Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane: A Chemical Looping Approach

Neal, Luke M.; Yusuf, Seif; Sofranko, John A.; Li, Fanxing

doi:10.1002/ente.201600074

Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane: A Chemical Looping Approach

Journal Article · Tue Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Energy Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.201600074· OSTI ID:1533166

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North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States); DOE/OSTI
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)
EcoCatalytic Technologies LLC, Monmouth Junction, NJ (United States)

The current study investigates a chemical-looping-based oxidative dehydrogenation (CL-ODH) concept for ethane-to-ethylene conversion. In this cyclic redox scheme, an oxide-based redox catalyst is used to selectively combust hydrogen from ethane dehydrogenation. As the hydrogen product limits ethane conversion, in situ oxidation of hydrogen enhances the ethane conversion and ethylene yield. Moreover, heat required in ODH is compensated by re-oxidation of the oxygen-deprived redox catalyst, enabling auto-thermal operation for the overall process. Compared to steam cracking, CL-ODH can potentially achieve higher efficiency with lower CO₂ and NO_x emissions. Silica and magnesia-supported manganese oxides are investigated. It is determined that unpromoted Mn/SiO₂ and Mn/MgO redox catalysts exhibit low selectivity towards ethylene. The addition of promoters such as sodium and tungsten renders effective redox catalysts with satisfactory activity, selectivity, oxygen carrying capacity, and redox stability.

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Research Organization:: Bio2electric, LLC, Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

Grant/Contract Number:: AR0000327

OSTI ID:: 1533166

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1400563

Journal Information:: Energy Technology, Journal Name: Energy Technology Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 4; ISSN 2194-4288

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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