Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2019, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (11): 1800-1809.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(19)63369-3

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Activation of small molecules over praseodymium-doped ceria

Meiling Guoa, Xuebin Liua, Angelo Amorellib   

  1. a Energy Innovation Laboratory, BP (China) Dalian Office, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China;
    b Group Research, BP International, Sunbury, TW16 7LN, United Kingdom
  • Received:2019-01-29 Revised:2019-04-04 Online:2019-11-18 Published:2019-09-06
  • Contact: Amorelli Angelo

Abstract: Praseodymium can modify the properties of ceria (CeO2), changing the electronic structure, reducibility and catalytic behavior. Oxygen vacancies in the ceria-based samples can activate C-O and C-H bonds of small molecules such as CO2 and propane. Partially reduced Pr/CeO2-x can selectively activate C-H of propane, giving a propylene selectivity of ca. 75% at a propane conversion of 5% to 10%. Excess reduction of Pr/CeO2-x induces coking reactions during propane dehydrogenation, resulting in fast catalyst deactivation.

Key words: CeO2, Pr dopant, Oxygen vacancy, Degree of reduction, Propane dehydrogenation