The nickel-support interaction as determining factor of the selectivity to ethylene in the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane over nickel oxide/alumina catalysts

[EN] Nickel oxides supported on gamma-alumina (Ni-loading from 5 to 30 wt% NiO) have been synthesized and tested in the oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of ethane in order to determine the importance of the NiO-support interaction. The best performance was achieved by the catalyst with 15 wt% NiO; hi...

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Autores: Abdelbaki, Yousra, De Arriba-Mateos, Agustín, Solsona Espriu, Benjamin Eduardo, Delgado Muñoz, Daniel, Garcia-Gonzalez, Ester, Issaadi, Rachid, López Nieto, José Manuel|||0000-0002-6960-3219
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/183572
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/183572
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ethylene
Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane
ODH
Nickel oxide
Alumina
Catalyst characterization (XPS, HREM, UV raman and UV-vis-DRS)
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Sumario:[EN] Nickel oxides supported on gamma-alumina (Ni-loading from 5 to 30 wt% NiO) have been synthesized and tested in the oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of ethane in order to determine the importance of the NiO-support interaction. The best performance was achieved by the catalyst with 15 wt% NiO; higher NiO-loadings lead to the formation of unselective bulk-like NiO and lower Ni-loadings present high proportion of free alumina surface sites. The presence of oxalic acid and/or niobium in the synthesis gel resulted in the formation of NiO particles with similar size, but higher crystallinity and reducibility than the standard 15 wt% NiO catalyst. The obtained results have revealed that, in addition to NiO crystal size, the nickel oxide-support interaction determines the catalytic performance of these catalysts.