Abstract
New information has been provided about the reaction pathway for n-butane partial oxidation to maleic anhydride over vanadyl pyrophosphate (VPO) catalysts using FTIR spectroscopy under transient conditions. Adsorption studies of n-butane, 1,3-butadiene, and related oxygenates were performed to gain information about reaction intermediates. n-Butane was found to adsorb on the VPO catalyst to form olefinic species at low temperatures. Unsaturated, non-cyclic carbonyl species were determined to be precursors to maleic anhydride.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | jcat.1999.2452 |
| Pages (from-to) | 87-104 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Journal of Catalysis |
| Volume | 184 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adsorbed intermediates
- Transient FTIR
- VPO catalysts
- n-butane oxidation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry