Kinetics of Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propance over a VMgO Catalyst

The reaction kinetics of the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane was studied at 475-550℃ over a VMgO catalyst,Vanadium-magnesium-oxides are among the moste selective and active catalysts for the dehydrogenation of propance to propylene Selectivity to propylene up to about 60% was obtained at 10% conversion ,but the selectivity decreased with increasing conversion.No oxygenates were detected,the only by-products were CO and CO2 ,The reaction rate of propane was found to be first order in propane and close to zero order in oxygen ,which is in agreement with a Mars van Krevelen mechanism with the activation of the hydrocarbon as the rate detemining step.The activation energy,of the conversion of propane was found to be 122±6 kJ/mol.