Hsuan-Lan Wang
Education: National Tsing Hua University
Thesis Topic/Title: Microwave Enhancement on the Reverse Boudouard Reaction for the Promotion of Ethane Dehydrogenation
Thesis Description: Olefins are key products of the bulk chemical industries. Recently, oxidative ethane dehydrogenation using CO2 as mild oxidant has been considered as a promising way for olefin production. One of the major challenges is the severe coking problem which leads to the quick deactivation of catalyst. The aim of this work is to understand the mechanism of oxidative dehydrogenation process of ethane using CO2 as mild oxidant as well as its effect on coking. Gas chromatography is used for the concentration, and the performance of the catalyst and the kinetic parameters can be further calculated. XRD, Infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and thermal gravimetry analysis are used for the characterization of the catalyst and coke.
We will also apply the microwave reactor to the oxidative dehydrogenation process to investigate the effect of the selectively heating resource.
Contact: swangche@udel.edu
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