Selective oxidation of n-butane to maleic anhydride over model vanadium-phosphorus oxide catalysts

Technical Report · Thu Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5961779

Moser, T P

The selective oxidation of n-butane to maleic anhydride was studied using two model vanadium-phosphorus-oxygen catalysts, ..beta..-VOPO/sub 4/ and (VO)/sub 2/P/sub 2/O/sub 7/. Detailed synthesis and characterization of these phases are reported, demonstrating that synthesis of the pure compounds is very sensitive to preparation procedures. New information regarding the reaction pathway is presented with the detection of 1-butene, 2-butenes, and 1,3-butadiene as potential reaction pathway intermediates. 43 references, 42 figures, 18 tables.

• Research Organization: Ames Lab., IA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-82
• OSTI ID: 5961779
• Report Number(s): IS-T-1122; ON: DE85009231
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400301* -- Organic Chemistry-- Chemical & Physicochemical Properties-- (-1987)
ALKANES
ALKENES
ANHYDRIDES
AROMATICS
BENZENE
BUTADIENE
BUTANE
BUTENES
CATALYSTS
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COHERENT SCATTERING
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DATA
DIENES
DIFFRACTION
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HIGH TEMPERATURE
HYDROCARBONS
INFORMATION
INFRARED SPECTRA
LASER SPECTROSCOPY
METALS
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHATES
PHOSPHORUS
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
POLYENES
RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
REACTION INTERMEDIATES
REDOX REACTIONS
SCATTERING
SPECTRA
SPECTROSCOPY
SYNTHESIS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
VANADIUM
VANADIUM COMPOUNDS
VANADIUM OXIDES
VANADIUM PHOSPHATES
X-RAY DIFFRACTION