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Published in: Topics in Catalysis 19-20/2017

24-08-2017 | Original Paper

Surface Reactivity of the Vanadium Phosphate Catalyst for the Oxidation of Methane

Authors: Torstein Fjermestad, Alexander Genest, Wenqing Li, Gerhard Mestl, Notker Rösch

Published in: Topics in Catalysis | Issue 19-20/2017

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Abstract

Using density functional theory (DFT), we compared the reactivity of vanadyl pyrophosphate (VPP) (100), α-VOPO4 (100), and δ-VOPO4 (100) for key elementary steps of the transformation of methane, serving also as model for similar steps that might occur for other hydrocarbon species. We examined in analogous fashion the initial and rate-determining homolytic C–H cleavage and the reaction of methoxy species to methanol. According to these calculated results, the system prefers the oxidation state V3+ for both types of reactions, thus avoiding the unstable oxidation state V2+. On the three surfaces modelled, either bare or hydrogenated, the models indicate a rather similar reactivity for C–H cleavage whereas methoxy species are energetically preferred over methanol.

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Metadata
Title
Surface Reactivity of the Vanadium Phosphate Catalyst for the Oxidation of Methane
Authors
Torstein Fjermestad
Alexander Genest
Wenqing Li
Gerhard Mestl
Notker Rösch
Publication date
24-08-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Topics in Catalysis / Issue 19-20/2017
Print ISSN: 1022-5528
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9028
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-017-0848-3

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