Effect of group IB metals on the dehydrogenation of propane to propylene over anti-sintering Pt/MgAl2O4

Guo Qing Ren, Guang Xian Pei, Yu Jing Ren, Kai Peng Liu, Zhi Qiang Chen, Jing Yi Yang, Yang Su, Xiao Yan Liu, Wei Zhen Li, Tao Zhang

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Abstract

Anti-sintering platinum-based catalyst for propane dehydrogenation (PDH) is promising to avoid corrosive oxychlorination re-dispersion of sintered Pt during coke combustion. Herein, we report an anti-sintering Pt/MgAl2O4 catalyst and optimizations on its activity for PDH with group IB metals (Cu, Ag and Au). Using a suite of characterizations including BET, H2 chemisorption, XRD, STEM, CO-DRIFTs, XANES, XPS, TG/DTA, TPO, C3H6-TPD and TPSR of C3H6 with H2, we reveal that Cu and Ag dilute the surface Pt atoms and donate electron to Pt while the case for Pt-Au is inverse. As a result, significant enhancements in propane conversion and propylene selectivity were obtained on the Pt-Cu/MgAl2O4 and Pt-Ag/MgAl2O4 catalysts. The Pt-Cu/MgAl2O4 exhibited excellent C3H6 yield and regeneration stability, presumably due to the formation of intermetallic compounds and little phase segregation during cyclic dehydrogenation-regeneration runs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)115-126
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Catalysis
Volume366
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anti-sintering
  • Propane dehydrogenation
  • Propylene
  • Pt catalyst
  • Regeneration stability

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