	US 11,851,507 B1
	Method of manufacturing styrene
Mohammednoor Al Tarawneh, Al Ain (AE); Toyin Shittu, Al Ain (AE); and Abbas Khaleel, Al Ain (AE)
Assigned to United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain (AE)
Filed by United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain (AE)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/124,955.
Int. Cl. C08F 12/08 (2006.01); C08F 4/54 (2006.01)

CPC C08F 12/08 (2013.01) [C08F 4/545 (2013.01)]

11 Claims

1. A process of manufacturing styrene with high selectivity to styrene comprising:

providing gaseous phenylacetylene;

providing gaseous hydrogen;

providing a cerium bimetallic catalyst comprising cerium metal doped with Nickel and Niobium;

reacting the phenylacetylene with the hydrogen in the presence of the cerium bimetallic catalyst; and

thereby obtaining an end product comprising a styrene fraction and a waste fraction.