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Abstract
This work aims at developing a customized ammoxidation catalyst through optimizing the metal oxide content in CrVO4/SiO2 catalysts. Various amounts of Cr–V–O with 1:1 molar ratio of Cr/V were successfully loaded on SiO2 via spray-drying method with colloidal silica as the binder. Polarized light microscope illustrated that the CrVO4/SiO2 particles presented as well dispersed microspheres in the microsize (20–80 μm). X-ray diffraction spectra confirmed the formation of monoclinic CrVO4 phase wherein the metal oxide content was ranged from 30 to 70 weight percent. FT-IR spectra indicated that the introduction of metal oxide had no obvious effects on the skeletal structure of SiO2. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis revealed that the valence state of V and Cr was hardly affected with increasing the metal oxide content. Performances of the obtained CrVO4/SiO2 catalysts with different metal oxide contents were investigated via the ammoxidation of a model compound, namely para-chlorotoluene (PCT) to para-chlorobenzonitrile (PCBN). A maximum conversion of 99.6% of PCT and 86.5% yield and 86.8% selectivity to PCBN have been obtained over the CrVO4/SiO2 catalyst with 60% weight of metal oxides at a temperature of 410 °C, n(PCT):n(NH3):n(air) = 1:3:15 and reaction load = 0.13 g/gCat·h. In addition, this catalyst was efficient and selective toward ammoxidation reactions of toluene, ortho- and meta-chlorotoluenes.
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Research on Chemical Intermediates publishes current research articles and concise dynamic reviews on the properties, structures and reactivities of intermediate species in all the various domains of chemistry.
The journal also contains articles in related disciplines such as spectroscopy, molecular biology and biochemistry, atmospheric and environmental sciences, catalysis, photochemistry and photophysics. In addition, special issues dedicated to specific topics in the field are regularly published.