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

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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
    University of Liverpool)

  • Maricruz Sanchez-Sanchez

    (TU München)

  • Johannes A. Lercher

    (TU München
    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

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.

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  • Daniel Melzer & Gerhard Mestl & Klaus Wanninger & Yuanyuan Zhu & Nigel D. Browning & Maricruz Sanchez-Sanchez & Johannes A. Lercher, 2019. "Design and synthesis of highly active MoVTeNb-oxides for ethane oxidative dehydrogenation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-11940-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11940-0
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    1. Pu Wang & Xingyu Zhang & Run Shi & Jiaqi Zhao & Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse & Junwang Tang & Tierui Zhang, 2024. "Photocatalytic ethylene production by oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane with dioxygen on ZnO-supported PdZn intermetallic nanoparticles," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.

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