Partial oxidation of methanol on a Sn-Mo-O catalyst. A kinetic study

A Sn-Mo-O catalyst was prepared, characterized, and tested in the partial o xidation of methanol under different experimental conditions. A kinetic mod el which assumes that the reaction involves different active sites such as terminal and bridged oxygen vacancy sites, terminal oxygen (Mo=O), and dual dioxo sites (two adjacent surface dioxo units) has been selected. The expe rimental observations and the predictions of the model show a rather good a greement.