Dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene with carbon dioxide over MgO-modified Al2O3-supported V–Sb oxide catalysts

✍ Scribed by Do-Young Hong; Vladislav P. Vislovskiy; Young Kyu Hwang; Sung Hwa Jhung; Jong-San Chang

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 468 KB
• Volume: 131
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0920-5861
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2007.10.020

✦ Synopsis

Alumina-supported V 0.43 Sb 0.57 oxide (VSb/Al) and MgO-modified alumina-supported V 0.43 Sb 0.57 oxide catalysts (VSb/Mg n Al with Mg/Al atomic ratio, n = 0.1, 0.3 or 0.5) have been tested for the dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene with carbon dioxide as an oxidant. Their catalytic behaviors were interpreted by results of several catalyst characterization methods. The decrease in the surface acidity of the VSb/Mg n Al catalysts due to modification of alumina with MgO favors the prolonged time-on-stream activities. However, the addition of relatively large amounts of MgO (n = 0.3 or 0.5) causes substantial decrease in their surface areas, reducibility of active vanadium oxide component and, consequently, ethylbenzene conversion. These negative factors did not become apparent for the most efficient VSb/Mg 0.1 Al system demonstrating high and stable catalytic activity.