Production of butene and butadiene by oxidative dehydrogenation of butane over carbon nanomaterial catalysts

Sungwon Park, Yehwon Lee, Geonjoong Kim, Sungwon Hwang

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Abstract

C4 alkenes are generally used to produce synthetic rubbers, plastics, and other important chemicals. Transition metal oxides are traditionally used as catalysts to produce C4 alkenes from n-butane by oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH). On the other hand, metal-free carbon nanomaterials are receiving much attention as catalysts for ODH due to their environmental benignity, corrosion resistance, and unique surface properties. In this work, a systematic methodology was designed to measure conversion of the reactants, selectivity to main products, and other catalytic performances of a set of carbon catalysts, including graphite and activated carbon. The experiments were carried out under a wide range of reaction conditions, and the reaction mechanism and kinetics were developed based on Marsvan Krevelen interpretation of the experimental results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3417-3424
Number of pages8
JournalKorean Journal of Chemical Engineering
Volume33
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2016

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers, Seoul, Korea.

Keywords

  • Carbon Material
  • Catalyst
  • Kinetic
  • Modeling
  • Oxidative Dehydrogenation

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