Catalytic dehydrogenation of a mixture of C₁₀–C₁₄n-paraffins to linear C₁₀–C₁₄ monolefins in a supercritical phase

Abstract

The catalytic dehydrogenation of a mixture of C₁₀–C₁₄n-paraffins (n-alkanes) to linear C₁₀-C₁₄ monolefins (alkenes) over a commercial Pt-Sn/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst was observed to be two to three times higher in a supercritical phase of the reactant themselves than in the gas phase; this indicated that the thermodynamic equilibrium was strongly shifted under supercritical conditions.

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