2-Butanol dehydration over highly dispersed molybdenum oxide/MCM-41 catalysts

Hyeonhee Choi, Do Heui Kim, Young Kwon Park, Jong Ki Jeon

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Abstract

Highly dispersed MoO3 on SiMCM-41 was applied to the dehydration of 2-butanol. MoO3/MCM-41 catalysts were prepared using a modified atomic layer deposition method. The structural characteristics of MoO3 supported on SiMCM-41 were examined by inductively coupled plasma spectrometry, nitrogen adsorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The textural characteristics of SiMCM-41 were retained after loading with MoO3. Ammonia temperature-programmed desorption and Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy of adsorbed pyridine showed that Lewis acid sites were formed on the MoO3/MCM-41 catalysts. Among the MoO3/MCM-41 catalysts, the MoO3 (16.4 wt %)/MCM-41 catalyst showed the highest catalytic activity for butene synthesis from 2-butanol dehydration due to the largest number of acid sites.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1974-1979
Number of pages6
JournalBulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
Volume36
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2015

Keywords

  • Butanol
  • Butene
  • Dehydration
  • Mesoporous silica
  • Molybdenum oxide

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