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APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
Volume 559, Issue -, Pages 85-93Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2018.04.017
Keywords
Propane; Direct dehydrogenation; Propylene; Carbon nanotubes; Active sites
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21421001, 21573115]
- Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin [15JCZDJC37100]
- 111 project [812015]
- Foundation of State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering [2017K13]
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Nanocarbon is an important metal-free catalyst for various applications including oxidative dehydrogenation and direct dehydrogenation reactions. The surface oxygen-containing groups of nanocarbon are regarded as active sites in oxidative dehydrogenation reaction. However, the active sites for direct dehydrogenation are still not totally clear. Herein, multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are activated by different oxidation processes and thermal treatments, and used as effective catalysts for direct dehydrogenation of propane to propylene. The physicochemical properties of the oxidized MWCNTs are characterized by SEM, TEM, XRD, N-2 sorption, Raman, TGA, TPD-MS and XPS techniques. It is revealed that the concentrations of the oxygen-containing groups could be well controlled by sequential acid oxidation and thermal treatment. The activities of these nanocarbon catalysts exhibit a good linear dependence on the number of carbonyl/quinone groups, confirming the active sites are C=O groups on the surface of the MWCNTs.
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