and Permission’. Derivative Works Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution. Permission of the publisher is required for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. Electronic Storage or Usage Permission of the publisher is required to store or use electronically any material contained in this journal, including any article or part of an article. Contact the publisher at the address indicated. Except as outlined above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Notice No responsibility is assumed by the Publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Typeset by utimestwo Ltd, Northamptonshire Printed by Mayfield Press (Oxford) © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved