Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 1998, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (3): 76-78.

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Catalytic Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane and Isobutane over Rare Earth Oxyfluorides

Zhang Weide, Hong Bifeng, Gu Pingying, Wan Huilin, Tsai Khirui   

  1. Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of the Solid Surface and Institute of Physical Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005
  • Received:1997-10-06 Revised:1998-01-05 Published:1998-06-10 Online:1998-06-10

Abstract: Three rare earth oxyfluorides Sm2O2/4CeF2, Nd2O2/4CeF2 and Y2O2/4CeF2 were prepared. They were active in oxidative dehydrogenation of propane and isobutane with high selectivity to propene and isobutene. The propane is easier to dehydrogenate than isobtuane, and the isobutane is easier to crack. XRD measurements indicated the existence of new phase such as CeO2 and REF2 or REOF as a result of the exchange between F- and O2- during the preparation. The in situ Raman spectra implied that O2- was the active species.

Key words: propane, isobutane, catalytic dehydrogenation, rare earth oxyfluoride