Catalysts
AssigneeJohnson Matthey Public Limited Company
InventorsStanislaw E. Golunski, John W. Hayes
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Abstract
The dehydrogenation of an alkane to an alkene, especially isobutane to isobutene, is carried out in admixture with oxygen and in the absence of added steam over a dehydrogenation and oxidation catalyst comprising a platinum group metal deposited upon a support. A catalyst comprising platinum deposited on a support which is a mixture of tin oxide and zirconium oxide possesses good activity for the dehydrogenation of an alkane, especially carried out in this way.
Claims11
A catalyst for alkane dehydrogenation, comprising by weight 0.1 to 3% platinum, calculated as metal, 6 to 60% tin oxide, and 37 to 94.9% zirconium oxide, the platinum deposited upon a support which is a mixture of the tin oxide and the zirconium oxide.
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