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Abstract Direct oxidation of propylene to propylene oxide was carried out over Ag-(Mo-W)/ZrO2 (pH X) catalysts prepared by changing the pH of Zr precursor solution from 3 to 14 while… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Direct oxidation of propylene to propylene oxide was carried out over Ag-(Mo-W)/ZrO2 (pH X) catalysts prepared by changing the pH of Zr precursor solution from 3 to 14 while preparing the ZrO2 support. It was found that the fraction of monoclinic phase and the ratio of acidity to basicity in the catalysts showed a volcano-shaped trend with respect to pH of Zr precursor solution. Such characteristics were well correlated with the selectivity of reaction towards propylene oxide. Ag-(Mo-W)/ZrO2 (pH 10) with the highest fraction of monoclinic phase of ZrO2 and ratio of surface acidity to basicity showed the highest selectivity (68%) for propylene oxide.
Journal Title: Catalysis Communications
Year Published: 2018
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