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Characterization of Industrial Pt-Sn/Al2O3 Catalyst and Transient Product Formations during Propane Dehydrogenation

Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300 Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

Received: 10 Mar 2013; Revised: 28 Apr 2013; Accepted: 6 May 2013; Available online: 18 Jun 2013; Published: 30 Jun 2013.
Editor(s): Istadi Istadi

Corrigendum/Erratum of this article at: https://doi.org/10.9767/bcrec.9.2.7136.155

Corrigendum to: Kah, S.H., Joanna Jo, E.C., Sim, Y.C., Chin, K.C. (2013). Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 8(1): 77-82. (doi:10.9767/bcrec.8.1.4569.77-82). In Abstract, typed as: “….. Due to information paucity, the physicochemical characteristics of the commercially obtained regener-ated Pt-Sn/Al2O3 catalyst (operated in moving bed reactor) and coke formation at different tempera-tures of reaction were discussed…..”
In the Abstract, the phrase of “(operated in moving bed reactor)” should be deleted.

Erratum: Kah, S.H., Joanna Jo, E.C., Sim, Y.C., Chin, K.C. (2013). Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 8(1): 77-82. (doi:10.9767/bcrec.8.1.4569.77-82).
In Abstract section, the phrase of “(operated in moving bed reactor)” was deleted.
Therefore, the sentence in the Abstract was corrected to: “….. Due to information paucity, the physico-chemical characteristics of the commercially obtained regenerated Pt-Sn/Al2O3 catalyst and coke for-mation at different temperatures of reaction were discussed…..”.

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The major problem plaguing propane dehydrogenation process is the coke formation on the Pt-Sn/Al2O3 catalyst which leads to catalyst deactivation. Due to information paucity, the physicochemical characteristics of the commercially obtained regenerated Pt-Sn/Al2O3 catalyst (operated in moving bed reactor) and coke formation at different temperatures of reaction were discussed. The physicochemical characterization of regenerated catalyst gave a BET surface area of 104.0 m2/g with graphitic carbon content of 8.0% indicative of incomplete carbon gasification during the industrial propylene production. Effect of temperatures on coke formation was identified by studying the product yield via temperature-programmed reaction carried out at 500oC, 600oC and 700oC. It was found that ethylene was precursor to carbon laydown while propylene tends to crack into methane. Post reaction, the spent catalyst possessed relatively lower surface area and pore radius whilst exhibited higher carbon content (31.80% at 700oC) compared to the regenerated catalyst. Significantly, current studies also found that higher reaction temperatures favoured the coke formation. Consequently, the propylene yield has decreased with reaction temperature. © 2013 by Authors, Published by BCREC Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

Corrigendum/Erratum of this article at: https://doi.org/10.9767/bcrec.9.2.7136.155

Keywords: Carbon formation; Industrial Pt-Sn/Al2O3 catalyst; Propane dehydrogenation
Funding: Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia under contract RDU121001

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