Iron molybdate catalysts synthesised via dicarboxylate decomposition for the partial oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde

Pudge, Geoffrey J. F., Hutchings, Graham J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8885-1560, Kondrat, Simon A., Morrison, Kate, Perkins, Eleanor F., Rushby, Alice V. and Bartley, Jonathan K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4640-541X 2022. Iron molybdate catalysts synthesised via dicarboxylate decomposition for the partial oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde. Catalysis Science & Technology 12 , pp. 4552-4560. 10.1039/D2CY00699E

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Abstract

A series of iron molybdate catalysts were synthesised via a sol gel route using either oxalic acid or malonic acid. Catalysts synthesised using malonic acid were found to give improved formaldehyde yields over those prepared using oxalic acid or a standard coprecipitation method. This was attributed to the iron and molybdenum malonate precursors forming discrete ions that when precipitated gave a homogeneous distribution of iron and molybdenum in the final catalyst. Metal oxalate precursors and materials synthesised using coprecipitation gave less homogeneous structures containing iron rich centres that led to combustion of methanol to carbon oxides.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Chemistry Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI)
Additional Information:	Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Publisher:	Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN:	2044-4753
Funders:	Cardiff University
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	1 July 2022
Date of Acceptance:	24 May 2022
Last Modified:	10 May 2023 22:18
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/150957

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