Oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst

Abstract

Abstract ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ARE DEHYDROGENATED TO COMPOUNDS HAVING A HIGHER DEGREE OF UNSATURATION BY CONTACTING THE FEEDSTOCK IN THE VAPOR PHASE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS WITH A CATALYST CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE OF THE ELEMENS NICKEL, COBALT OR IRON IN ASSOCIATION WITH TIN, PHOSPHORUS, AND ARSENIC TOGETHER WITH SUFFICIENT COMBINED OXYGEN TO SATISFY THE VALENCE REQUIREMENT OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE CATALYST. OPTIONALLY, THE CATALYST COMPOSITIONS CAN CONTAIN MINOR AMOUNTS OF ALKALI METAL SUCH AS POTASSIUM. REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH CONVERSIONS IS THE OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION OF BUTANE TO BUTENES AND BUTADIENE. THE CONVERSION PRODUCTS ARE VALUABLE COMPOUNDS PARTICULARY USEFUL AS INTERMEDIATES FOR THE PREPARATION OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS SUCH AS SYNTHETIC RUBBERS AND THE LIKE.

Inventors

• 👤 D Walker

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