The reaction network of the selective oxidation of n-butane on (VO)2P2O7 catalysts: Nature of oxygen containing intermediates

Abstract The reaction network of the partial oxidation of n-butane to maleic anhydride on (VO)2P2O7 has been investigated using steady-state and transient experiments in a Temporal-Analysis-of-Products (TAP) reactor under vacuum conditions to identify by mass spectrometry possible intermediate products and in a tubular fixed bed reactor at atmospheric pressure to derive information on the role of the detected and other potential intermediates in the reaction network. The oxidation of butane, butadiene, tetrahydrofuran, dihydrofuran, and furan has been studied in the TAP reactor and, additionally to these compounds, crotonaldehyde, crotonlactone, and malealdehydic acid were oxidized in the tubular flow reactor. From the results obtained it can be concluded that the main reaction pathway from butane to maleic anhydride proceeds via the intermediate products n-butenes, butadiene, crotonaldehyde, dihydrofuran, furan, and crotonlactone.

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