Abstract: Spinels promoted with an alkali metal oxide and vanadium, oxide are useful catalysts for the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons to the corresponding more unsaturated hydrocarbons and result in an improved catalyst.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 4, 1978
Date of Patent:
September 2, 1980
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company
Inventors:
Jean-Pierre Anquetil, Michel Deflin, Jean-Claude Clement, Emmanuel E. A. Neel