Identifying Boron Active Sites for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane

Yan, Huan; Alayoglu, Selim; Wu, Weiqiang; Zhang, Yongbo; Weitz, Eric; Stair, Peter C.; Notestein, Justin M.

doi:10.1021/acscatal.1c02168

Title: Identifying Boron Active Sites for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane

Journal Article · Tue Jul 13 00:00:00 UTC 2021 · ACS Catalysis

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.1c02168 · OSTI ID:2482452

Yan, Huan ^[1]; Alayoglu, Selim ^[1]; Wu, Weiqiang ^[1]; Zhang, Yongbo ^[1];

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Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (United States)

Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane (ODHP) to propylene could have a significant impact on the production of this critical chemical intermediate, if appropriate catalysts can be discovered. Recently, heterogeneous catalysts based on boron (oxides and nitrides) have been demonstrated to be promising for ODHP, but their active sites have not been conclusively identified. Here, we report that the deposition of differently sized boronic acids into the micropores of silica supports results in different distributions of surface borate species after calcination. Furthermore, these materials, in turn, display a wide range of rates in ODHP but similar selectivity, suggesting that they differ only in the numbers of active sites. Features identified by in situ Raman, IR, and magic-angle-spinning ¹¹B solid-state NMR spectroscopies are compared to catalyst activity. This correlation identifies the S2 borate species, a hydroxylated nonring boron, as the likely active site and provides a target for directed syntheses of future catalysts.

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Research Organization:: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-03ER15457

OSTI ID:: 2482452

Journal Information:: ACS Catalysis, Journal Name: ACS Catalysis Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 11; ISSN 2155-5435

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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