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Kinetics and preparation of Fe/Mo catalysts for methanol oxidation to formaldehyde

Conference · · 72nd AIChE Annu. Meet. Prepr.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6275557
Oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde at 230/sup 0/ and 260/sup 0/C on a commercial Monsanto Co. catalyst containing 86.6% of molybdenum as an atomic ratio to the total content of molybdenum and iron was first order in methanol and zero in oxygen in a Notre Dame type spinning basket reactor. The rate expression obtained should be useful for reactor design and scale-up. Experimental catalysts prepared by coprecipitation from acid solutions of ferric chloride and ammonium heptamolybdate at 90/sup 0/C by adding the latter to the first contained two phases, molybdenum trioxide and ferric molybdate. Activity and selectivity profiles as a function of space velocity showed optimum performance for a catalyst containing 80.2% molybdenum with respect to total molybdenum and iron content and containing two moles of molybdenum oxide for one mole of ferric molybdate. Further heating of this sample at 440/sup 0/C for two hours in air improved selectivity from 68 to 96%.
OSTI ID:
6275557
Report Number(s):
CONF-791108-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: 72nd AIChE Annu. Meet. Prepr.; (United States) Journal Volume: P-5E
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English