Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane and propane over vanadia and molybdena supported catalysts

Vanadia and molybdena catalysts with monolayer coverage supported on alumina and titania were tested for the oxidative dehydrogenation of C2-C3 alkanes to the corresponding alkenes. The support was found to have a great impact on the catalytic performance with titania exhibiting significantly higher reactivity with both alkanes.