CATALYTIC OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION, AND MICROCHANNEL REACTORS FOR CATALYTIC OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION

• Main Authors: HESSE, DAVID J, MAZANEC, TERRY J, TONKOVICH, ANNE LEE Y, PESA, FRED, BROPHY, JOHN HOWARD, SCHMIDT, MATTHEW B, JAROSCH, KAI, SILVA, LAURA J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 15.04.2014
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; APPARATUS THEREFOR; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; FUELS; GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; LUBRICANTS; METALLURGY; MINERAL WAXES; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PEAT; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVEHYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, ORGASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING

The invention provides methods of oxidative dehyfrogenation (ODH). Conducting ODH in microchannels has unexpectedly been found to yield superior performance when compared to the same reactions at the same conditions in larger reactors. ODH methods employing a Mo-V-Mg-O catalyst is also described. Microchannel apparatus for conducting ODH is also disclosed.