Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane on silica (SBA-15) supported vanadia catalysts: A kinetic investigation

Dynamic Phase Diagram of Catalytic Surface of Hexagonal Boron Nitride under Conditions of Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane

Partially oxidized surfaces of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and several metal borides are unexpectedly excellent catalysts for oxidative dehydrogenation of alkanes to olefins, but the nature of the active site(s) on these B-containing interfaces remains elusive. We characterize the surface of the partially oxidized B-rich hBN surface under reaction conditions from first principles. The interface has thermal access to multiple different stoichiometries and multiple structures of each stoichiometry. The size of the thermal ensemble is composition-dependent. The phase diagram of the interface constructed on the basis of the statistical ensembles of many accessible states is very different from the one based on global minima. Phase boundaries shift and blur, and phases consist of several stoichiometries and structures. The BO layer transiently exposes the reactive -B═O motifs in the metastable states. The fluxionality and structural diversity emerging under reaction conditions must be taken into account in theoretically descriptions of the catalytic interface.

Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over Pt–Sn/Si-beta catalysts: key role of Pt–Sn interaction

Bimetallic Pt–Sn catalysts supported on dealuminated Si-beta zeolite were prepared via wet impregnation and the nanoscale close contact between Pt and Sn species in Pt–Sn/Si-beta was confirmed by electron microscopy analyses.

Metal-Organic Framework Supported Cobalt Catalysts for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane at Low Temperature

Zr-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been shown to be excellent catalyst supports in heterogeneous catalysis due to their exceptional stability. Additionally, their crystalline nature affords the opportunity for molecular level characterization of both the support and the catalytically active site, facilitating mechanistic investigations of the catalytic process. We describe herein the installation of Co(II) ions to the Zr₆ nodes of the mesoporous MOF, NU-1000, via two distinct routes, namely, solvothermal deposition in a MOF (SIM) and atomic layer deposition in a MOF (AIM), denoted as Co-SIM+NU-1000 and Co-AIM+NU-1000, respectively. The location of the deposited Co species in the two materials is determined via difference envelope density (DED) analysis. Upon activation in a flow of O₂ at 230 °C, both materials catalyze the oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of propane to propene under mild conditions. Catalytic activity as well as propene selectivity of these two catalysts, however, is different under the same experimental conditions due to differences in the Co species generated in these two materials upon activation as observed by in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy. A potential reaction mechanism for the propane ODH process catalyzed by Co-SIM+NU-1000 is proposed, yielding a low activation energy barrier which is in accord with the observed catalytic activity at low temperature.

Catalytic performance of gallium oxide based-catalysts for the propane dehydrogenation reaction: effects of support and loading amount

Ga₂O₃-based catalysts supported on different supports (ZSM-5, SBA-15, γ-Al₂O₃ and SiO₂) were prepared, and the effects of supports and Ga₂O₃ content (1–9 wt%) on their catalytic performance for the propane dehydrogenation reaction were discussed.