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The Role of Ti and Lewis Acidity in Manganese Oxide Octahedral Molecular Sieves Impregnated with Titanium in Oxidation Reactions
Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis (2014)
  • Fitri Hayati, University Technology Malaysia
  • Sheela Chandren, University Technology Malaysia
  • Halimaton Hamdan, University Technology Malaysia
  • Hadi Nur, University Technology Malaysia
Abstract
Octahedral manganese oxide molecular sieves (OMS-2) was prepared by precipitation method and modified by impregnation of titanium with different titanium/manganese (Ti/Mn) ratio. It was discovered that Ti/Mn ratio of less than 0.5 still retains the original pure cryptomelane structure of OMS-2. However, for sample with Ti/Mn ratio of more than 0.5, some rutile phases of titania (TiO2) can be detected together with the cryptomelane phase. Lewis acid sites were also observed in the titanium modified OMS-2 (Ti-OMS-2). Ti-OMS-2 was then used as catalysts for the oxidation of cyclohexane, cyclohexene and styrene, where Ti-OMS-2 with Ti/Mn ratio of 0.67 was most active in all three of the oxidation reactions as compared to TiO2 and OMS-2. The results suggest that both titanium sites in framework and non-framework and the Lewis acidity created by the impregnation of Ti, increased the activity of OMS-2 in oxidation reactions. 
Keywords
  • Titanium-impregnated manganese oxide molecular sieves,
  • oxidation; Lewis acidity,
  • framework and non-framework Ti
Publication Date
2014
Citation Information
Fitri Hayati, Sheela Chandren, Halimaton Hamdan and Hadi Nur. "The Role of Ti and Lewis Acidity in Manganese Oxide Octahedral Molecular Sieves Impregnated with Titanium in Oxidation Reactions" Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis Vol. 9 Iss. 1 (2014) p. 28 - 38
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