CO<sub>2</sub>-assisted oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene over the ZnO-ZrO<sub>2</sub> catalyst

LIAO Duo-hua; YANG Liang; SONG Geng-zhe; MA Xue-dong; LI Shuang

doi:10.1016/S1872-5813(23)60360-3

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LIAO Duo-hua, YANG Liang, SONG Geng-zhe, MA Xue-dong, LI Shuang. CO2-assisted oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene over the ZnO-ZrO2 catalyst[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2023, 51(10): 1421-1431. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(23)60360-3

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LIAO Duo-hua, YANG Liang, SONG Geng-zhe, MA Xue-dong, LI Shuang. CO₂-assisted oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene over the ZnO-ZrO₂ catalyst[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2023, 51(10): 1421-1431. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(23)60360-3

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CO₂-assisted oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene over the ZnO-ZrO₂ catalyst

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(23)60360-3

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College of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China

Funds: The project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21878244).

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Corresponding author: E-mail: shuangli722@126.com
Received Date: 2023-01-05
Accepted Date: 2023-03-13
Rev Recd Date: 2023-03-02

Available Online: 2023-04-13

Publish Date: 2023-10-10

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The ZnO-ZrO₂ catalyst was prepared by the deposition-precipitation method using ZrO₂ as the carrier obtained from calcining commercial zirconium hydroxide (Zr(OH)₄). And the catalytic performance was evaluated at 873 K in CO₂-assisted ethane oxidative dehydrogenation reaction (CO₂-ODHE). The physical-chemical properties and morphology were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Raman spectra, High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), CO₂ temperature-programmed desorption (CO₂-TPD). The results show that ZnO were doped into the surface lattice of ZrO₂ on the 5%ZnO-ZrO₂ catalyst, generating highly dispersed ZnO species and oxygen-deficient regions on catalyst surface. 5%ZnO-ZrO₂ catalyst could selectively breaking C−H bond instead of C−C bond, delivering excellent catalytic performance. 210 μmol/(g_cat·min) of C₂H₄ formation rate could compare favorably with the data reported on noble metal and transition metal carbides. Additionally, the possible mechanism is discussed.
- ethylene,
- ethane oxidative dehydrogenation,
- CO₂-assisted,
- ZnO-ZrO₂ catalyst

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