Oxidation Capability of Carbon Dioxide in the Dehydrogenation of Ethylbenzene over Vanadium Oxide-Loaded MgO Catalyst

Yoshihiro Sakurai, Takamasa Suzaki, Kiyoharu Nakagawa, Naoki Ikenaga, Hiroyuki Aota, Toshimitsu Suzuki

Chemistry Letters · 2000 · 23 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

Abstract Carbon dioxide could oxidize the reduced vanadium oxide species on MgO and keep vanadium species at a high oxidation state, during the dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene under carbon dioxide, giving a markedly high yield and selectivity of styrene.

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