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EPSRC Reference:	GR/L13650/02
Title:	THE ACTIVE SURFACE IN PROPENE/ANE AMMOXIDATION ON MIXED METAL OXIDE CATALYSTS
Principal Investigator:	Goringe, Professor M
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Project Partners:	BASF
Department:	Engineering and Physical Sciences
Organisation:	University of Surrey
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 October 1997	Ends:	30 November 2000	Value (£):	77,123
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Catalysis & Applied Catalysis
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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The proposed research will examine the ammoxidation reaction, specifically of propene and propane, the former being a current and important industrial process for producing intermediates for nylon manufacture. Propane is a cheaper feedstock but is much more difficult to convert due to the difficulty of initial hydrogen abstraction. The main objective of the research is to identify the site which is responsible for high selectivity for the propene reaction, both in terms of morphology and composition. It is for this reason that the programme is very much a collaborative one, directly involving three laboratories as the main contributors. This will bring together a unique range of expertise in catalysis and surface analysis, microscopic particle analysis (at the atomic scale) and theoretical chemistry/computer modelling, all of which are essential to achieving the task in a complete manner. This is important because the selective site in ammoxidation catalysis is a complex one involving (1) a particular morphology, (2) at least two cations (eg Fe and Sb) and (3) anions and anion vacancies. It is our aim to take this knowledge further and make novel catalysts with modified outer layers as described in detail in the attached case, and also to develop our understanding of what limits the selectivity in propane ammoxidation which is currently too inefficient to use commercially.
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