Methanol Oxidation to Formate on ALD-Prepared VO x /θ-Al2O3 Catalysts: A Mechanistic Study
Well-defined supported VO x /θ-Al2O3 catalysts were prepared by atomic layer deposition (ALD) with vanadium coverages of 0.48, 1.20, and 3.40 wt %. In-situ Raman and UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy confirm that the monovanadate, VO4, is the predominant vanadium species at low loadings (0.48...
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Published in: | Journal of physical chemistry. C 2017-12, Vol.121 (48), p.26794-26805 |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | Well-defined supported VO x /θ-Al2O3 catalysts were prepared by atomic layer deposition (ALD) with vanadium coverages of 0.48, 1.20, and 3.40 wt %. In-situ Raman and UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy confirm that the monovanadate, VO4, is the predominant vanadium species at low loadings (0.48 and 1.20 wt %), while polyvanadate VO4 is the predominant vanadium species for the 3.40 wt % VO x /θ-Al2O3 catalyst. In-situ FTIR spectroscopy of methanol oxidation to formate, in the absence of gas-phase oxygen, on the 0.48 wt % VO x /θ-Al2O3, identified two different formates. A comparison of the frequencies for the formates adsorbed on just V2O5 and on just θ-Al2O3 demonstrates that one of these formates is located on aluminum sites of VO x /θ-Al2O3 while the other is located on vanadium sites. The oxidation state of vanadium for the VO x /θ-Al2O3 catalyst was determined by XPS after different reaction times. On the basis of the time dependence of the formate absorptions and the change in the oxidation state of vanadium in VO x /θ-Al2O3, a mechanism is proposed for methanol oxidation and we discuss the role of the alumina support in the mechanism. |
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ISSN: | 1932-7447 1932-7455 |
DOI: | 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b07498 |