Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane over Cr/ZSM-5 catalysts using CO2 as an oxidant

Naoki Mimura, Masaki Okamoto, Hiromi Yamashita, S. Ted Oyama, Kazuhisa Murata

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Abstract

Highly active catalysts for oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane with CO2 were characterized by temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), temperature-programmed oxidation (TPO), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and X-ray absorption fine-structure (XAFS) analysis. In the active catalysts, Cr/H-ZSM-5 (SiO2/ Al2O3 > 190), Cr6+ = O, or possibly Cr5+ = O was the catalytic species on the zeolite support. In contrast, little Cr6+ (or Cr5+) was detected in the less-active catalysts. The Cr6+ (or Cr5+) species was reduced to an octahedral Cr3+ species by treatment with ethane at 773 K, and the reduced Cr species was reoxidized to the Cr6+ (or Cr5+) species by treatment with CO2 at 673-773 K. The Cr redox cycle played an important role in the catalyst's high activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)21764-21770
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry B
Volume110
Issue number43
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006 Nov 2
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Materials Chemistry

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