Oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde on Sb/sub 2/O/sub 4/

Journal Article · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Kinet. Catal. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5182722

Abadzhieva, N; Klisurski, D G

Sb/sub 2/O/sub 4/ has been shown to exhibit very high selectivity with respect to the oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde, but at an extremely low specific catalytic activity. The sample of Sb/sub 2/O/sub 4/ used in this study was subjected to preliminary calcination for 5 h at 500/sup 0/C and for 10 h at 560/sup 0/C in air. X-ray analysis and IR spectroscopy of the samples were consistent with characteristic parameters of Sb/sub 2/O/sub 4/. The concentration of methyl alcohol in the starting material was determined by an adsorption method, the concentration of formaldehyde in the product mixture by bisulfite analysis, and the amount of CO and CO/sub 2/ chromatographically.

• OSTI ID: 5182722
• Journal Information: Kinet. Catal. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Kinet. Catal. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 28:3; ISSN KICAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400201* -- Chemical & Physicochemical Properties
ACTIVATION ENERGY
ALCOHOLS
ALDEHYDES
ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS
ANTIMONY OXIDES
BINDING ENERGY
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CATALYSIS
CATALYSTS
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
ENERGY
FORMALDEHYDE
HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS TESTING
METHANOL
MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS
MOLYBDENUM OXIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS
SYNTHESIS
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TESTING
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
VANADIUM COMPOUNDS
VANADIUM OXIDES
YIELDS