Abstract
The objective of the present study is to investigate the performance of MoO3/SiO2 as a catalyst for double bond migration from 2-butene to 1-butene. The effects of MoO3 addition on catalytic properties over SiO2 were analyzed through BET surface area, XRD, ammonia-temperature programmed desorption (NH3-TPD) and FT-IR of adsorbed pyridine. The highest activity of the 10% MoO3/SiO2 catalyst in double bond migration of 2-butene can be explained by the highest number of the weak acid sites. Based on the NH3 TPD and the FT-IR of pyridine adsorption results, the increase in the overall number of acid sites can be ascribed to an increase in the number of Lewis sites by the addition of MoO3.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 186-190 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - 25 Mar 2011 |
Keywords
- 1-Butene
- 2-Butene
- Acid sites
- Double bond migration
- MoO