Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Catalytic oxidative dehydrogenation of 1-butene to 1,3-butadiene using CO2

Catalysis Communications, Volume 46, 10 February 2014, Pages 208–212
Catalytic oxidative dehydrogenation of 1-butene to 1,3-butadiene using CO2
Wenjin Yan, Qing Yue Kouk, Jizhong Luo, Yan Liu, Armando Borgna
Institute of Chemical & Engineering Sciences, A-STAR, 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island 627833, Singapore
Abstract
Demand for 1,3-Butadiene (BD) expected to increase dramatically. Catalytic oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of 1-butene offers an alternative route to produce BD.
Researchers employed a soft oxidant, CO2, instead of O2. They selected Fe2O3 from a preliminary screening using Temperature Programmed Surface Reaction (TPSR). They observed that catalytic performance was greatly improved by supporting Fe2O3 on Al2O3. Results of their study demonstrate that both Fe2O3 and CO2 are involved in the reaction. The main byproducts, trans/cis-2-butenes, can also be converted to BD with similar BD yield.
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