Deoxygenation of benzoic acid on metal oxides. I. The selective pathway to benzaldehyde

Lange de, M.W. and Ommen van, J.G. and Lefferts, L. (2001) Deoxygenation of benzoic acid on metal oxides. I. The selective pathway to benzaldehyde. Applied Catalysis A: General, 220 . pp. 41-49. ISSN 0926-860X

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Abstract:	The mechanism of the selective deoxygenation of benzoic acid to benzaldehyde was studied on ZnO and ZrO2. The results show conclusively that the reaction proceeds as a reverse type of Mars and van Krevelen mechanism consisting of two steps: hydrogen activates the oxide by reduction resulting in the formation of oxygen vacancies. Subsequent re-oxidation of these vacancy sites by benzoic acid yields benzaldehyde. Inhibition of the deoxygenation reaction can be achieved by addition of suitable polar compounds with a high affinity for the oxygen vacancy sites such as carbon dioxide or water. Differences in the catalytic activity and selectivity of ZnO and ZrO2 can be attributed to differences in hydrogen activation, redox properties and extent of benzoic acid coverage.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2001 Elsevier Science B.V.
Faculty:	Science and Technology (TNW)
Research Group:	Catalytic Processes and Materials (CPM)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/37431
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0926-860X(01)00703-7
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