Making coke a more efficient catalyst in the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene using wide-pore transitional aluminas

Porous graphene-based material as an efficient metal free catalyst for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene.

Reduced porous graphene oxide as a metal free catalyst was selected for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene. It showed the best catalytic performance compared with other carbon materials (routinely reduced graphene oxide, graphite powder and oxidized carbon nanotubes) and commercial iron oxide.

Efficient dehydrogenation of formic acid using an iron catalyst.

Hydrogen is one of the essential reactants in the chemical industry, though its generation from renewable sources and storage in a safe and reversible manner remain challenging. Formic acid (HCO(2)H or FA) is a promising source and storage material in this respect. Here, we present a highly active iron catalyst system for the liberation of H(2) from FA. Applying 0.005 mole percent of Fe(BF(4))(...

Evaluation of Spent Catalyst Structure Changes during Ethylbenzene Dehydrogenation in Different Technologies

Ethylbenzene (EB) dehydrogenation to styrene (SM) on an industrial scale is generally performed using classic and SMART (Styrene Monomer Advanced Reheat Technology) technologies. In the current study, spent catalysts structural changes through classic and SMART technologies were investigated and compared with the fresh catalyst. For this purpose, XRF, XRD, SEM-EDX, FT-IR, BET and crushing s...

The Effect of Addition of ppm-Order-Pd to Fe-K Catalyst on Dehydrogenation of Ethylbenzene

The Ti3AlC2 MAX Phase as an Efficient Catalyst for Oxidative Dehydrogenation of n‐Butane

Dehydrogenation or oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of alkanes to produce alkenes directly from natural gas/shale gas is gaining in importance. Ti3 AlC2 , a MAX phase, which hitherto had not been used in catalysis, efficiently catalyzes the ODH of n-butane to butenes and butadiene, which are important intermediates for the synthesis of polymers and other compounds. The catalyst, which combines b...