Impact of surface mobility in selective oxidation. Isotopic exchange of O-18(2) with O-16(2) on various oxides: MoO3, SnO2 and Sb2O4. Effect of a reducer gas
Isotopic oxygen exchange experiments were carried out on simple oxides (Sb2O4, MoO3 and SnO2) and mechanical mixtures of MoO3 or SnO2 (acceptor phase) with Rh/Al2O3 or Sb2O4 (donor phase). With Rh/Al2O3 a synergy effect is found: the amount of oxygen exchanged on the mixture is higher than the sum of oxygen exchanged on the two separate phases. This is a prove of oxygen mobility between donor and acceptor phases. With Sb2O4 this effect is less marked suggesting that the presence of a reducer gas is required. In presence of hydrocarbon, no isotopic exchange is observed: only total oxidation occurs. The presence of Sb2O4 decreases the rate of total oxidation by blocking, by oxygen spillover, the most active sites for oxidation.
Martin, D., Kaur, P., Duprez, D., Gaigneaux, E., Ruiz, P., & Delmon, B. (1996). Impact of surface mobility in selective oxidation. Isotopic exchange of O-18(2) with O-16(2) on various oxides: MoO3, SnO2 and Sb2O4. Effect of a reducer gas. Catalysis Today, 32(1-4), 329-336. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-5861(96)00092-2 (Original work published 1996)