Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2002, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (5): 902.

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Correlation of Performance and Structure of Supported Rhenium Catalysts for Methanol Selective Oxidation

YUAN You-Zhu1, CAO Wei1, TSAI Khi-Rui1, IWASAWA Yasuhiro2   

  1. 1. Department of Chemistry, Institute of Physical Chemistry, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;
    2. Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
  • Received:2000-12-14 Online:2002-05-24 Published:2002-05-24

Abstract: Supported Re catalysts were prepared by impregnation of ammonium perrhenate precursor on oxide supports, followed by calcination at 673 Kin He steam.Iron-oxides and V2O5 supported Re catalysts showed a higher activity and selectivity for the catalytic methanol oxidation to dimethoxymethane [3CH3OH + (1/2)O2 CH2(OCH3)2 + 2H2O].The selectivity was as high as 90—94% (molar fraction) at 513 K.The highest reaction rate of 450 mmol·h-1·g-1 Re on -Fe2O3 supported Re catalysts was achieved with the Re loading weight of 2%(mass fraction).The reaction rate gradually decreased with the increase of Re loading weight.Calcination of ammonium perrhenate alone at 673 Kin He gave mono-clinic ReO2 as a main product.However, the application of the iron-oxide may prevent Re7+ from reducting to Re4+ during the calcination at 673 Kin He in the case of proper Re loading weight probably through the interaction of ammonium perrhenate with the supports, leading to the growth of Re6+ on the catalyst surface.Above the monolayer loading weight of ReO3, there was coexistence of Re6+ and Re4+ on the catalyst surface.Aredox mechanism between Re6+ and Re4+ species on the catalyst surface was proposed to be responsible for the high performance in the methanol selective oxidation to dimethoxymethane.

Key words: Supported rhenium catalyst, Methanol, Selective oxidation, Dimethoxymethane

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