MUMBAI, India, Aug. 10 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521007857 A) filed by Indian Oil Corporation Limited on January 30, 2025, for Nanocrystalline Composite Catalyst For Alkane Dehydrogenation And Process For Preparation Thereof.
Inventors include Manjunathan, Pandian; Chidambaram, Velusamy; Doosa, Hima Bindu; Karthikeyani, Arumugam Velayutham; and Pulikottil, Alex Cheru.
The application for the patent was published on July 31, 2026, under issue no. 31/2026.
Abstract: The present invention discloses a composite catalyst for non-oxidative dehydrogenation of lighter alkanes, comprising: a) a catalyst support in an amount of 70-90wt.% of the composite catalyst, wherein the catalyst support comprises one or more rare-earth metal in an amount of 0.5-10 wt% of the composite catalyst, and one or more alkaline-earth metal in an amount of 0.5-10 wt% of the composite catalyst; b) a first transition metal oxide in an amount of 5-25 wt.% of the composite catalyst; and c) one or more second transition metal oxide in an amount of 1-10 wt.% of the composite catalyst. The present invention also discloses a process for preparation of the composite catalyst for non-oxidative dehydrogenation of lighter alkanes.
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