Template-Derived Nickel Oxide Catalysts for Reproducible Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane
- 1Brigham Young University , , C100 Benson Building , , ,
- 2Brigham Young University , , 330 Engineering Building , , ,
Abstract
Ethylene, an essential feedstock for many materials, was produced through ethane oxidative dehydrogenation using a template-derived nickel oxide catalyst. A Ni-based metal-organic framework, Ni-BTC, was used as the template, and catalyst preparation was evaluated by varying calcination time, decomposition environment, and preparation timing. These variables were probed to determine the effect on the reproducibility of the nickel oxide catalyst. Samples were characterized using surface area, X-ray diffraction, and thermogravimetric analysis. Findings indicate that template-derived nickel oxide gives reproducible spent-surface-area-normalized ethylene production, with the RSD error minimized to 3.0% compared to 29.0% for the traditional sol–gel preparation method. The best-performing conditions identified in this study were complete air decomposition for 4 h at 400 °C and limited storage time before catalytic testing. Heating the spent catalyst after the reaction provided insight into the effectiveness of the decomposition environments but did not further improve the air-decomposed samples.
Related
- A Novel Reactive Incipient Wetness Impregnation Assisted by H ₂ O ₂ for Vanadium Catalysts: the Case of V/Silicalite-1 zeolites in Oxidative Propane Dehydrogenation
- Impact of Reaction Conditions on Product Distribution in Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane over MoVNbTeO x Catalysts.
- Sn Speciation and Spectroscopic Signatures of Sn(II) Sites in Alumina-Supported PtSn Propane Dehydrogenation Catalysts
- Built‐In Electric Field in Charge‐Intercalated Catalysts: Excessive Electron Migration Stabilizes Zinc Active Sites for Propane Dehydrogenation
- Atomically Precise Platinum Nanocluster Catalysts for Efficient Hydrogen Production via Methylcyclohexane Dehydrogenation
BibTeX
@article{nelson2026templatederived,
title = {{Template-Derived Nickel Oxide Catalysts for Reproducible Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane}},
author = {Conner J. Nelson and Andrew Bishop and Adam Smith and Caleb Boyack and Kellie Herron and Stacey J. Smith and Morris D. Argyle and Kara J. Stowers},
journal = {ACS Omega},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.1021/acsomega.6c09546},
url = {https://pubs.acs.org/acsodf/article/doi/10.1021/acsomega.6c09546/5463626/Template-Derived-Nickel-Oxide-Catalysts-for},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Template-Derived Nickel Oxide Catalysts for Reproducible Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane
AU - Conner J. Nelson
AU - Andrew Bishop
AU - Adam Smith
AU - Caleb Boyack
AU - Kellie Herron
AU - Stacey J. Smith
AU - Morris D. Argyle
AU - Kara J. Stowers
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/04
JO - ACS Omega
DO - 10.1021/acsomega.6c09546
UR - https://pubs.acs.org/acsodf/article/doi/10.1021/acsomega.6c09546/5463626/Template-Derived-Nickel-Oxide-Catalysts-for
AB - Ethylene, an essential feedstock for many materials, was produced through ethane oxidative dehydrogenation using a template-derived nickel oxide catalyst. A Ni-based metal-organic framework, Ni-BTC, was used as the template, and catalyst preparation was evaluated by varying calcination time, decomposition environment, and preparation timing. These variables were probed to determine the effect on the reproducibility of the nickel oxide catalyst. Samples were characterized using surface area, X-ray diffraction, and thermogravimetric analysis. Findings indicate that template-derived nickel oxide gives reproducible spent-surface-area-normalized ethylene production, with the RSD error minimized to 3.0% compared to 29.0% for the traditional sol–gel preparation method. The best-performing conditions identified in this study were complete air decomposition for 4 h at 400 °C and limited storage time before catalytic testing. Heating the spent catalyst after the reaction provided insight into the effectiveness of the decomposition environments but did not further improve the air-decomposed samples.
SN - 2470-1343
ER -