Complex-Oxide Catalysts in Cracking of Propane

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2024年3月1日

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A. V. Kurochkin,
K. A. Seromlyanova,
M. M. Selivanova,
D. N. Malyshev,
A. D. Tereshkina,
N. N. Lobanov,
E. B. Markova,
A. G. Cherednichenko

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Abstract

The study investigates propane conversion in the presence of rare-earth metal zirconates Ln₂Zr₂O₇ (Ln = La, Gd, and Lu) prepared by high-temperature solid-phase synthesis at 500, 1000, and 1500°C. In the La₂Zr₂O₇ → Gd₂Zr₂O₇ → Lu₂Zr₂O₇ series, the phase transitions were found to follow the pyrochlore → defective fluorite → δ-phase route. This changed the parameters of the crystalline and local structures and, in particular, led to the appearance of oxygen vacancies in pyrochlore-based compounds. As a result of the structural changes, propane dehydrogenation prevailed over propane degradation. Therefore, the Lu₂Zr₂O₇ catalyst exhibited a higher propylene selectivity (up to 65%) than La₂Zr₂O₇, with 100% propane conversion being achieved.