Catalytic non-oxidative direct dehydrogenation of light alkanes serves as an effective
reinforcement to selectively produce the corresponding olefins, and the heterogeneous …

Because of their extensive use as chemical building blocks, light olefins, such as propylene
(propene) and ethylene (ethene), are among the most important types of compounds in the …

Infrared absorption spectroscopy has proven to be one of the most powerful spectroscopic
techniques available for the characterization of catalytic systems. Although the history of IR …

Electrochemical conversion of propene is a promising technique for manufacturing
commodity chemicals by using renewable electricity. To achieve this goal, we still need to …

Density functional theory calculations have been performed to investigate the effect of Sn on
the catalytic activity and selectivity of Pt catalyst in propane dehydrogenation. Five models …

The promotion of hydrogenation reactions by transition-metal-based heterogeneous
catalysts was established many decades ago but is still quite common in the chemical …

Self-consistent periodic slab calculations based on gradient-corrected density functional
theory (DFT-GGA) have been conducted to examine the reaction network of propane …

Propane dehydrogenation on a Pt-based catalyst can be accelerated by cofeeding
hydrogen. An extensive reaction network for propane dehydrogenation on Pt (111) …

In comparison with oil-based cracking technologies, the on-purpose dehydrogenation of
propane (PDH) is a more eco-friendly and profitable approach to produce propylene. By …

Low temperature combustion (LTC) diesel engines are being developed to meet increased
fuel economy demands. However, some LTC engines emit higher levels of CO and …