Hydrogenolysis of alkanes: reactions of n-butane on Ru/zeolite catalysts
2017 ◽
Vol 7
(22)
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pp. 5294-5300
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Ru/13X zeolite catalysts containing 0.6, 2 and 5.7% Ru prepared by reduction or decomposition of the hexammine complex are active and stable for n-butane hydrogenolysis between 400 and 460 K; oxidation leads to greatly increased activity.