Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane over a Mo–V–Nb–Te–O mixed-oxide catalyst in a cyclic mode

The oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane (ODE) into ethylene over a Mo–V–Nb–Te–O mixedoxide catalyst in a cyclic mode with alternate feeding of ethane and air has been investigated. The amount of oxide-phase oxygen involved in the reaction has been estimated by titrating the oxygen of the active phase of the catalyst with ethane. The reactivity of this oxygen increases with an increasing temperature. The amount active oxygen involved in ODE at 360–400°C is 0.2–0.6 mmol/g.