Oxide of lanthanoids can catalyse non-oxidative propane dehydrogenation: mechanistic concept and application potential of Eu2O3- or Gd2O3-based catalysts

Abstract

This paper demonstrates the potential of Eu₂O₃ and Gd₂O₃ as catalysts for non-oxidative propane dehydrogenation to propene. They reveal a higher activity than the state-of-the-art bare ZrO₂-based catalysts due to the higher intrinsic activity of Gd_cus or Eu_cus in comparison with that of Zr_cus (cus = coordinatively unsaturated).