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Propane ammoxidation to acrylonitrile over rutile-type vanadia catalysts is discussed regarding phase cooperation and site isolation effects. Compared with the pure phases, biphasic catalysts with both ∼SbVO4and α-Sb2O4are considerably more selective to the formation of acrylonitrile. It is demonstrated that cooperation between the phases during the calcination of the catalyst and the use in propane ammoxidation results in spreading of antimony species from free antimony oxide to the surface of ∼SbVO4, forming Sb5+–V3+/V4+supra-surface sites being involved in the formation of acrylonitrile. Dilution and isolation of the vanadium centers in ∼SbVO4through the partial replacement with, e.g., Al, Ti and W improves the catalytic properties. Structure–reactivity correlations using data for a nominal Sb0.9V0.9-x Ti x O y series indicate that the activation of propane occurs on a V3+site and the activation of ammonia requires an Sb5+site.
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Andersson, A., Hansen, S. & Wickman, A. The importance of site isolation and phase cooperation in propane ammoxidation on rutile-type vanadia catalysts. Topics in Catalysis 15, 103–110 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016653800022
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