cu») United States 2) Patent Application Publication co) Pub. No.: US 2018/0290950 A1 oy oy fo) en @y @) (60) 6) Hermans et al. EROGENEOUS CATALYSTS FOR T OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION OF ALKANES OR OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANE, Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US) Inventors: Ive Hermans, Madison, WI (US) Joseph Thomas Grant, Madison, WI (US); Carlos Alberto Carrero 2) Marquez, Madison, WI (US), Alessandro Chieregato, Madison, WI (US); Juan Mauricio Venegas, Madison, WI (US) Appl. No. 15/993,665 Filed: May 31, 2018 Related US. Application Data Continuation of application No. 15/260,649, fled oa Sep. 9, 2016, now Pat. No. 10,011,540 Provisional aplication No, 62/215,879, fled on 9, 2015 on Publication Classification ‘US 2018029095041 (43) Pub. Date: Oct. 11, 2018 cor 1106 200501) core 10s (2006.01), Cur 9706 (200501), core 28s (2006.01), BOIS 35/10 (200501), Bois 2724 (2006.01), Bors 2722 (200501), BOLL 237755 Bol 2320 BOLI 35/00 US. Cl. crc (C07C S48 (201301): CU7C 2527/24 (2013.01): BOLI 21702 (2013.01); BOLT 21/063 (2013.01): CO7C 11709 (201301) CO7E 118 (2013.01); COE 116 (2013.01) CO7C 1104 (2013.01); CO7C 976 (2013.01) CO7C 2/84 (2013.01), BOLT 35/1061 (2013.01); BOLI 35/0087 2013.01); BOAT 38/1019 (2013.01); BOLT 38/1014 (2013.01) BOLI 35/1009 (201301); BOLI 27/24 (2013.01); BOLy 2772 (2013.01); BOLT 24785 (2013.01); BOLI 2820 (2013.01): BOL 35/0013 (2013.01); YO2P 20/32 (2015.11), CO7C 15/46 (201301) (2006.01) (2005.01) (2006.01), ABSTRACT Improved methods of oxidative dehydrogenation (ODI) of | short chain alkanes of ethylbenzene to the corresponding flefins, and improved methods of oxidative coupling of ‘methane (OCM) to ethylene andlor ethane, are disclosed. The disclosed methods use boron oF niride-contaiing Iysts, and result in improved selectivity and/or byprod- vet profes than methods using conventional ODH or OCM Int. cure S48 (2006.01) cure 1546 (2006.01) Bol 2102 (2006.01) BOLL 2106 (2006.01) core 1109 (2005.01), care 1108 (2006.01) catalysts.Patent Application Publication Oct. 11,2018 Sheet 1 of 23 US 2018/0290950 AI 20 ° 4.0V/SBA-15, C,H, conversion / % 4ob 30 20b oF 0 100 < % j Ayanoajes “H"O,Patent Application Publication Oct. 11,2018 Sheet 2 of 23 % | UOISIBAUOD *}Y4°D 2 2 © 20 US 2018/0290950 AI 415 T propylene CO, co [Jethyiene EJ methane . ‘ L L L Figure 2 VISIO, + SiC 10- Fee 1 eg@eeee¢2e8.8 6 8 ©F 6 &8 FF B A 100 % | AANOR|es JONPOg