Recent progress in Cr-based catalysts for oxidative dehydrogenation of light alkanes by employing CO2 as a soft oxidant

Reforming and oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane with CO2 as a soft oxidant over bimetallic catalysts

Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane to Ethylene with CO2 over Fe−Cr/ZrO2 Catalysts

The catalytic performance of Fe-Cr/ZrO2 catalysts, prepared by two different methodsscoprecipitation and coprecipitation-impregnation were examined in oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene using CO2 as an oxidant. Thermogravimetric analysis and physicochemical characterization such as XPS, XRD, and BET were performed to explore the correlation of catalytic performance with physicochem...

Role Of CO2 As a Soft Oxidant For Dehydrogenation of Ethylbenzene to Styrene over a High-Surface-Area Ceria Catalyst

Catalytic performance and the nature of surface adsorbates were investigated for high-surface-area ceria during the ethylbenzene oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) reaction using CO2 as a soft oxidant. The high surface area ceria material was synthesized using a template-assisted method. The interactions among ethylbenzene, styrene, and CO2 on the surface of ceria and the role of CO2 for the ethyl...

Nanostructured Catalysts in Activation of Light Alkanes

The activation of small alkane molecules originating from natural gas or renewable resources on metal oxide surfaces regains increasing scientific interest since direct utilization of saturated hydrocarbons will offer alternative pathways to higher value chemicals in a postpetroleum era. The focus of the project lies on oxidation catalysis of small alkane molecules including methane, ethane, pr...

Gold nanoparticles on hydrotalcites as efficient catalysts for oxidant-free dehydrogenation of alcohols.

Hydrotalcite-supported gold nanoparticles with sizes of less than 5 nm are highly efficient and reusable catalysts for the oxidant-free dehydrogenation of alcohols to carbonyl compounds and hydrogen.