IP Library Granted Patent US 12708894
Granted Patent B2
US 12708894 · App. 18/618,493 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Molybdenum-vanadium-iron- and/or molybdenum-vanadium-aluminium-based oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst materials

Inventors: Vasily Simanzhenkov (Calgary, CA); Yoonhee Kim (Calgary, CA); Xiaoliang Gao (Calgary, CA); David Sullivan (Calgary, CA); Marie Barnes (Calgary, CA); Elena Sebastiao (Calgary, CA)
Assignee: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
B01J23/881B01J23/8877C07C5/48B01J35/80B01J2235/00B01J2235/10B01J2235/15B01J2235/30B01J2523/31B01J2523/55B01J2523/68B01J2523/842
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Patent No.
US 12708894
App. No.
18/618,493
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

This document relates to oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst materials that include molybdenum, vanadium, oxygen, and iron; oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst materials that include molybdenum, vanadium, oxygen, and aluminum; and oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst materials that include molybdenum, vanadium, oxygen, iron, and aluminum.

Claims (31)

1 . A catalyst material, consisting of:

molybdenum;

vanadium;

oxygen; and

iron,

wherein:

a molar ratio of molybdenum to vanadium is from 1:0.25 to 1:0.50;

a molar ratio of molybdenum to iron is from 1:0.25 to 1:5.5; and

oxygen is present at least in an amount to satisfy the valency of any present metal oxides; and

wherein the catalyst material has a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area from 35 m 2 /g to 250 m 2 /g as determined by a nitrogen physisorption analysis.

2 . The catalyst material of claim 1 , wherein the molar ratio of molybdenum to vanadium is from 1:0.30 to 1:0.45.

3 . The catalyst material of claim 1 , wherein the molar ratio of molybdenum to iron is from 1:3 to 1:5.5.

4 . The catalyst material of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the iron comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of an iron oxide and an iron oxide hydroxide.

5 . The catalyst material of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the iron comprises at least one iron selected from the group consisting of hematite (α-Fe 2 O 3 ), maghemite (γ-Fe 2 O 3 ), and magnetite (Fe 3 O 4 ).

6 . The catalyst material of claim 1 , wherein the catalyst material has at least ten powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) peaks (2θ degrees) chosen from 6.7±0.2, 7.9±0.2, 9.0±0.2, 10.9±0.2, 13.1±0.2, 14.0±0.2, 22.1±0.2, 26.3±0.2, 26.8±0.2, 27.3±0.2, 28.3±0.2, 29.3±0.2, 30.6±0.2, 31.5±0.2, 33.1±0.2, 35.6±0.2, 40.9±0.2, 45.2=0.2, 54.1±0.2, and 64.0=0.2, wherein the PXRD is obtained using CuKα radiation.

7 . The catalyst material of claim 1 , wherein the catalyst material has at least five powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) peaks (2θ degrees) chosen from 6.7±0.2, 7.9±0.2, 9.0±0.2, 10.9±0.2, 13.1±0.2, and 22.1±0.2 wherein the PXRD is obtained using CuKα radiation.

8 . The catalyst material of claim 1 , wherein the catalyst material has a pore volume from 0.03 cm 3 /g to 0.60 cm 3 /g as determined by a nitrogen physisorption analysis with a Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH) model.

9 . The catalyst material of claim 1 , wherein the catalyst material is an oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst material.

10 . A catalyst material, consisting of:

molybdenum;

vanadium;

oxygen; and

iron,

wherein:

a molar ratio of molybdenum to vanadium is from 1:0.25 to 1:0.50;

a molar ratio of molybdenum to iron is from 1:3 to 1:5.5; and

oxygen is present at least in an amount to satisfy the valency of any present metal oxides; and

wherein the catalyst material is an oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst material for the oxidative dehydrogenation of an alkane.

11 . The catalyst material of claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of the iron comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of an iron oxide and an iron oxide hydroxide.

12 . The catalyst material of claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of the iron comprises at least one iron selected from the group consisting of hematite (α-Fe 2 O 3 ), maghemite (γ-Fe 2 O 3 ), and magnetite (Fe 3 O 4 ).

13 . The catalyst material of claim 10 , wherein the catalyst material has a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area from 35 m 2 /g to 250 m 2 /g as determined by a nitrogen physisorption analysis.