	US 12,453,963 B2
	Modified catalyst supports and catalysts supported thereon
Richard Mercer, Billingham (GB)
Assigned to Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company, London (GB)
Appl. No. 18/003,815
Filed by JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, London (GB)
PCT Filed Aug. 4, 2021, PCT No. PCT/GB2021/052006 § 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 29, 2022, PCT Pub. No. WO2022/053773, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 17, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2014184 (GB), filed on Sep. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0241592 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. B01J 23/89 (2006.01); B01J 21/06 (2006.01); B01J 23/75 (2006.01); B01J 35/30 (2024.01); B01J 35/40 (2024.01); B01J 35/45 (2024.01); B01J 35/51 (2024.01); B01J 35/61 (2024.01); B01J 35/63 (2024.01); B01J 35/64 (2024.01); B01J 35/77 (2024.01); B01J 37/02 (2006.01); C10G 2/00 (2006.01)

CPC B01J 23/8946 (2013.01) [B01J 21/063 (2013.01); B01J 21/066 (2013.01); B01J 23/75 (2013.01); B01J 35/393 (2024.01); B01J 35/45 (2024.01); B01J 35/613 (2024.01); B01J 35/635 (2024.01); B01J 35/647 (2024.01); B01J 35/77 (2024.01); B01J 37/0207 (2013.01); C10G 2/331 (2013.01); B01J 35/40 (2024.01); B01J 35/51 (2024.01); B01J 2235/15 (2024.01)]

25 Claims

1. A modified catalyst support in the form of titania particles with a volume-median diameter in the range of 100 to 1000 mm modified with one or more refractory oxides of metals selected from the group consisting of zirconium, lanthanum, cerium, yttrium and neodymium, wherein the total refractory oxide content of the modified catalyst support is in the range of 0.1 to 15% by weight, and the modified catalyst support has a pore volume in the range of 0.2 to 0.6 cm³/g and an average pore diameter in the range of 30 to 60 nm.