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ID 115597
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Enhancement of Catalytic Activity Associated with Carbon Deposits Formed on NiO/γ-Al2O3 Catalysts during Direct Dehydrogenation of Isobutane
Author
Oribe, Kenta Tokushima University
Endo, Shino Tokushima University
Yoshida, Tashu Tokushima University
Kato, Yuki Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Ninomiya, Wataru Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Keywords
Dehydrogenation
Isobutane
Nickel oxide
Catalyst deactivation
Carbon deposition
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
The dehydrogenation of isobutane in the presence of CO2 over NiO supported on γ-Al2O3 was examined. For comparison, Cr2O3 supported on γ-Al2O3 was also used. It is generally accepted that a catalyst used for the dehydrogenation of various alkanes will suffer catalyst deactivation due to the formation of carbon deposits. In the present study, the yield of isobutene was significantly decreased with time-on-stream due to carbon deposition when using Cr2O3(x)/γ-Al2O3, in which x indicates the loading of a corresponding oxide by weight %. However, carbon deposits also were evident on NiO(x)/γ-Al2O3, but the yield of isobutene was enhanced with time-on-stream depending on the loading (x). This indicates that the contribution of the carbon deposition in the dehydrogenation on NiO(x)/γ-Al2O3 definitely differed from that on an ordinary catalyst system such as Cr2O3(x)/γ-Al2O3. In order to confirm the advantageous effect that carbon deposition exerted on the yield of isobutene, NiO(x)/γ-Al2O3 was first treated with isobutane and then the catalytic activity was examined. As expected, it became clear that the carbon deposits formed during the pretreatment contributed to the enhancement of the yield of isobutene. The presence of a Ni-carbide species together with the metallic Ni that was converted from NiO during dehydrogenation definitely enhanced of the yield of isobutene. Although carbon deposition is generally recognized as the main cause of catalyst deactivation, the results of the present study reveal that carbon deposition is not necessarily the cause of this phenomenon.
Journal Title
Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan
ISSN
00219592
NCID
AA00709658
Publisher
The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
Volume
54
Issue
1
Start Page
35
End Page
43
Published Date
2021-01-20
Rights
Copyright © 2021 The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
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