Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (7): 1069-1074.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(11)60404-X

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Structural Effects of Cerium Oxides on Their Thermal Stability and Catalytic Performance in Propane Oxidation Dehydrogenation

GAO Xufeng, CHEN Chunlin, REN Shiyuan, ZHANG Jiana, SU Dangshengb   

  1. Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China
  • Received:2012-04-20 Revised:2012-05-02 Online:2012-06-21 Published:2012-06-21

Abstract: The low-dimensional ceria nanorods and nanoparticles were prepared by wet chemical methods. The structural effect on the thermal stability of CeO2 has been well investigated by in situ X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and N2 physisorption, revealing a superior stability of CeO2 nanorods. CeO2-supported V2O5 catalysts were prepared by the incipient wetness impregnation method and their catalytic performance in the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane was evaluated. The V2O5/CeO2 nanorods catalysts display an improved selectivity for propene, probably arising from the immediate diffusion of propene product due to the open characteristic of rod-like structure.

Key words: cerium oxide, nanostructure, thermal stability, propane, oxidation dehydrogenation