Appeal No. 1997-1536 Application 08/342,817 hydrocarbonaceous material to which the mixture of chromic acid and water soluble polyhydroxy compound may be added includes hydrocarbons boiling above 350EF (column 2, lines 23 through 44). The mixture of hydrocarbonaceous material and water soluble polyhydroxy compound are treated with hydrogen sulfide-containing gas at a temperature of from 500EF (260EC) to 1000EF (538EC) to convert the chromium catalyst precursor to a solid chromium-containing catalyst dispersed in the hydrocarbonaceous material (column 2, lines 45 through 55). The catalyst precursor may be prepared in a hydrocarbon material which is a suitable hydrocarbonaceous chargestock for the hydrocarbonconversion for which the chromium-containing catalyst is prepared for use (column 2, lines 55 through 64). When the chromium-containing catalyst is to be used for coal liquefaction and the chargestock comprises coal and a hydrocarbon diluent, the mixture of aliphatic water soluble polyhydroxy material and aqueous chromic acid may be added to the hydrocarbon diluent and converted to the solid catalyst before or after the coal is added (column 2, line 64 through column 3, line 3). Suitable hydrocarbon-containing 7Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007