Partial Oxidation of Ethane over Boron Oxide Added Catalysts

1 April 1989

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Chemistry Letters

Vol. 18 (4) , 535-538
https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.1989.535

Abstract

B₂O₃–Al₂O₃, B₂O₃–MgO, B₂O₃–La₂O₃, and B₂O₃–P₂O₅ are selective catalysts for the partial oxidation of ethane. Among these catalysts, B₂O₃(30wt%)-added Al₂O₃ showed the highest catalytic activity in the formations of acetaldehyde (yield 1.03%) and ethylene (14.6%). Acetaldehyde is formed not via ethylene but directly from ethane. The formations of ethylene and acetaldehyde occur on different active sites.

Keywords

PARTIAL OXIDATION
ETHANE
ADDED CATALYSTS
OXIDE ADDED
BORON OXIDE

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