Catalytic Selective Oxidation

Discusses the most recent advances in the theories and concepts of selective oxidation technology. Examines the synthesis, characterization, and performance of new catalytic materials used in the oxidation of hydrocarbons in the range of C[1 to C[4. Highlights the use of transition metal oxides in one of several redox states in industrial oxidation processes. Also presents state-of-the-art developments in engineering and applications to new processes.

Research Challenges in Selective Oxidation; Adsorbate Bonding and Selectivity in Partial Oxidation; Surface Oxide-Support Interactions in the Molecular Design of Supported Metal Oxide Selective Oxidation Catalysts; Silica-Supported MoO[3 and V[2O[5 Catalysts in Partial Oxidation of Methane to Formaldehyde: Factors Controlling Reactivity; Oxygenation Reactions Catalyzed by Supported Sulfonated Metalloporphyrins; Principles and New Approaches in Selective Catalytic Homogeneous Oxidation; Nature of the Co-Mn-Br Catalyst in the Methylaromatic Compounds Process: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies; Reactivity of Oxygen Adatoms on the Au(111) Surface; Control of the Methanol Reaction Pathway by Oxygen Adsorbed on Mo(112); Structure Sensitivity in Selective Oxidation of Propene over Cu[2O Surfaces; Structure and Reactivity of Alkali-Promoted NiO Model Catalysts: Surface Vibrational Spectroscopic Characterization; Active Crystal Face of Vanadyl Pyrophosphate for Selective Oxidation of n-Butane; Selective and Nonselective Pathways in Oxidation and Ammoxidation of Methyl-Aromatic Compounds over Vanadia-Titania Catalysts: Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Studies; Activation of Silver Powder for Ethylene Epoxidation at Vacuum and Atmospheric Pressures; Structure and Reactivity of Tin Oxide-Supported Vanadium Oxide Catalysts; V-P-O Catalysts in n-Butane Oxidation to Maleic Anhydride: Study Using an In Situ Raman Cell; Vanadium Catalysts Supported on Titanium (Anatase) Characterized by Ammonia and Low-Temperature Oxygen Chemisorption; Hydrocarbon Partial Oxidation Catalysts Prepared by the High-Temperature Aerosol Decomposition Process: Crystal and Catalytic Chemistry; Synergy Effect of Multicomponent Co, Fe, and Bi Molybdates in Propene Partial Oxidation; Selective Oxidation of Alkanes, Alkenes, and Phenol with Aqueous H[2O[2 on Titanium Silicate Molecular Sieves; Nature of Vanadium Species in Vanadium-Containing Silicalite and Their Behavior in Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane; Oxidation of Highly Dispersed Platinum on Graphite Catalysts in Gaseous and Aqueous Media; Promotion and Deactivation of Platinum Catalysts in Liquid-Phase Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols; Toward Catalysis of Selective Epoxidation and Its Applicability to Multistage Organic Synthesis; Oxidative Coupling of Methane over Praseodynium Oxide in the Presence and Absence of Tetrachloromethane; Oxidative Coupling of Methane over Alkali-Promoted Simple Molybdate Catalysts; Methane-Selective Oxidation of Silica-Supported Molybdenum(VI) Catalysts: Structure and Catalytic Performance; Partial Oxidation of Ethane over Silica-Supported Molybdate Catalysts; Selective Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane on Promoted Niobium Pentoxide; Factors That Determine Selectivity for Dehydrogenation in Oxidation of Light Alkanes; Optimal Distribution of Silver Catalyst for Epoxidation of Ethylene; Synthesis Gas Formation by Direct Oxidation of Methane over Monoliths; Partial Oxidation Using Membrane Reactors; Selective Oxidation of Hydrocarbons by Supercritical Wet Oxidation