Abstract
The effect and the role of alkaline earth metals added to Ag/SiO2 catalyst were studied in the gas-phase catalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol. The main oxidation product was benzaldehyde, together with only small amounts of CO2, benzene, and toluene, depending on the reaction conditions. The influence of the method regarding how to add the alkaline earth metal to the supported Ag catalyst, and the amount of the added alkaline earth metal on the partial oxidation activity, was investigated, along with the analyses of these alkaline earth metal added Ag/SiO2 catalysts by diffuse reflectance (DR) spectroscopy, XRD, thermal gravimetric−differential thermal analyses (TG−DTA), and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS). The addition of alkaline earth metals such as Ca, Sr, and Ba to the Ag/SiO2 catalyst by a coimpregnation method significantly promoted the catalytic activity of the partial oxidation of benzyl alcohol. The surface oxygen species on the supported Ag played an important role in the part...
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