Alkane oxidation reactions, mixed metal oxides selectivity

Ml phase " represents the clearest example of a multifunctional catalyst in which each element, in close geometrical and electronic synergy with the surrounding elements, plays a specific role in turn, as an isolated active site, in every reaction step for the alkane transformation into the partial oxidation product desired. The flexibility of the structure allows modification of the catalyst composition and hence its catalytic behavior. Moreover, this type of mixed-metal oxide catalyst has the ability to catalyze other different oxidation reactions starting from alkanes, such as propane oxidation to acrylic acid, " oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene, and n-butane selective oxidation. ... 

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