Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (4): 435-440.

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Effect of K Promoter on the Performance of Pt-Sn-K/γ-Al2O3 Catalyst for n-Hexadecane Dehydrogenation

HE Songbo, LAI Yulong, BI Wenjun, YANG Xu, RONG Xin, SUN Chenglin*   

  1. National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
  • Received:2010-04-25 Online:2010-04-25 Published:2013-10-08

Abstract: Effect of K promoter on the structure and performance of the Pt-Sn-K/γ-Al2O3 catalyst for the dehydrogenation of long-chain paraffins was investigated by catalyst characterization using n-hexadecane dehydrogenation as a test reaction.

Key words: platinum, tin, alkali metal, long-chain paraffin, dehydrogenation, acidity, coking