Influence of Steam on a Vanadyl Pyrophosphate Catalyst During Propane Oxidation

Present and new frontiers in materials research by ambient pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

In this topical review we catagorise all ambient pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy publications that have appeared between the 1970s and the end of 2018 according to their scientific field. We find that catalysis, surface science and materials science are predominant, while, for example, electrocatalysis and thin film growth are emerging. All catalysis publications that we could identify are cited, and selected case stories with increasing complexity in terms of surface structure or chemical reaction are discussed. For thin film growth we discuss recent examples from chemical vapour deposition and atomic layer deposition. Finally, we also discuss current frontiers of ambient pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy research, indicating some directions of future development of the field.

Synthesis of Porous and Highly Crystallinity Vanadium Phosphorus Oxide Catalysts by Multifunctional Biomass-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents

Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) as a novel class of ionic liquid analogues has been widely used in various fields. Herein, a multifunctional biomass-based DES composed of choline chloride (ChCl) and glucose (GLU) was synthesized and used for the modification of vanadium phosphorus oxide (VPO) catalyst, which is the sole catalyst for the selective oxidation of n-butane to maleic anhydride (MA) in industry. The DES is more green, cost-effective and efficient compared with traditional modifier (metal inorganics and organic polymers). A combination of structure and catalytic performance was investigated in detail to deeply understand its functions. Initially, this DES plays the role of structure directing agent at the stage of precursor synthesis, which can induce the formation of active plane and obtain highly crystalline precursors. Accordingly, the active phase with highly crystalline was obtained after the activation of precursors. Additionally, the DES was decomposed during the precursors activation, resulting in the formation of porous structure around 20 nm on the active plane. Besides this, the surface chemical state including the valence state and acid-base property was changed significantly due to the function of DES. All of these lead to about an 11% increase of MA mass yield, which has great significance to the high value utilization of low carbon alkanes.

Pathways, mechanisms, and kinetics: a strategy to examine byproduct selectivity in partial oxidation catalytic transformations on reducible oxides

We review experimental practices, common reaction pathways, and kinetic modeling strategies effective in understanding partial oxidation catalysis over reducible oxides.