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Title: Selective dehydrogenation of propane over novel catalytic materials

Abstract

The conversion of small alkanes into alkenes represents an important chemical processing area; ethylene and propylene are the two most important organic chemicals manufactured in the U.S. These chemicals are currently manufactured by steam cracking of ethane and propane, an extremely energy intensive, nonselective process. The development of catalytic technologies (e.g., selective dehydrogenation) that can be used to produce ethylene and propylene from ethane and propane with greater selectivity and lower energy consumption than steam cracking will have a major impact on the chemical processing industry. This report details a study of two novel catalytic materials for the selective dehydrogenation of propane: Cr supported on hydrous titanium oxide ion-exchangers, and Pt nanoparticles encapsulated in silica and alumina aerogel and xerogel matrices.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
572628
Report Number(s):
SAND-98-0435
ON: DE98004151; TRN: 98:001355
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Feb 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; ALKANES; ALKENES; DEHYDROGENATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ETHANE; ETHYLENE; CATALYTIC CRACKING; PROPYLENE; PROCESSING; STEAM; SILICA; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; TITANIUM OXIDES

Citation Formats

Sault, A G, Boespflug, E P, Martino, A, and Kawola, J S. Selective dehydrogenation of propane over novel catalytic materials. United States: N. p., 1998. Web. doi:10.2172/572628.
Sault, A G, Boespflug, E P, Martino, A, & Kawola, J S. Selective dehydrogenation of propane over novel catalytic materials. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/572628
Sault, A G, Boespflug, E P, Martino, A, and Kawola, J S. 1998. "Selective dehydrogenation of propane over novel catalytic materials". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/572628. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/572628.
@article{osti_572628,
title = {Selective dehydrogenation of propane over novel catalytic materials},
author = {Sault, A G and Boespflug, E P and Martino, A and Kawola, J S},
abstractNote = {The conversion of small alkanes into alkenes represents an important chemical processing area; ethylene and propylene are the two most important organic chemicals manufactured in the U.S. These chemicals are currently manufactured by steam cracking of ethane and propane, an extremely energy intensive, nonselective process. The development of catalytic technologies (e.g., selective dehydrogenation) that can be used to produce ethylene and propylene from ethane and propane with greater selectivity and lower energy consumption than steam cracking will have a major impact on the chemical processing industry. This report details a study of two novel catalytic materials for the selective dehydrogenation of propane: Cr supported on hydrous titanium oxide ion-exchangers, and Pt nanoparticles encapsulated in silica and alumina aerogel and xerogel matrices.},
doi = {10.2172/572628},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/572628}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1998}
}