Editing Propylene (section)

===Research===
The use of engineered [[enzyme]]s has been explored but has not been commercialized.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://greenchemicalsblog.com/2012/10/12/global-bioenergies-in-bio-propylene |website= Green Chemicals Blog |title= Global Bioenergies in bio-propylene |first= Doris |last= de Guzman |date= October 12, 2012 }}</ref>

There is ongoing research into the use of oxygen carrier catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane. This poses several advantages, as this reaction mechanism can occur at lower temperatures than conventional dehydrogenation, and may not be equilibrium-limited because oxygen is used to combust the hydrogen by-product.<ref name="Wu 2020">{{cite journal | last1=Wu | first1=Tianwei | last2=Yu | first2=Qingbo | last3=Roghair | display-authors=etal | title=Chemical looping oxidative dehydrogenation of propane: A comparative study of Ga-based, Mo-based, V-based oxygen carriers | journal=Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification | volume=157 | year=2020 | issn=0255-2701 | doi=10.1016/j.cep.2020.108137 | page=108137| doi-access=free | bibcode=2020CEPPI.15708137W }}</ref>