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Title: Redox Dynamics of Active VO x Sites Promoted by TiO x during Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethanol Detected by Operando Quick XAS

Journal Article · · JACS Au

Titania-supported vanadia (VOx/TiO2) catalysts exhibit outstanding catalytic in a number of selective oxidation and reduction processes. In spite of numerous investigations, the nature of redox transformations of vanadium and titanium involved in various catalytic processes remains difficult to detect and correlate to the rate of products formation. In this work, we studied the redox dynamics of active sites in a bilayered 5% V2O5/15% TiO2/SiO2 catalyst (consisting of submonolayer VOx species anchored onto a TiOx monolayer, which in turn is supported on SiO2) during the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethanol. The VOx species in 5% V2O5/15% TiO2/SiO2 show high selectivity to acetaldehyde and an ca. 40 times higher acetaldehyde formation rate in comparison to VOx species supported on SiO2 with a similar density. Operando time-resolved V and Ti K-edge X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy, coupled with a transient experimental strategy, quantitatively showed that the formation of acetaldehyde over 5% V2O5/15% TiO2/SiO2 is kinetically coupled to the formation of a V4+ intermediate, while the formation of V3+ is delayed and 10–70 times slower. The low-coordinated nature of various redox states of VOx species (V5+, V4+, and V3+) in the 5% V2O5/15% TiO2/SiO2 catalyst is confirmed using the extensive database of V K-edge XANES spectra of standards and specially synthesized molecular crystals. Much weaker redox activity of the Ti4+/Ti3+ couple was also detected; however, it was found to not be kinetically coupled to the rate-determining step of ethanol oxidation. Thus, the promoter effect of TiOx is rather complex. TiOx species might be involved in a fast electron transport between VOx species and might affect the electronic structure of VOx, thereby promoting their reducibility. This study demonstrates the high potential of element-specific operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy for uncovering complex catalytic mechanisms involving the redox kinetics of various metal oxides.

Research Organization:
Paul Scherrer Inst. (PSI), Villigen (Switzerland)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012577
OSTI ID:
1854633
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1859702
Journal Information:
JACS Au, Journal Name: JACS Au Vol. 2 Journal Issue: 3; ISSN 2691-3704
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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