Author:
Álvarez-Hernández Débora,Ivanova Svetlana,Domínguez María Isabel,Blanes José María Martínez,Centeno Miguel Ángel
Abstract
AbstractThis study focused on the development of vanadium-based catalysts for formic acid production from glucose. The influence of different vanadium precursors on the catalytic activity of titania supported catalysts was contemplated and compared to the performance of commercial and synthesized unsupported V2O5. The obtained results reveal a successful deposition of multiple vanadium species on TiO2 as confirmed by XRD, Raman, and UV-Vis measurements. Catalyst screening identifies V5+ species as main player indicating its important oxidizing potential. Afterwards, the key reaction conditions, as temperature, time, pressure and catalyst loading, were optimized as well as the state of the catalyst after the reaction characterized.
Funder
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC