Thursday, October 11, 2012

Selective conversion of butane into liquid hydrocarbon fuels on alkane metathesis catalysts

CATEGORY: DIRECT CONVERSION
Catal. Sci. Technol., 2012,2, 1336-1339
Selective conversion of butane into liquid hydrocarbon fuels on alkane metathesis catalysts
Kai C. Szeto ,  Lucie Hardou ,  Nicolas Merle ,  Jean-Marie Basset ,  Jean Thivolle-Cazat ,  Charalambos Papaioannou and Mostafa Taoufik
1. Laboratoire de Chimie Organométallique de Surface,C2P2 – UMR 5265 – CNRS – ICL – Université Lyon 1 – CPE Lyon, 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, 69616 Villeurbanne, France
Abstract
Reports a selective direct conversion of n-butane into higher molecular weight alkanes (C5+) by alkane metathesis reaction catalysed by silica–alumina supported tungsten or tantalum hydrides at moderate temperature and pressure.
The result is a novel product, asymmetrically distributed towards heavier alkanes.
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