Isoprene manufacturing process on a new bimetallic (platinum-tin) catalyst

Abstract

The influence of the reaction conditions on the characteristics of the one-step process of the dehydrogenation of 2-methylbutane or 2-methybutenes to isoprene in the presence of a new bimetallic (Pt-Sn) catalyst was studied. It was shown that this catalyst supported on a material with an optimal structure holds promise for use in the industrial-scale process for the manufacturing of isoprene via one-step dehydrogenation. © 2010 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.