Catalytic application of Mo-incorporated SBA-1 mesoporous molecular sieves to partial oxidation of methane

Mo-incorporated SBA-1 mesoporous molecular sieves have been synthesized under acidic conditions using cetyl-triethylammonium bromide as a surfactant and used as catalysts for partial oxidation of methane with oxygen as an oxidant. In the partial oxidation of methane the catalytic performance of Mo-SBA-1 materials directly synthesized from the Mo-containing gel were superior to those of Mo-impregnated pure siliceous SBA-1 and amorphous silica. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.