Abstract: The development of the dehydrogenation of propane to propylene，including catalytic dehydrogenation，oxidative dehydrogenation and dehydrogenation in the membrane reactor is summarized and analyzed. Although，catalytic dehydrogenation of propane has been commercialized，the performance of catalysts needs to be further improved. The development of low temperature and high selectivity catalysts is the key issue for propane oxidative dehydrogenation. Compared with the traditional dehydrogenation，the membrane reactor has its advantages in propane dehydrogenation. It can overcome the restriction of thermodynamic equilibrium and shift the reaction to the dehydrogenation direction. So，in the membrane reactor，the conversion of propane and the yield of propylene are very high. If the activity and stability of catalysts for propane dehydrogenation and the hydrogen perm-selectivity of the membrane reactor can be further improved，the membrane reactor is a promising method for the dehydrogenation of propane.

摘要： 介绍了丙烷催化转化制丙烯的研究状况，综述了丙烷催化脱氢制丙烯的铬系催化剂、铂系催化剂及其助剂Sn的研究进展；评述了丙烷氧化脱氢反应机理低温和高选择性的催化剂及膜反应器在丙烷脱氢反应上所具有的优越性，认为研发具有高稳定性和高透氢性能的氢分离膜，将有望能大幅度提高丙烯的收率。