Catalysis Today, Vol.61, No.1-4, 101-107, 2000
MoO3/MgO as a catalyst in the oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butane in a two-zone fluidized bed reactor
Butadiene has been produced from butane by oxidative dehydrogenation on a MoO3/MgO catalyst using a two-zone fluidized bed reactor (TZFBR). The effect of the main TZFBR operating variables was studied, and its performance was compared with that of conventional fluidized beds and fixed bed reactors loaded with the same catalyst. These results have been compared with those obtained on a selective V2O5/MgO catalyst.