Preparation of iron molybdate catalysts for methanol to formaldehyde oxidation based on ammonium molybdoferrate(II) precursor
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2016
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Elsevier
Abstract
It was demonstrated that iron molybdate catalysts for methanol oxidation can be prepared
using Fe(II) as a precursor instead of Fe(III). This would allow for reduction of acidity of
preparation solutions as well as elimination of Fe(III) oxide impurities which are detrimental for
the process selectivity. The system containing Fe(II) and Mo(VI) species in aqueous solution was
investigated using UV–Vis spectroscopy. It was demonstrated that three types of chemical reactions
occur in the Fe(II)–Mo(VI) system: (i) formation of complexes between Fe(II) and molybdate(VI)
ions, (ii) inner sphere oxidation of coordinated Fe(II) by Mo(VI) and (iii) decomposition of the
Fe–Mo complexes to form scarcely soluble Fe(III) molybdate, Mo(VI) hydrous trioxide and
molybdenum blue. Solid molybdoferrate(II) prepared by interaction of Fe(II) and Mo(VI) in
solution was characterized by EDXA, TGA, DTA and XRD and a scheme of its thermal evolution
proposed. The iron molybdate catalyst prepared from Fe(II) precursor was tested in methanol-toformaldehyde
oxidation in a continuous flow fixed-bed reactor to show similar activity and
selectivity to the conventional catalyst prepared with the use of Fe(III).
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Iron molybdate catalyst, Ammonium molybdoferrate (II), Methanol oxidation, Formaldehyde
Citation
Nikolenko, N., Kozhevnikov, I., Kostyniuk, A., Bayahia, H., & Kalashnykov, Y. (2016). Preparation of iron molybdate catalysts for methanol to formaldehyde oxidation based on ammonium molybdoferrate(II) precursor. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 22(3), 372-379. doi:10.1016/j.jscs.2016.04.002