Catalyst for dehydrogenation of light alkanes

A process for catalytically transforming a natural gas liquid (NGL), comprising:

• providing a hydrocarbon containing gas stream comprising one or more light alkanes chosen from the group consisting of C2, C3, C4, C5, and combinations thereof;
• catalytically dehydrogenating at least a portion of the light alkanes in the presence of at least one dehydrogenation catalyst to provide one or more corresponding alkene derivatives, wherein the at least one dehydrogenation catalyst comprises:
• a first metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, osmium, rhodium, rubidium, iridium, and combinations thereof,
• a second metal selected from the group consisting of manganese, vanadium, chromium, titanium, and combinations thereof, and
• a support, wherein at least some of the metals on the support have a zero valent state.

A process for catalytically transforming a natural gas liquid (NGL), comprising:

• providing a hydrocarbon containing gas stream that is derived from a shale formation, the stream comprising one or more light alkanes chosen from the group consisting of C2, C3, C4, C5, and combinations thereof;
• catalytically dehydrogenating at least a portion of the light alkanes in the presence of at least one metal alloy dehydrogenation catalyst to provide one or more corresponding alkene derivatives, wherein the at least one metal alloy dehydrogenation catalyst comprises:
• a first metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, and combinations thereof,
• a second metal selected from the group consisting of manganese, vanadium, chromium, titanium, and combinations thereof, and
• a support, wherein at least some of the metals on the support have a zero valent state and wherein the metal alloy catalyst is calcined and reduced prior to contact with the light alkanes.