Patent ID: 7375049
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: B01J,C07C

Abstract:
1. A catalyst suitable for the dehydrogenation and hydrogenation of hydrocarbons, the catalyst consisting essentially of: a support material; an overlayer disposed on the support material; at least one first metal; and at least one second metal, said first and second metals bound to the overlayer; wherein the at least one first metal comprises at least one transition metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium; the at least one second metal selected from the group consisting of tin, germanium, lead, gallium, zinc, antimony and bismuth; and wherein the overlayer comprises a layer of tin oxide, germanium oxide, lead oxide, zinc oxide, gallium oxide, lanthanum oxide, barium oxide or any mixture thereof, such that acidic sites on the support material are substantially blocked.