Oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butane in a two-zone fluidized-bed reactor

A fluidized-bed reactor with separate butane and oxygen feeds has been stud ied in the oxidative dehydrogenation of butane. Under suitable conditions, feed segregation allows the creation of separated oxidation and reduction z ones in the same reaction vessel, between which a V/MgO catalyst is recircu lated. The behavior of the reactor has been characterized, with the separat ion of oxidation and reduction zones as the focus of the study. The perform ance of the two-zone reactor has been compared to that of a conventional fl uidized-bed reactor.