Provided herein are processes for the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons using
new supported catalysts. A process according to the invention employs new
catalysts that possess a unique pore size distribution which provides a
favorable balance of selectivity, activity, and thermal stability. A
process according to the invention includes regeneration of the new
catalysts. Detergent range paraffins may be converted to monoolefins using
the new catalysts with fewer unwanted by-products being formed during the
dehydrogenation.
