Hx. Dai et al., Perovskite-type halo-oxide La1-xSrxFeO3-delta X sigma (X=F, Cl) catalysts selective for the oxidation of ethane to ethene, J CATALYSIS, 189(1), 2000, pp. 52-62
The catalytic performance and characterization of perovskite-type halo-oxid
e La1-xSxFeO3-deltaXsigma (X=F, Cl) as well as La1-x SrxFeO3-delta (x = 0-0
.8) for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane (ODE) to ethene have been i
nvestigated. XRD results indicate that the catalysts had oxygen-deficient p
erovskite structures and TGA results demonstrated that the F- and Cl-doped
perovskites were thermally stable. Under the reaction conditions of C2H2/O-
2/N-2 = 2/1/3.7, temperature = 660 degrees C, and space velocity = 6000 mt
h(-1) g(-1), C2H6 conversion, C2H4 selectivity, and C2H4 yield were, respec
tively, 55.3, 45.1, and 24.9% over La0.6Sr0.4FeO3-0.048; 76.8, 62.1, and 47
.7% over La0.8Sr0.2FeO3-0.103F0.216; and 84.4, 68.4, and 57.6% over La0.6Sr
0.4FeO3-0.103Cl0.164. Over the two halo-oxide catalysts, with an increase i
n space velocity, C2H6 conversion decreased, whereas C2H4 selectivity incre
ased. Both La0.8Sr0.2FeO3-0.103F0.216 and La0.6Sr0.4FeO3-0.103Cl0.164 were
durable within 40 h of onstream ODE reaction. XPS results suggested that th
e presence of halide ions in the perovskite lattices promotes lattice oxyge
n mobility. It is apparent that the inclusion of F- or Cl- ions in La1-xSrx
FeO3-delta can reduce the deep oxidation of C2H4 and thus enhance C2H4 sele
ctivity. Based on the results of O-2-TPD and TPR studies, we suggest that t
he oxygen species that desorbed at temperatures ranging from 590 to 700 deg
rees C over the La0.8Sr0.2FeO3-0.103F0.216 and La0.6Sr0.4FeO3-0.103Cl0.164
catalysts are active for the selective oxidation of ethane to ethene. By re
gulating the oxygen vacancy density and the oxidation states of B-site cati
ons by implanting halide ions into oxygen vacancies in perovskite-type oxid
es (ABO(3)), one may obtain catalysts that are durable and selective for th
e ODE reaction. (C) 2000 Academic Press.