Supported catalyst for butane hydrogenolyis, method of producing the supported catalyst and method to produce ethane
AssigneeSabic Global Technologies B.V.
InventorsByeongjin Baek, Istvan Lengyel, Katherine Barton, Neeta Kulkarni, Dustin Fickel
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Abstract
Catalysts for the hydrogenolysis of butane are described. A supported catalyst for hydrogenolysis of butane to ethane can include a support and a catalytic crystalline bimetallic composition that can include a molybdenum-iridium (Mo—Ir) crystalline composition attached to the support. The supported catalyst has a BET specific surface area of at least 100 m2/g, preferably 100 m2/g to 500 m2/g. Method of use and methods of making the catalyst are also described.
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A supported butane hydrogenolysis catalyst for hydrogenolysis of butane to ethane, the supported catalyst comprising:
- a support;
- and
- a crystalline catalytic bimetallic material comprising a crystalline catalytic molybdenum—iridium (Mo—Ir) composition attached to the support,
- wherein the supported catalyst has a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area of 100 m2/g to 150 m2/g,
- wherein the supported catalyst has a butane conversion of at least 50%;
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- wherein the support comprises alumina, wherein the alumina is gamma-alumina.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.