6 Phase Relationships in the Cerium-Molybdenum-Tellurium Oxide System 1
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J. C. J. BART , N. GIORDANO , and P. FORZATTI
2
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Instituto di Chimica Industriale, Universita di Messina, Messina, Italy Dipartimento di ChimicaIndustrialeed Ingegneria Chimica del Politecnico, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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The
complex
solid
state
relations
-molybdenum-tellurium oxide determine the boundaries phase
distributions
system
of
of
of
the cerium
were
studied
to
single phase regions and a
typical multicomponent
ammoxidation catalyst.
Between
the (Ce,Mo,Te)O system
contains the following phases:
CeO ,
MoO ,
2
TeO ,
3
2
3
4
2
2
3
2
2
Ce (TeO ) ,
6
β-Te MoO , 2
7
α-Ce Mo O
12.25
CeTe O ,
15
and
7
Ce Mo O ,
13
β-Ce Mo O , 2
α-Te MoO
2
β-Ce Mo O ,
400° and 600°C in air
2
4
4
a
3
and
15
solid solution
(Ce,Te)O , Ce Mo Te O , Ce Mo Te O , 2
6
10
Ce Mo Te O , 4
11
4
47
2
2
2
13
Ce Mo Te O ,
59
10
2
2
4
Ce Mo Te O ,
17
10
of primary crystallization of in the (Ce,Mo,Te)O system
12
14
fields
79
each of these compounds
are
indicated.
A typical
active (Ce,Mo,Te)O ammoxidation catalyst is composed of
the
binary
α-Ce Mo O 2
4
and
15
phase the
structure
of
a
highly
2
ternary
(eventually together with
The
β-Ce Mo O 3
oxide
Ce Mo Te O 6
active
10
4
47
and/or
13
Ce Mo Te O 4
11
10
59
and MoO ). 3
cerium-molybdenum-tellurium
a c r y l o n i t r i l e c a t a l y s t Q ) has previously been described i n terms of binary
(Ce,Mo)0
and
ternary
(Ce,Mo,Te)0
phasesC2).
concluded that none of the constituent oxides ( C e 0
2>
It
was
Mo0 and Te0 ) 3
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o r compounds o f the b i n a r y (Te,Mo)0 o r ( T e , C e ) 0 systems a r e
present
as the a c t i v e phases i n the ammoxidation c a t a l y s t * We have
recently
ternary oxides
identified
(Ce,Mo,Te)0(3),
compositions c a l c i n e d 600°C.
in
after
air
Combined w i t h the
and
at
characterized studying
( C e , T e ) 0 c h e m i s t r y , w h i c h was developed
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(Ce,Mo,Te)0
identification
the
the
between
4 0 0 ° and
The
active
(Ce,Mo,Te)0 a c r y l o n i t r i l e
in
the l a s t decade, i t
is
complex s o l i d - s t a t e r e l a t i o n s o f the
system.
of
over 100 d i f f e r e n t
temperatures
knowledge o f the ( T e , M o ) 0 , ( C e , M o ) 0 , and
now p o s s i b l e t o d e s c r i b e ternary
s e v e r a l new
results
phase
culminated
composition
of
in
a
the
typical
catalyst.
Experimental
P r e p a r a t i v e methods and samples used previous work(3). (CuKA^ the
r a d i a t i o n ) and
following
systems): and
Samples
P-
2
C e
2
M o
(
C e
materials a-Ce Mo 0
7
0
4 i5 I>
2
2
for
t h i s study were those o f
subjected
M o
3
(
(taken
from
4
3
1 3
2
)
3°l2.25 ~ '
3
binary oxide
1 3
Ce (Mo0 ) (6), 2
4
Te0
2
(ASTM 4-593) and Mo0
the
to
and 0 - C e M o O O 5 ) , O J - C e ^ o ^ O ^
C e ( T e 0 ) a ) , (Ce,Te)0 a) together with 2
to x - r a y d i f f r a c t i o n
s p e c t r a were i n t e r p r e t e d w i t h r e f e r e n c e
support
Te Mo0 (4),
were
2
3
CeTe^C^),
(ASTM 1 1 - 6 9 3 ) , C e 0
2
(ASTM 9 - 2 0 9 ) . T e r n a r y o x i d e s (Ce,Mo,Te)0 were
3
i d e n t i f i e d on the b a s i s o f
previous work(3).
T h e - r e l a t i v e amounts
of the phases formed were e s t i m a t e d by comparison o f the h e i g h t s o f the
characteristic
peaks
e s p e c i a l l y T e 0 ~ and 2
after
heating
in
Mo0 ~rich 3
above
550°C,
non-overlapping samples such
positions.
As
are often n o n - c r y s t a l l i n e
preparations
were
calcined
a d d i t i o n a l l y a t 500°C f o r 8 hours f o l l o w e d by s l o w c o o l i n g i n o r d e r to enhance
crystallinity.
R e s u l t s and D i s c u s s i o n
F i g u r e 1 shows ( C e 0 , Mo0 2
3
the
distribution
and T e 0 ) i n 2
temperatures from 4 0 0 ° to exhibits
the
lowest
of
the t h r e e c o n s t i t u e n t o x i d e s
the v a r i o u s t e r n a r y phase c o m p o s i t i o n s at 600°C.
overall
It
is
reactivity.
c l e a r l y seen t h a t C e 0 Noteworthy
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is
2
the
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F i g u r e 1. S i n g l e - p h a s e b o u n d a r i e s f o r the component o x i d e s of the (Ce,Mo,Te)0 s y s t e m between 400° and 600° C and r e g i o n s of f o r m a t i o n of n o n - c r y s t a l l i n e r e a c t i o n p r o d u c t s .
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c o n s i d e r a b l e e x t e n s i o n of the
c o m p a t i b i l i t y range f o r TeO^ between
400° and 4 5 0 ° C , w h i c h c o r r e l a t e s H^TeO^
A l s o of i n t e r e s t
is
w i t h the d e c o m p o s i t i o n process of
the
affinity
of Te0
f o r the
2
other
components ( i n p a r t i c u l a r CeC^) above 5 0 0 ° C . The presence of
-Te^MoOy
(Figure
the phase t r i a n g l e i s expected TeC^-MoO^ s y s t e m ( 4 , 8 ) .
2) i n the CeC^-poor a r e a of
based
Noteworthy
on the known b e h a v i o r of
i s the presence o f
the
considerable
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n o n - c r y s t a l l i n e m a t e r i a l i n t h i s p a r t of the d i a g r a m , e s p e c i a l l y a t 550° and
600°C,
which
relates
^-Te^MoO^ g l a s s ( F i g u r e 1 ) . (4,9)
leads
to
an
partly
to
the
formation of
the
The g l a s s - f o r m i n g tendency of Te Mo0^ 2
underestimate
of
the
extension
of
the
c o m p a t i b i l i t y range of the compound. Among the p r o d u c t s of is extensive
found
phase
a
Ce Mo 0^2 25 2
t
3
abundant
more
o
o
minor
up
to
l o
o
with
more
and
product
under
f o r m a t i o n sequence w i t h the phase
600°C
of
is
reaction
the
500°C
2
2).
an
phase
3
25 *
2
At 600°C,
s
a-
i n comparison to
formed a t about 600°C as a conditions.
in
the
Ce Mo 0^
field
cerium-molybdenum found
occupies
o f oi-Ce^Mo^O^ and
(Figure
phase
c
relations
Above
temperatures.
O. L 4 ID
our
compound
formation
restricted
Brown-red
c
500°C.
complex
e s p e c i a l l y at 550°
J il,ZD .
L
4 5 0 ° C.; the
increasingly higher
C e ^ M o ^ O ^ shows a Ce Mo 0
(Ce,Mo)0 s y s t e m , o n l y y e l l o w - g r e e n
below
field
distribution is
the
the
The
observed
o x i d e phases agrees
(Ce,Mo)0 s y s t e m ( 2 ) ,
even
though the b i n a r y compounds are formed at l o w e r temperatures i n the ternary system.
I n f a c t , whereas
550°C i n ( C e , M o ) 0 ,
this
(Ce,Mo,Te)0
system.
a-Ce Mo 0
and
2
4
1 5
respectively,
as
/3-Ce Mo 0 2
compound
forms
Similarly,
Ce Mo 0 2
3
1 2
opposed
forms by about 650°C i n a i r i n
2
to
temperature i n t h i s s t u d y .
the
i s detected
at
in
at
500°-
a t 400°C i n the
binary
formed
system
550°
the
and
ternary
in air 650°C, system.
t r a n s f o r m a t i o n of c v - C e ^ o ^ O ^
binary The
1 3
already
450°C
polymorphic the
in
are
5
3
system absences
s c h e e l i t e C e ^ M o O ^ ) ^ are not s u r p r i s i n g
at
and at a s l i g h t l y l o w e r of y - C e ^ o ^ O ^ and
the
and are i n accordance w i t h
p r e v i o u s d a t a ( 2^). With
regard
to
the
( F i g u r e 3 ) , we n o t i c e t h a t
phases the
of
the
(Te,Ce)0
solid solutions a -
subsystem
and 0 - ( C e , T e ) O
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F i g u r e 2 . S i n g l e - p h a s e boundaries for (Te,Mo)0 and (Ce,Mo)0 phases i n the (Ce,Mo,Te)0 system between 400° and 6 0 0 ° C .
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F i g u r e 3 . S i n g l e - p h a s e boundaries f o r (Ce,Te)0 phases i n the (Ce,Mo,Te)0 system between 400° and 6 0 0 ° C .
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B A R T ET A L .
Cerium-Molybdenum-Tellurium Oxide System
are both formed i n 450° and 5 0 0 ° C .
rather
These
temperatures(7,10). formed at a
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400°C).
r e s t r i c t e d c o m p o s i t i o n a l ranges between
solid
solutions
where
stability
ELTeO.
range
(up
not s t a b l e at
more
( T e , C e ) 0 system. F o r m a t i o n of
CeTe.O. ΔΟ
the
(Te,Ce)0
broad c o m p a t i b i l i t y range. i n c r e a s i n g temperature,
decomposes to
d i s t r i b u t e d phase i s s l i g h t l y
knowledge of
are
The T e ( V I ) - c o n t a i n i n g s c h e e l i t e
temperature The
95
restricted at
system(7). The
550°C)
Ce^(TeO^)^ to Te0
of
is
(above
o
this
widely
than i n the b i n a r y
550°C conforms w i t h our
T h i s phase a l s o o c c u p i e s a
sequence
namely
higher
from
of phase f o r m a t i o n w i t h
(Ce,Te)02
t o Ce^iTeO^)^ and
CeTe^O^, i s i n good agreement w i t h the b i n a r y s y s t e m Ç O . As
may
be
seen
from
Figure
t e l l u r i u m - r i c h t e r n a r y compounds Ce^Mo^Te^O^y
occupy
4,
important
and
C e
10
M o
is
taken
T e
12 14°79>
Also,
some
t
n
e
minor
equilibria
of
up
by
latter
two
and
c o m p o s i t i o n ranges
The c e n t r a l p o r t i o n of t h i s
with
Ce2Mo Te20 , 2
and
13
broad c o m p a t i b i l i t y r a n g e s .
are
(Ce,Mo,Te)0
and/or
Qe^io^Ze^O^,
Ce^Mo^Te^O^,-,
components
the
molybdenum-
extensive
w i t h i n the (Ce,Mo,Te)0 phase t r i a n g l e . diagram
the
Ce^Mo^Te^O^^,
formed
system,
in
the
namely
solid
state
C e 2 M o T e 2 0 ^ and 3
(Ce Mo Te 0 ). 4
1 3
3
5 1
Under our e x p e r i m e n t a l c o n d i t i o n s , t e r n a r y compounds are formed
already
( C e ^ M o ^ T e ^ O ^ ) , which occupies a not observed at h i g h e r Ce^Mo^Te^O^
is
Ce Mo Te 0
over
a
broad
present
ternary
compound
the f u l l
investigated;
1 3
temperature
range
e x t e n s i v e i n the 4 5 0 ° - 5 0 0 ° C temperature Compounds C e M o T e 0 , 2
a l l formed at about CeyMo^&jQ^ ternary
M
2 °3
T e
4
1 7
450°C
M
the
range.
w h i c h i s s t a b l e over phase f i e l d
i s most
interval.
T e
are
400°-550°C
its
io °12 l4°79
and
range
stable
a
n
d
C e
M
6 °8
T e
6°45
up t o at l e a s t
a
r
e
600°C.
e x h i b i t s the most e x t e n s i v e c o m p a t i b i l i t y range o f a l l
compounds
f i n d s i t s major C e
2
C e
temperature
i n the 4 0 0 ° - 4 5 0 ° C r a n g e .
Ce^Mo^Te^QO^g i s the o n l y
2
Amongst these i s
c o m p a t i b i l i t y a r e a and i s
in
2
aforementioned
The molybdenum-rich compound
stable
2
is
400°C.
small
( 4 0 0 ° - 5 5 0 ° C ) , and i s e x t e n s i v e l y Also,
at
temperatures.
stable
f o u r of the
(in
particular
extension
at
above
600°C.
500°C); Finally,
M
T e
C io °12 14^79 e
the minor phase
2 ° i 6 i s formed at 500°C and i s s t a b l e up t o over 6 0 0 ° C .
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F i g u r e 4 . S i n g l e - p h a s e b o u n d a r i e s f o r (Ce,Mo,Te)0 phases i n the temperature range between 400° and 6 0 0 ° C .
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BART ET AL. As may
be
seen
from
Figure
c r y s t a l l i n e m a t e r i a l was d e t e c t e d phase
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triangle
at
various
1,
in
x-ray
amorphous o r m i c r o -
f a i r l y e x t e n s i v e areas i n the
temperatures.
c e r i u m - p o o r samples c a l c i n e d
at
600°C
s i n t e r e d a s p e c t and are d a r k
in
colour.
In
show
p a r t i c u l a r , many
a v i t r e o u s or h i g h l y However, o n l y i n a few
cases c o m p l e t e l y amorphous samples were observed but the r e g i o n s of g l a s s f o r m a t i o n o b v i o u s l y s t r o n g l y depend on the c o o l i n g r a t e ;
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aspect was not f u r t h e r
investigated.
It
appears t h a t
this
considerable
amounts of (Te,Mo)0 g l a s s - l i k e m a t e r i a l ( o f the 3-Te MoO^ type)
are
2
formed
at
550°
and
s c a t t e r i n g maximum*
600°C. of
max
We
the
c a l c i n e d at 600°C v a r i e s from
Â
in
1 1
1 A
dence t o d=3.34
Â
but
r i c h f r a c t i o n at 500°C but
the
materials with
v a l u e drops to c a . 3.24
Â.
550°C
the
exhibit
7
tellurium-
and
maxima i n c o r r e s p o n -
i n c r e a s i n g cerium concentration
3
conforms
1)
x-ray
samples
this
A l s o , the n o n - c r y s t a l l i n e molybdenum-
molybdenum-poor
temperature ( F i g u r e
the
2
At
c o
molybdenum-rich amorphous
that
f r a c t i o n i n the
s i d e ( c f r . 3.33 À i n 3 - T e M o 0 and
Ce Mo Te O ). 4 11 10 59 /
noticed
d=3.34 Â a t the molybdenum-rich s i d e
t o 3.19 A at the t e l l u r i u m - r i c h 3.29
have
amorphous
microcrystalline is
3
t o g l a s s y (Te,Mo)0 ^ ^ χ * .
different
(d
part =3.15
at
3 3
^) ,
the
A).
same
At lower
max temperatures the presence p a r t l y due starting
to
of
incomplete
products.
non-crystalline material is
decomposition
The e x t e n s i v e
and
probably
interaction
of
the
amorphous phase f o r m a t i o n i n the
c e n t r a l p o r t i o n o f the phase diagram at 450°C may be due t o C e 0 or Ce^Mo^Te^O^ ^ ~ * ^» c e r i u m - p o o r amorphous f r a c t i o n d v a r i e s from c a . 3.36 t o 3.27 Â a t the Mo- and T e - r i c h s i d e s , max 2
d
3
1 5
i
n
t
n
e
m a x
respectively.
At
400°C
respectively.
At
this
these
values
temperature,
are some
3.30
completely
samples were found a t the C e : M o : T e = ( 1 5 - 2 0 ) : 4 5 : ( 3 5 - 4 0 ) D e s p i t e the g r e a t c o m p l e x i t y of phases) a l l x - r a y powder s p e c t r a be a s c e r t a i n e d
from the
c o m p o s i t i o n a l range
w i t h l e s s than about reasonable
5
with at%
and corresponds
to
of
the of the
Â,
amorphous
different
As may e a s i l y
the proposed phase d i s t r i b u t i o n s
p r o p e r l y account f o r the presence full
interpreted.
3.19
ratios.
the system ( w i t h 20
were
figures,
and
each of the c a t i o n s over exception
one
of
the components.
sensitivity
the
of the phase ranges This i s
l i m i t of the
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method.
Only i n the
400°C
s e r i e s , e x t e n s i v e a r e a s i n the c e r i u m -
and t e l l u r i u m - r i c h ranges o f the the presence o f Te o r Mo.
phase t r i a n g l e do not account
T h i s i s , however, a consequence o f
complete d a t a a t t h i s t e m p e r a t u r e . a n a l y t i c d a t a f o r the new the TeO^-Ce^iMoO^)^
for
Based on the r e p o r t e d
less
thermo-
t e r n a r y phases(3) , i t appears t h a t below
binary
juncture
steeply; compositions r i c h i n
the
l i q u i d surface T e
MoO^ and
0
m
e
2
^
t
a
t
descends
considerably
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lower t e m p e r a t u r e s . I n some r e a c t a n t m i x t u r e s were
detected,
e.g.
Ce:Mo:Te=7:8:5
after
presence o f more
as
as
in
many the
calcination
phases
than
at
as s i x c r y s t a l l i n e phases case
of
the
550°C
for
composition
8
those p e r m i t t e d under
hours.
thermodynamic
e q u i l i b r i u m i s a consequence o f the i n c o m p l e t e n e s s o f the between the components under also noticed that various sensitive
to
the
s
Ce:Mo:Te 5:8:7
Ce^MOgTe^O^,
areas
composed
experimental of
preparative
is
^-Ce^Mo^O^ after
our
the
of
Ce^Mo^Te^O^^
and
c a l c i n a t i o n at 500°C and 550°C
2
It
is
1 7
the composition
C e ^ M o ^ T e ^ O ^ and
f o r 8 hours but c o n s i s t s o f
an
each
conditions.
e.g.
Ce Mo Te^0 , 2
reactions
phase diagram a r e h i g h l y
conditions;
c a l c i n a t i o n at 550°C
The
amorphous for 8 hours.
fraction
after
Another t y p i c a l
example i s g i v e n i n T a b l e I , but v a r i o u s o t h e r such cases were a l s o encountered.
Without v a r i a t i o n s
r e s u l t s are normally (such
as
reduced
o b s e r v e d , as i n d e e d
in
perfectly
the r e a c t i o n p a r a m - e t e r s ,
reproducible.
molybdenum
oxides
and
the
No reduced phases TeMo^O^)
were
ever
expected.
Conclusions
On the b a s i s o f
the
solid-state
s y s t e m , i t i s now p o s s i b l e t y p i c a l unsupported
to
derive
(Ce,Mo,Te)0
composition of R e f . ( 1 1 ) ,
as
r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f the ( C e , M o , T e ) 0 the phase d i s t r i b u t i o n o f a
acrylonitrile
indicated
in
catalyst
Table
I.
with
the
The r e s u l t s
agree w i t h p r e v i o u s c o n c l u s i o n s w i t h r e g a r d to the r o l e o f (Te,Mo)0 and ( T e , C e ) 0 o x i d e s i n t h i s o f the a c t i v e (Ce,Mo)0 XPS r e s u l t s
system and the most l i k e l y c o m p o s i t i o n
phases
( /?-Ce Mo 0 2
3
1 3
and a - C e ^ o ^ O ^ )
( C e ( I I I ) r a t h e r t h a n Ce(IV) i n the c a t a l y s t )
favour
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3
2
3
+
+ +
a+8
8
600
600
+, p r e s e n t ; - , a b s e n t ; s,
Amorphous f r a c t i o n w i t h d
b
c
r
As p r e c e e d i n g
a
max
=3.33 A .
s m a l l amount.
+
a+8
550
line.
+
+
+
+
a+8
llT
500
4
10
59
Ce Mo e 0
+
15
+
4
8
2
-Ce Mo 0
450
M
2 °3°12.25
Ce
8
13
400
Mo0 -Ce Mo 0
Phase d i s t r i b u t i o n
(Ce,Mo,Te)0
t
(h)
conditions
Phase d i s t r i b u t i o n i n the unsupported
Τ (°C)
Activation
Table I .
Ce^o^Te^
catalyst.
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(c) + (c)
+
+ (c)
amorphous
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presence of a - C e ^ M o ^ O ^
and
lead
to
oxygen c o n t e n t of the c a t a l y s t Q J . component
i n the phase diagram
the c a t a l y s t
is
essentially
p r o p y l e n e (J12^.
The
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previously
(Table
In f a c t ,
the
presented
range
of
MoO^
catalyst.
active
ternary
phase(s),
and
the
stoichiometry
(Table m a x
I).
is
our
current
study
The p r e v i o u s l y
the
to
reported
by
catalyst,
x-ray
no t e l l u r i u m -
diffraction
of
the (d
fflax
samples
above 500°C
amorphous
fraction
=3.29 A ) , a compound
n o n - c r y s t a l l i n e form above 5 0 0 ° C ( 3 ) .
unknown
i d e n t i f i e d as C e . M o , . Te. O . 4 11 10 59 a c t i v e phase of the
active
maximum
in
and/or
s t a b l e much above 5 0 0 ° C .
Ce^io^e^O^
obtained
n
being
identification
Ce^Mo^Te^O^
the phase d i s t r i b u t i o n o f
the
detected
= 3 . 3 3 A) p o i n t s
which i s e a s i l y
to
of
However,
namely
not
i s noticed that according
c o n t a i n i n g phase
(d
the
T h i s c o n c l u s i o n agrees
results(2)
C e ^ M o ^ T e ^ O ^ w i t h the l a t t e r
with
in
I).
the
It
ammoxidation
the presence o f t h i s compound as
The new f e a t u r e , d e r i v e d from t h i s work, i s the of
to
i t i s w e l l known
inactive i n selective
compatibility
a s i g n i f i c a n t component of
proposed
of s i g n i f i c a n c e w i t h r e s p e c t
( C e , M o , T e ) 0 system c a s t s doubt on
with
r e v i s i o n of the
c o m p o s i t i o n and a c t i v i t y .
t h a t t h i s phase i s of
a
The absence of Ce^iMoO^)^ as a
ternary Therefore,
cn
(Ce,Mo,Te)0
oxide(2) '
it
has
now been
i s l i k e l y that J
ammoxidation c a t a l y s t
the
c o n s i s t s of
an Q f - C e ^ M o ^ O ^ - r i c h m i x t u r e c o n t a i n i n g C e ^ M o ^ T e ^ O ^ g . I n e v a l u a t i n g our r e s u l t s industrial catalystQ), effect and
of the s i l i c a
yet
is
from
that
to
phase of
In
fresh SiO^-supported a c t i v e
the the
a
also
In of
(Te,Ce)0/Si02 the
fact,
as
here shown
the ( T e , C e ) 0 system system
at
the
same effect
r a t e s and s t a b i l i t y ranges
from x - r a y d i f f r a c t i o n d a t a of a
ternary to
taken o f
d i l u t i o n and i n t e r a c t i o n
formation fact,
be
has not been c o n s i d e r e d role.
distribution
the
the r e s p e c t i v e
of the v a r i o u s phases.
c o n c l u s i o n s i n r e l a t i o n to should
which
play
a c t i v a t i o n temperature due t o which a f f e c t s
and
account
support,
likely
p r e v i o u s l y ( 7 , 1 0 ) , the differs
an
the
phase, results
the f o r m a t i o n o f some
CeO^ i s
inferred,
contrary
system.
For these
reasons, a d d i t i o n a l spectroscopic
of
the
unsupported
and
catalytic
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BART ET AL.
Cerium-Molybdenum-Tellurium Oxide System
a c t i v i t y studies regard
to
the
are nature
necessary of
i n d u s t r i a l (Ce,Mo,Te)0/Si0
the
to
confirm
active
101
our suggestions with
phases
contained
i n the
catalyst.
Acknowledgment s
One of us ( P . F . ) acknowledges
support from the I t a l i a n Ministry of
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