Butane Dehydrogenation Reaction on Sulfur Poisoned Group 10 Metal/SiO₂ Catalysts

Abstract

Butane cracking and dehydrogenation reactions on silica supported Ni, Pt, Pd, and S, Pb modified Ni, Pt, Pd catalysts were studied via a fixed bed reaction system. Cracking reaction path prevailed when butane reaction was catalyzed by clean Ni, Pt, Pd and sulfur poisoned Ni catalysts. The addition of sulfur into Pt and Pd catalytic systems can shift the reaction path to dehydrogenation reaction. However, the deactivation problem due to carbonaceous deposit is not improved by the addition of sulfur into the catalytic system. The origin of the sulfur effect on the change of butane reaction pathway is discussed on the basis of the concentrations of Ph and S additives, oxygen perturbation effect, metal loading, carbonaceous deposit and reaction temperatures.