WARF TECHNOLOGIES

UW-Madison researchers developed a carbon-supported boron catalyst for the selective and active oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of alkanes to produce alkenes (e.g., olefins comprising two or more carbons). The use of a carbon support is made possible via a nitric acid treatment to generate oxidized activated carbon (OAC). Following activation, the OAC is treated with boric acid to generate a boron impregnated OAC. A final treatment step results in the robust, selective, and cost-efficient boron/OAC catalyst. This discovery builds up the researchers’ prior work, which includes a range of boron-containing catalysts for ODH. 

• Outperform conventional catalysts
• Improved induction period compared to other boron-containing catalysts
• Substantially higher olefin selectivity and alkane conversion rates
• Improved byproduct mix
• Significantly less expensive to implement at scale
• Ready for industrial-scale implementation
• Stable over the long term

For More Information About the Inventors

• Ive Hermans

Tech Fields

• Materials & Chemicals : Synthesis