Achieving enhanced and robust propane selective oxidative dehydrogenation via electrically-driven continuous chemical looping
Shihui Zhang, Chang-An Zhou, Jinhuang Cai, Hongjiao Li, Tao Liu, Qiang Hu, Chao Wang, Lei Song, Jiawei Xie, Lirong Zheng, Bin Liang, Hairong Yue, Kui Ma · 2026
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Shihui Zhang and colleagues report in 2026 an electrically driven route to turn propane into propylene, a basic building block for plastics and chemicals. Oxidative methods promise easier conversion, yet oxygen often burns the product too far into carbon oxides. Their design runs inside solid oxide electrolysis cells, which split carbon dioxide with electric current.
A cobalt oxide coating on a mixed ceramic anode kept surface oxygen activity moderate through continuous replenishment from the cathode side. At the best current setting, olefin selectivity reached 92.6 percent with 14.2 percent single-pass conversion, and propylene yield rose 18.5-fold over the no-current baseline. A 120-hour run showed good stability, suggesting a robust process.
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| CREATOR | Shihui Zhang, Chang-An Zhou, Jinhuang Cai, Hongjiao Li, Tao Liu, Qiang Hu, Chao Wang, Lei Song, Jiawei Xie, Lirong Zheng, Bin Liang, Hairong Yue, Kui Ma |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |