TY - JOUR A1 - Scheurell, K. A1 - Hoppe, E. A1 - Brzezinka, Klaus-Werner A1 - Kemnitz, E. T1 - Bulk and surface properties of highly dispersed VOx/ZrO2, VOx/SiO2 and VOx/TiO2/SiO2 systems and their relevance for propane oxidation JF - Journal of materials chemistry N2 - Highly dispersed vanadium-doped metal oxides such as VOx/ZrO2, VOx/SiO2 and VOx/TiO2/SiO2 with vanadium contents between 0 and 25 mole% were prepared by special bulk preparation methods (coprecipitation and sol–gel, followed by freeze-drying). Bulk and surface properties of the obtained mixed oxide solid solutions were thoroughly investigated by different analytical methods (Raman and FTIR spectroscopy, TPD, H2-TPR, oxygen isotope measurements etc.). Moreover, the catalytic behaviour of the oxides was studied for the example of the oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of propane to propylene. Independent of the preparation method, the catalytic behaviour of vanadium-doped ZrO2 and TiO2 phases is very similar. Both metal oxide solid solutions are very active in propane ODH whereas the catalytic activity of VOx/SiO2 is relatively low. On the other hand, the reduction of the catalytic activity is accompanied by an improved selectivity for the formation of propylene. The correlation between the catalytic activity and the acidity of the oxide systems is discussed. Oxidation experiments with 18O2 clearly show that the ODH reaction occurs according to the Mars–van Krevelen mechanism. KW - Vanadium-doped metal oxides KW - Solid solutions KW - Coprecipation KW - Sol-gel-method KW - Propan oxidation KW - Catalytic activity KW - Oxygen mobility PY - 2004 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/b402924k SN - 0959-9428 SN - 1364-5501 VL - 14 IS - 16 SP - 2560 EP - 2568 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry CY - Cambridge AN - OPUS4-4152 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -