Affiliation: | aLehrstuhl für Technische Chemie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780, Bochum, Germany b Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation |
Abstract: | Transient experiments in the vacuum on the ammoxidation of propane over VSb5Ox- and VSb5Ox(30 wt%)/Al2O3 catalysts were performed. Additionally, the interaction of ammonia with the catalysts was investigated by means of TPD and DRIFT spectroscopic studies. The reported results reveal that short lived NHx.-species, most probably NH3,ads or NH+4, are active species in the formation of acrylonitrile from propane. These species are also involved in the formation of the non-selective side-product N2, which is formed via the intermediates NO and N2O. |