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- Title
Thermal Non-Oxidative Aromatization of Light Alkanes Catalyzed by Gallium Nitride.
- Authors
Li, Lu; Mu, Xiaoyue; Liu, Wenbo; Kong, Xianghua; Fan, Shizhao; Mi, Zetian; Li, Chao ‐ Jun
- Abstract
The thermal catalytic activity of GaN in non-oxidative alkane dehydroaromatization has been discovered for the first time. The origin of the catalytic activity was studied experimentally and theoretically. Commercially available GaN powders with a wurtzite crystal structure showed superior stability and reactivity for converting light alkanes, including methane, propane, n-butane, n-hexane and cyclohexane into benzene at an elevated temperature with high selectivity. The catalyst is highly robust and can be used repeatedly without noticeable deactivation.
- Subjects
CARBON-hydrogen bonds; AROMATIZATION catalysts; ALKANES; HETEROGENEOUS catalysis; CYCLOHEXANE synthesis; GALLIUM nitride
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2014, Vol 126, Issue 51, p14330
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.201408754