High-loading Ga-exchanged MFI zeolites as selective and coke-resistant catalysts for nonoxidative ethane dehydrogenation
Mengwen Huang, Shunsaku Yasumura, Lingcong Li, Takashi Toyao, Zen Maeno, Ken‐ichi Shimizu
Abstract
A high-loading Ga-exchanged MFI zeolite was developed for efficient ethane dehydrogenation. Its high catalytic performance is ascribed to both the low amount of Brønsted acid sites and the major formation of [GaH 2 ] + ions among isolated Ga hydrides.
Topics & Concepts
DehydrogenationZeoliteCatalysisCokeChemistryIon exchangeInorganic chemistryIonOrganic chemistryZeolite Catalysis and SynthesisCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science