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Direct ammoxidation of glycerol to nitriles using Mo/alumina catalysts

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Redox phase unpromoted molybdenum catalysts with different Mo loadings (2.5% Mo/γ-Al2O3; 5.0% Mo/γ-Al2O3; 7.5% Mo/γ-Al2O3 and 10.0% Mo/γ-Al2O3) were prepared and characterized for the ammoxidation of glycerol to nitriles, such as acrylonitrile. The best catalyst (10.0% Mo/γ-Al2O3) obtained a yield of 26% in nitriles. The increase in the molybdenum content and its oxidation states along with the amount of weak/moderate acid sites on the support surface are key points for the optimization of the catalysts.

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This research was financially supported by the Instituto Brasileiro de Tecnologia e Regulação—IBTR, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico—CNPq and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia—FAPESB.

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  1. Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) - Postgraduate Program in Chemical Engineering, Salvador, BA, CEP 40210-630, Brazil

    Laio Damasceno da Silva, Ronaldo Costa Santos, Jordan Gonzaga Andrade Batista Silva & Luiz Antônio Magalhães Pontes

  2. Jorge Amado University Center (UNIJORGE), Salvador, BA, 41680-400, Brazil

    Ronaldo Costa Santos

  3. Unigel, Camaçari, BA, CEP 42810-010, Brazil

    Edson de Paiva Alves & Roger Thomas François Fréty

  4. Department of Physical-Chemistry, Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, BA, CEP 40170-290, Brazil

    Laio Damasceno da Silva, Ronaldo Costa Santos, Jordan Gonzaga Andrade Batista Silva, Edson de Paiva Alves, Roger Thomas François Fréty & Luiz Antônio Magalhães Pontes

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Conceptualization: LDS, and LAMP; Methodology: LDS, RCS and JGABS; Software: LDS; Validation: LDS, RCS, JGABS, EPA, RTFF and LAMP; Formal Analysis: LDS, RCS, JGABS and RTFF; Investigation: LDS, RCS and RTFF; Resources: LAMP; Writing – Original Draft Preparation: LDS, RCS, JGABS, EPA, RTFF and LAMP; Writing – Review & Editing: JF: LDS, RCS, JGABS, EPA, RTFF and LAMP; Supervision: LAMP; Project Administration: LAMP; Funding Acquisition: Luiz Antônio Magalhães.

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da Silva, L.D., Santos, R.C., Silva, J.G.A.B. et al. Direct ammoxidation of glycerol to nitriles using Mo/alumina catalysts. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 135, 271–285 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-021-02111-8

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