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CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 10, Issue 7, Pages 1039-1042Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2008.12.052
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Selective oxidation; Hydrogen sulfide; Lanthanum vanadate; Iron molybdate; Infrared spectroscopy
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LaVO4 and beta-FeMoO4 powders were synthesized by a solvothermal route followed by a high temperature supercritical drying step. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns exhibit partly amorphous LaVO4 and crystalline Fe-2(MoO4)(3) phases. Subsequently heat treated samples were analyzed by the Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) in order to determine the surface active species, which might be responsible for the selective oxidation of H2S. Catalytic activity tests were carried out in a fixed-bed reactor. The sulfur yield and selectivity for the LaVO4 was significantly higher than that of Fe-2(MoO4)(3) in the temperature range, i.e. 220-300 degrees C. It is proposed that the oxidation activity of these two catalysts investigated is based on a mechanism, which is similar to that in the case of alkane oxidation. Besides the effect of the formed surface species, the differences in the structure of the catalyst and its intrinsic reactivity should also be considered. (C) 2008 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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