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Conversion of ethane to ethylene

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OSTI ID:1998383

Methods of converting ethane to ethylene at relatively low temperatures are described. IrO2-based catalysts are used in the conversion. Methods of converting a base gas to a first gas by exposing the base gas to an IrO2-based catalyst and forming the first gas are described. The base gas can be an alkane. The first gas can include an alkene, an alkyne, an alcohol, an aldehyde, or combinations thereof.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-03ER15478
Assignee:
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, FL)
Patent Number(s):
11,649,198
Application Number:
17/528,675
OSTI ID:
1998383
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Facile Dehydrogenation of Ethane on the IrO 2 (110) Surface journal February 2018
Ethylene formation by methane dehydrogenation and C–C coupling reaction on a stoichiometric IrO 2 (110) surface – a density functional theory investigation journal January 2015

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