Abstract
The oxidative dehydrogenation of butane over a series of orthovanadates of cations of different reduction potentials showed a correlation that the selectivity for dehydrogenation decreased with increasing ease of reduction of the cation. The highest selectivity was observed on Mg orthovanadate. Mg pyrovanadate was nonselective for butane oxidation, but was as selective as Mg orthovanadate in propane oxidation. These results were interpreted by the different structures of the two Mg vanadates.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 45-50 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Catalysis Letters |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 1 1992 |
Keywords
- Propane
- alkane
- butane
- cation reduction potential
- dehydrogenation
- oxidation
- oxide structure
- vanadates
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)
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Owen, O. S., Kung, M. C., & Kung, H. H. (1992). The effect of oxide structure and cation reduction potential of vanadates on the selective oxidative dehydrogenation of butane and propane. Catalysis Letters, 12(1-3), 45-50. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00767187