Rhenium oxide-modified H3PW12O40/TiO2catalysts for selective oxidation of dimethyl ether to dimethoxy dimethyl ether
- 28 July 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Green Chemistry
- Vol. 16 (11), 4708-4715
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c4gc01373e
Abstract
An efficient rhenium oxide-modified H3PW12O40/TiO2 catalyst is found for a new synthesis of dimethoxy dimethyl ether from dimethyl ether oxidation. The effects of Re loading, H3PW12O40 content and different feedstocks on the performance of Re–H3PW12O40/TiO2 were investigated. The results showed that DMM2 selectivity was significantly improved up to 60.0%, with 15.6% of DME conversion over 5% Re–20% H3PW12O40/TiO2. NH3-TPD, NH3-IR, Raman spectra, H2-TPR, XPS and TEM were used to extensively characterize the structure and surface properties of the catalysts. The introduction of H3PW12O40 significantly affected the structure and reducibility of surface rhenium oxide species, in addition to increasing the acidity of the catalyst. The increased number of Lewis acid sites and weak acid sites and the optimal ratio of Re4+/Re7+ of Re–H3PW12O40/TiO2 were favorable for the formation of DMM2 from DME oxidation. The possible reaction pathway of DME oxidation to DMM2 was proposed.Keywords
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