A mini review on oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over boron nitride catalysts

Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane is an attractive route for the synthesis of propylene due to its favorable thermodynamic and kinetic characteristics, however, it is challenging to realize high selectivity towards propylene. Recently, it has been discovered that boron nitride (BN) is a promising catalyst that affords superior selectivity towards propylene in oxidative dehydrogenation of propane. Summarizing the progress and unravelling the reaction mechanism of BN in oxidative dehydrogenation of propane are of great significance for the rational design of efficient catalysts in the future. Herein, in this review, the underlying reaction mechanisms of oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over BN are extracted;the developed BN catalysts are classified into pristine BN, functionalized BN, supported BN and others, and the applications of each category of BN catalysts in oxidative dehydrogenation of propane are summarized;the challenges and opportunities on oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over BN are pointed out, aiming to inspire more studies and advance this research field.

Modeling-based optimization of a fixed-bed industrial reactor for oxidative dehydrogenation of propane

An industrial scale propylene production via oxidative dehydrogenation of propane （ODHP） in multi-tubular re- actors was modeled. Multi-tubular fixed-bed reactor used for ODHP process, employing 10000 of small diameter tubes immersed in a shell through a proper coolant flows. Herein, a theory-based pseudo-homogeneous model to describe the operation of a fixed bed reactor for the ODHP to correspondence olefln over V2O5/γ-Al203 catalyst was presented. Steady state one dimensional model has been developed to identify the operation parameters and to describe the propane and oxygen conversions, gas process and coolant temperatures, as well as other pa- rameters affecting the reactor performance such as pressure. Furthermore, the applied model showed that a double-bed multitubular reactor with intermediate air injection scheme was superior to a single-bed design due to the increasing of propylene selectivity while operating under lower oxygen partial pressures resulting in propane conversion of about 37.3%. The optimized length of the reactor needed to reach 100% conversion of the oxygen was theoretically determined. For the single-bed reactor the optimized length of 11.96 m including 0.5 m of inert section at the entrance region and for the double-bed reactor design the optimized lengths of 5.72 m for the first and 7.32 m for the second reactor were calculated. Ultimately, the use of a distributed oxygen feed with limited number of injection points indicated a significant improvement on the reactor performance in terms of propane conversion and propylene selectivity. Besides, this concept could overcome the reactor run- away temperature problem and enabled operations at the wider range of conditions to obtain enhanced propyl- ene production in an industrial scale reactor.

Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over Ni-Mo-Mg-O catalysts

In this work, a series of Ni-Mo-Mg-O catalysts with mesoporous structure prepared by sol-gel method were investigated for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane （ODHP）. The techniques of temperature-programmed reduction with H2 （H2-TPR）, N2 adsorption-desolption, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR）, X-ray diffraction （XRD） and X-ray photoelectron spectra （XPS） were employed for catalyst characterization. It is found that the activity of the catalysts for ODHP increases first and then decreases with the increase of Mo content. The catalyst with a Mo/Ni atomic ratio of 1/1 exhibits the best catalytic activity, which gives the propene selectivity of 81.4% at a propane conversion of 11.3% under 600 ~C and maintains the good catalytic performance for 22 h on stream. This is related not only to its high reducibility and dispersion as revealed by TPR and XRD, but also to the formation of more selective oxygen species on the MoOz-NiO interface as identified by XPS.

OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION OF PROPANE OVER MCl_n/V-Mg-O CATALYSTS

Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over V-Mg-O and MCl_n(M=Cu^+,Li^+, Ag^+,Cd^(2+))promoted V-Mg-O catalysts was studied.XRD result showed that the V-Mg-O catalysts were composed of MgO and Mg_3(VO_4)_2.The yield of propene was much higher over CuCl and LiCl promoted VMgO catalysts than that over VMgO catalysts at the same reaction temperature.The highest yield of propene reached 23.1% at 500℃ and 6000h^(-1) space velocity.

A review on the structure-performance relationship of the catalysts during propane dehydrogenation reaction

Dehydrogenation of propane(PDH)technology is one of the most promising on-purpose technologies to solve supply-demand unbalance of propylene.The industrial catalysts for PDH,such as Pt-and Cr-based catalysts,still have their own limitation in expensive price and security issues.Thus,a deep understanding into the structure-performance relationship of the catalysts during PDH reaction is necessary to achieve innovation in advanced high-efficient catalysts.In this review,we focused on discussion of structure-performance relationship of catalysts in PDH.Based on analysis of reaction mechanism and nature of active sites,we detailed interaction mechanism between structure of active sites and catalytic performance in metal catalysts and oxide catalysts.The relationship between coke deposition,co-feeding gas,catalytic activity and nanostructure of the catalysts are also highlighted.With these discussions on the relationship between structure and performances,we try to provide the insights into microstructure of active sites in PDH and the rational guidance for future design and development of PDH catalysts.

Biphasic synergy catalysis and active sites of VMgO catalysts for oxida- tive dehydrogenation of propane

THE oxidative dehydrogenation of propane （ODP） to propene is one of the potentially important catalytic processes for the effective utilization of light alkanes. The VMgO catalysts which have better catalytic performances for the reaction have aroused much interest and argument.Kung et al. proposed that the active phase was magnesium orthovanadate （Mg3V2O8）, but Volta et al. suggested that magnesium pyrovanadate （α-Mg2V2O7） was the active phase; in this phase, V4+ ions which are associated to the formation of oxygen vacancies could stably exist, and Mg3V2O8 is responsible for the total oxidation due to nonexistence of V4+ ions.

Supported ZnO catalysts for the conversion of alkanes:About the metamorphosis of a heterogeneous catalyst

ZnO could be a suitable catalyst for the oxidative conversion of CH4,C2H6 and C3H8.However,the main drawback is its thermal instability.Therefore,ZnO supported on ZrO 2,TiO2,γ-Al2O and SiO2 was investigated for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane and ethane,and the oxidative coupling of methane.The stability of the supported ZnO is partially improved,but ZnO reacts with the support material,forming new compounds （Zn-zirconates,-titanates,-aluminates and-silicates）,which already occurs below reaction temperature.This might also be the case for many other heterogeneous catalysts.