Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 1996, 61, 1131-1140
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19961131

Physicochemical and Catalytic Properties of Spinels Formed by Solid-Solid Interaction Between Fe2O3and V2O5

Abd El-Aziz Ahmed Said

Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt

Abstract

Vanadium oxide catalysts doped or mixed with 1-50 mole % Fe3+ ions were prepared. The structure of the original samples and those calcined from 200 up to 500 °C were characterized by TG, DTA, IR and X-ray diffraction. The SBET values and texture of the solid catalysts were investigated. The catalytic dehydration-dehydrogenation of isopropanol was carried out at 200 °C using a flow system. The results obtained showed an observable decrease in the activity of V2O5 on the addition of Fe3+ ions. Moreover, Fe2V4O13 is the more active and selective catalyst than FeVO4 spinels. The results were correlated with the active sites created on the catalyst surface.

Keywords: Fe2O3-V2O5 spinels, properties.