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The basic features of the catalytic membrane dehydrogenation of n-butane have been studied in a reactor with membrane modules based on Pd/Ag foil of 9.3 and 30 μm thickness and in the absence of the membrane (temperature, 500–550°C; feed space velocity, 150–1200 h−1). It has been shown that in the absence of the membrane, the dehydrogenation of n-butane occurs in the kinetic region. The membrane thickness has a significant effect on the performance of the catalytic membrane reaction, presumably, because of the difference in the rate of H2 withdrawal from the reaction mixture. In the reactor with the 9.3-μm thick Pd/Ag-foil, the reaction is controlled by the H2 formation rate. As the thickness of the palladium foil is increased to 30 μm, the reaction proceeds to the diffusion region, thereby resulting in both enhancement of selectivity for butenes and a reduction of the yield of hydrocarbon deposits.
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Original Russian Text © L.P. Didenko, V.I. Savchenko, L.A. Sementsova, O.G. Sheverdenkina, L.A. Bykov, 2013, published in Neftekhimiya, 2013, Vol. 53, No. 6, pp. 449–455.
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Didenko, L.P., Savchenko, V.I., Sementsova, L.A. et al. Dehydrogenation of n-butane on the industrial microspherical chromia-alumina catalyst AOK-73-24 in a membrane reactor. Pet. Chem. 53, 401–406 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0965544113060054
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