Issue 14, 2024

A stable Pt modified cobalt tungstate catalyst for CO2-assisted oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane

Abstract

CO2-assisted oxidative dehydrogenation (CO2-ODH) of ethane provides an opportunity to diminish the atmospheric CO2 level and utilize shale gas effectively to produce ethylene. However, the stability at high temperature of existing catalysts is limited. In this study, CoWO4 supported Pt metal catalysts with different contents were prepared and examined in CO2-ODH of ethane, which exhibited excellent stability during continuous operations. From various characterizations such as XRD, SEM, HRTEM, XPS, in situ DRIFTS, TG-DTA and Raman, it is found that the introduction of CO2 plays a key role in inhibiting the complete reduction of Co species, as well as inhibiting the migration of Pt species and coke deposition, which can be ascribed to the introduced CO2 combining with reductive H atoms and thus forming the formic acid intermediate, which effectively avoids over-reduction of metal species. However, for the ethane dehydrogenation (EDH) reaction without CO2 cofed, the Pt species suffer from sintering, and the Co species undergo complete reduction into metallic ones. Moreover, a large amount of coke deposits on the metal particles and support which leads to deactivation. The current work sheds lights on the design of innovative and stable catalysts for light alkane oxidative dehydrogenations.

Graphical abstract: A stable Pt modified cobalt tungstate catalyst for CO2-assisted oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Mar 2024
Accepted
31 May 2024
First published
04 Jun 2024

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024,14, 3924-3935

A stable Pt modified cobalt tungstate catalyst for CO2-assisted oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane

Y. Zhang, M. Chen, W. Wang and Y. Zhang, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14, 3924 DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00399C

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