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- Creaser, Derek, et al.
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Cyclic operation of the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane
- 1999
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In: Chemical Engineering Science. - 0009-2509 .- 1873-4405. ; 54:20, s. 4437-4448
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The cyclic operation of the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over a V-Mg-O catalyst by the alternate feeding of propane and oxygen gas mixtures was investigated. Generally, the response of the reaction products following a step-change in composition determined the cyclic conditions that resulted in an improved yield of propene. By alternating propane and oxygen with a 1 : 1 cycle split, time-average propene yields higher than steady state could be obtained. The optimal cycle period was about 60 s. This same period provided high propane conversion, as well as high propene selectivity. The cycle split could be varied by shortening the oxygen-feed half of the cycle with little effect on the time-average results. The oxygen half-cycle needed only to be long enough to reoxidize the catalyst. The propane feed scheme was varied by feeding increasing amounts of propane in the oxygen half-cycle. The change in feed scheme caused an increase in the time-average propane conversion that resulted in some further improvement in the propene yield despite some loss in propene selectivity.
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- Creaser, D., et al.
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Oxygen partial pressure effects on the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane
- 1999
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In: Chemical Engineering Science. - 0009-2509 .- 1873-4405. ; 54:20, s. 4365-4370
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The effect of the gas-phase oxygen partial pressure for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over a V-Mg-O catalyst was investigated to explore reasons for improved propene yields when dehydrogenation was carried out under periodic operation. Steady-state experiments were performed in which the oxygen partial pressure was varied over a large range at constant propane partial pressures. In addition, the catalyst mass was varied to control the propane conversion so that selectivity and yield could be compared at a constant propane conversion. At the same propane conversion, propene selectivity increased as the partial pressure of oxygen decreased. Thus, propene yields can be improved at steady state by employing low oxygen partial pressures. It is likely that this is the reason for the higher propene yields observed under unsteady-state or periodic operation. It appears that the reaction mechanism must consist of more than one pathway for production of carbon oxides
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- Creaser, Derek, et al.
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Transient kinetic analysis of the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane
- 1999
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In: Journal of Catalysis. - : Elsevier BV. - 0021-9517 .- 1090-2694. ; 182:1, s. 264-269
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane was studied using various transient techniques. Results support a redox mechanism in which propane reduces the catalyst, which is reoxidized by gas-phase oxygen. Only lattice oxygen participates in propene formation. Desorbable oxygen is a major source of poor selectivity, although lattice oxygen also causes total oxidation. Consequently, propene selectivity in the absence of gas-phase O2is superior to co-feed, steady-state selectivity at the same propane conversion. Propene selectivity is further improved by increasing the degree of catalyst reduction.
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- Creaser, Derek, et al.
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Transient study of oxidative dehydrogenation of propane
- 1999
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In: Applied Catalysis A. - 0926-860X .- 1873-3875. ; 187:1, s. 147-160
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Kinetics and the mechanism of the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane were investigated using various transient techniques. Results support a redox reaction mechanism in which propane and intermediate products react with lattice oxygen, reducing the catalyst surface, which is reoxidized by gas-phase O2. Partial reduction of the catalyst occurs during the start-up to a steady state. Successive pulsing with C3H8 reduced V5+ in the magnesium ortho-vanadate phase to V2+. Carbon-containing species were observed upon interruption of the reaction, although only minute amounts were formed. Cycling increases the amount of the carbon deposited, but this carbon is reactive and most of it is oxidized in the succeeding O2 pulse. Temperature-programmed oxidation (TPO) experiments on the catalyst used in steady-state operation revealed mainly strongly bound carbonaceous matter on the catalyst, but this carbon deposition did not affect catalyst activity. Thus, adsorbed oxygen is an important source of total combustion. Our experiments show, however, that lattice oxygen also produces total oxidation. Propene selectivity of the reaction in the absence of gas-phase O2 was superior to steady-state selectivity, at the same propane conversion. Propene selectivity could be further improved by increasing the degree of reduction of the catalyst
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