Abstract
Propane dehydrogenation (PDH) is promising for producing high value-added propylene. The discovery of a more efficient, economical, and nontoxic PDH catalyst is of great importance. Herein, we found zinc hydrides ([ZnH]+) as the highly reactive site for PDH. In situ spectroscopy and theoretical studies reveal that [ZnH]+ was transformed from zinc hydroxyl ([ZnOH]+) sites under reductive conditions. Accordingly, the formation of [ZnH]+ can be controlled by adjusting the amount of zinc hydroxyl ([ZnOH]+) species by various additives. The optimized Cu-ZnO@S-1 consists of exclusively isolated [ZnOH]+ sites, which help produce more [ZnH]+ toward optimal PDH activity. Specifically, the catalyst enables 43% propane conversion with >88% propylene selectivity, close to the thermodynamic equilibrium.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5997-6006 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | ACS Catalysis |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 20 2022 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- bimetallic catalysts
- density functional theory
- nonoxidative propane dehydrogenation
- zeolite
- zinc hydrides