This project is using electrochemical concepts to develop a new method to chemically transform alkanes to olefins at low temperature, with high selectivity. Selective catalytic alkane dehydrogenation has a range of potentially valuable applications that would allow exploitation of abundant alkane resources. CENTC researchers have previously used alkane dehydrogenation to selectively produce olefins and aromatics, and several tandem dehydrogenation/functionalization reactions have been investigated. These reactions require sacrificial H2 acceptors such as tert-butylethylene. The goal of this project is to have an electrode serve as the net hydrogen acceptor.
© 2007 - 2025 Center for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis
centcweb@u.washington.edu
This work was supported by NSF under the CCI Center for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis, CHE-1205189. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).
