Abstract
This article investigates the promoting effect of gallium (Ga) on the activity of Ga-WOx/SBA-15 catalyst for cis-cyclooctene epoxidation with H2O2. The optimal catalyst of 0.3Ga-WOx/SBA-15 offered a turnover frequency (TOF) of 112 h–1, which was nearly two times than that of WOx/SBA-15 (57 h–1). The low apparent reaction activation energy for 0.3Ga-WOx/SBA-15 (49.6 kJ/mol vs 64.0 kJ/mol for WOx/SBA-15) was also in line with its superior performance. Kinetic analysis demonstrated stronger adsorption of H2O2 on 0.3Ga-WOx/SBA-15 surface, facilitating the H2O2 activation. Based on the characterizations and catalytic performance, the improvement of Ga was attributed to the increase of Lewis acid sites and the enhancement of electrophilicity. Furthermore, the metal hydrogen peroxide (M-OOH) was identified as the primary intermediate.
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