Propane Hydrogenolysis over Alumina-Supported Pt-Rh Catalyst
Corresponding Author(s) : SABRI S. MAHMOUD
smahmoud@yu.edu.jo
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 20 No. 2 (2008): Vol 20 Issue 2
Abstract
Bimetallic catalysts of various Pt/Rh ratios supported on Al2O3 have been prepared and used in propane hydrogenolysis reaction. The reaction order with respect to hydrogen was determined and found to equal -2 indicating inhibiting action of hydrogen. The activation energy of propane hydrogenolysis was calculated for Rh, Pt30-Rh70 and Pt50-Rh50 and found to have the following values: 201, 221 and 201 kJ/mol, respectively. The effect of %Rh mass content on the reaction rate was also studied.
Keywords
Hydrogenolysis
Propane
Kinetics
Bimetallic catalyst
H. EL KHATIB, F., & S. MAHMOUD, S. (2010). Propane Hydrogenolysis over Alumina-Supported Pt-Rh Catalyst. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 20(2), 1179–1185. Retrieved from https://asianpubs.org/index.php/ajchem/article/view/12501
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