Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane for the production of propylene using VOx/Al2O3 catalysts

FRANCISCO J. PASSAMONTI; SILVANA A. D'IPPOLITO; CATHERINE ESPECEL; FLORENCE EPRON; CARLOS L PIECK; VIVIANA M. BENITEZ

Santa Fe

Workshop; French Argentinean Workshop on Heterogeneous Catalysis; 2023

Instituto de Investigaciones en Catálisis y Petroquímica-Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers

The oxidative dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons process (ODH) uses proane and/or ethane as raw material to produce propylene and/or ethylene, key components in the chemical industry due to their multiple applications. It presents as advantages with respect to conventional steam cracking: high theoretical conversion to olefins, low energy consumption and little or no coke formation.Currently the petrochemical industry demands more propylene than ethylene. This work studies the conversion of propane using VOx/Al2O3 catalysts. The selectivity, activity and stability of VOx supported catalysts can be modified by the vanadium oxide content, the support, the reaction temperature and the oxidizing agent. These variables are considered in the development of this research