Design and synthesis of highly active MoVTeNb-oxides for ethane oxidative dehydrogenation

Daniel Melzer, Gerhard Mestl, Klaus Wanninger, Yuanyuan Zhu, Nigel D. Browning, Maricruz Sanchez-Sanchez () and Johannes A. Lercher ()
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Daniel Melzer: TU München
Gerhard Mestl: Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH
Klaus Wanninger: Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH
Yuanyuan Zhu: University of Connecticut
Nigel D. Browning: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Maricruz Sanchez-Sanchez: TU München
Johannes A. Lercher: TU München

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract Ethane oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) is an alternative route for ethene production. Crystalline M1 phase of Mo-V mixed metal oxide is an excellent catalyst for this reaction. Here we show a hydrothermal synthesis method that generates M1 phases with high surface areas starting from poorly soluble metal oxides. Use of organic additives allows control of the concentration of metals in aqueous suspension. Reactions leading to crystalline M1 take place at 190 °C, i.e., approximately 400 °C lower than under current synthesis conditions. The evolution of solvated polyoxometalate ions and crystalline phases in the solid is monitored by spectroscopies. Catalysts prepared by this route show higher ODH activity compared to conventionally prepared catalysts. The higher activity is due not only to the high specific surface area but also to the corrugated lateral termination of the M1 crystals, as seen by atomic resolution electron microscopy, exposing a high concentration of catalytically active sites.

Date: 2019
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