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Published on: February 7, 2017
Characterization of nanostructured binary molybdenum oxide catalyst precursors for propene oxidation
J B Wagner1, N D Othman, D S Su
1Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany. wagner_j@fhi-berlin.mpg.de
Abstract:
High-resolution transmission electron microscopy characterization of molybdenum oxide catalyst precursors is carried out for a better understanding of the mechanisms leading to the active catalytic material. The precipitated material consists of both large-unit cell crystals and randomly orientated clusters on a 3-5 nm scale. The crystalline clusters are embedded in non-crystalline material, preventing the formation of large well-defined inactive orthorhombic MoO(3) crystals during activation of the catalyst material.
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