Abstract
Deactivation kinetics of a V/Ti-oxide catalyst was studied in partial oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde (BA) and benzoic acid (BAc) at 523–573 K. The catalyst consisted of 0.37 monolayer of VO x species and after oxidative pre-treatment contained isolated monomeric and polymeric metavanadate-like vanadia species under dehydrated conditions as was shown by FT Raman spectroscopy. Under the reaction conditions via in situ DRIFTS fast formation of adsorbed carboxylate and benzoate species was observed accompanied by disappearance of the band of the monomeric species (2038 cm −1) (polymeric species were not controlled). Slow accumulation of maleic anhydride, coupling products and/or BAc on the surface caused deactivation of the catalyst during the reaction. Temperature-programmed oxidation (TPO) after the reaction showed formation of high amounts of CO, CO 2 and water. Rate constants for the steps of the toluene oxidation were derived via mathematical modelling of reaction kinetics at low conversion and constant oxygen/toluene ratio of 20:1. The model allows predicting deactivation dynamics, steady-state rates and selectivity. The highest rate constant was found for the transformation of BA into BAc explaining a low BA yield in the reaction.
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