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Propane Versus Ethane Ammoxidation on Mixed Oxide Catalytic Systems: Influence of the Alkane Structure

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Catalysts from three different catalytic systems, Ni–Nb–O, Mo–V–Nb–Te–O and Sb–V–O, have been prepared, characterized, and tested during both ethane and propane ammoxidation reactions, in order to obtain acetonitrile and acrylonitrile, respectively. The catalytic results show that Mo–V–Nb–Te–O and Sb–V–O catalyze propane ammoxidation but are inactive for ethane ammoxidation whereas Ni–Nb–O catalysts catalyze both, ethane and propane ammoxidation. The activity results, and the characterization of fresh and used catalysts along with some data from previous studies, indicate that the ammoxidation reaction mechanism that occurs in these catalytic systems is different. In the case of Mo–V–Nb–Te–O and Sb–V–O, two active sites appear to be involved. In the case of Ni–Nb–O catalysts, only one site seems to be involved, which underlines that the mechanism is different and take place via a different intermediate. These catalysts activate the methyl groups in ethane, on the contrary, neither ethane nor ethylene appear to adsorb on the Mo–V–Nb–Te–O and Sb–V–O active sites.

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Acknowledgments

The Ministry of Science and Innovation (Spain) funded this study under project (CTQ2014-57578-R). Ricardo López-Medina thanks Spanish AECID for a PhD fellowship and Elizabeth Rojas thanks CONACYT for a PhD program fellowship.

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  1. Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Andalucia Tech, Universidad de Málaga, 29071, Málaga, Spain

    M. Olga Guerrero-Pérez

  2. Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco, Av. San Pablo 180, Col. Reynosa Tamaulipas, Ciudad de México, 02200, Mexico

    Elizabeth Rojas-García & Ricardo López-Medina

  3. SpeICat, Spectroscopy and Industrial Catalysis, Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica; ICP-CSIC, Marie Curie 2, 29049, Madrid, Spain

    Elizabeth Rojas-García, Ricardo López-Medina & Miguel A. Bañares

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Guerrero-Pérez, M.O., Rojas-García, E., López-Medina, R. et al. Propane Versus Ethane Ammoxidation on Mixed Oxide Catalytic Systems: Influence of the Alkane Structure. Catal Lett 146, 1838–1847 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-016-1807-5

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