OD21 Activation of alkanes by gold modified lanthanum oxide

Tuesday, June 7, 2011: 11:00 AM
Ambassador Ballroom 1 (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Jacinto Sa1, Matthew Ace1, Juan Jose Delgado2, Alexandre Goguet3, Chris Hardacre4 and Kevin Morgan3, (1)Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CenTACat - Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom, (2)Cienica de los Materiales e Ingenieria Metalurgica, Universidad de Cadiz, Cadiz, (3)Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CenTACat, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom, (4)CenTACat, School of Chem. and Chem. Eng., Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
The first application of supported gold catalysts for the direct activation of alkanes with oxygen to form alkenes is demonstrated.  The catalyst reported (0.2%Au/La2O3) is highly active, selective and stable on stream.

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