Abstract
Ni-foam-structured CeO2-NiO-Al2O3 catalysts to be used for oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene (ODE) have been developed, via chemically etching a Ni-foam followed by CeO2 modification. The CeO2-NiO-Al2O3/Ni-foam catalysts are highly active and selective with promising stability. With the increase in CeO2 loading up to 10 wt%, ethane conversion is increased monotonously while ethylene selectivity shows volcano-shaped evolution and reaches its maxima at 7 wt% CeO2 loading. A high ethylene productivity of 425 gEthylene kgcat− 1 h− 1 is achieved for a feed gas of C2H6/O2/N2 = 1/1/8 at 450 °C and a gas hourly space velocity of 18,000 cm3 g− 1 h− 1. Promotion effect of CeO2 additive is also discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 90-93 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Catalysis Communications |
| Volume | 88 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 5 Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- Ceria
- Ethylene
- Foam
- Nickel
- Oxidation dehydrogenation of ethane
- Structured catalyst