摘要 |
For dehydrogenating saturated hydrocarbons, there is provided a substantially neutral catalyst containing (a) alumina, (b) from 0.05 to 2 percent by weight of platinum, (c) from 0.01 to 0.5 percent by weight of at least one additional noble metal from the group consisting of iridium and ruthenium, the latter percentages being given with respect to alumina, wherein the content by weight of the additional noble metal is from 0.05 to 0.3 times the content by weight of platinum and (d) an alkali or alkaline-earth metal with a content by weight of from 0.3 to 10 times the overall content of noble metals, the specific surface of the catalyst being 1 to 20 sq. m. per gram and the neutralization heat of the alumina being below 5 calories per gram in the ammonia adsorption test. Of the above catalysts, the best are produced by introducing the alkali or alkaline-earth metal compound after the noble metals are introduced.
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