Von molekularen Precursoren zu Oxidphasen im System V2O5 / Nb2O5. Darstellung, Eigenschaften, katalytische Aktivität

In this work, mixed alkoxides of general formula [V(O)Nbx(OR)(3+5x)] (R = n-C3H7 and C2H5, x = 1, 4.5 and 9) are obtained. They are used to prepare complex (V/Nb)-pentoxides. Different spectroscopic methods, for example UV/VIS, resonance raman, infrared, temperature dependant 51V NMR and two dimensional 1H or 13C NMR, are used to elucidate structural details. It can be shown that the alkoxide precursor is a mixture of monomers and dimers which exchange very quickly. 2 % [V(O)Nb(OPr)8] (Pr = propyl) exists in a 0.1 molar solution. This complex is in equilibrium with V(O)(OPr)3 and Nb(OPr)5. Nb(OPr)5 itself exchanges with [Nb(OPr)5]2. For nuclear magnetic resonance experiments the exchange has to be slowed down using low temperatures.Controlled hydrolysis at 5 °C of a mixture of V(O)(OPr)3 and [Nb(OEt)5]2 in propanol leads to a clear transparent gel. The ratio of V : Nb is 1 : 1, 1 : 4.5 or 1 : 9, and oxalic acid is used as a chelating agent. Moreover, a dried product of a frozen solution of ammonium vanadate and ammonium oxyoxalatoniobate in water is found to be an appropriate precursor for the fore-mentioned oxides. Thermal decomposition of the gels and of the freeze dried products is monitored thermoanalytically and mass spectrometrically.The compositions of the resulting phases are examined and compared with the composition obtained via conventional synthesis (sintering of powder mixtures). Phases VNbxO(2.5+2.5x) (x = 1, 4.5 and 9) are obtained through the sol-gel technique and freeze drying at distinctly lower temperatures. VNbO5 crystallizes between 400 and 650 °C and V4Nb18O55 between 550 and 750 °C. A clean, non-reduced phase, VNb9O25, crystallizes above 1100 °C in oxygen. Below this temperature, solid solutions of V2O5 in TT- or M-Nb2O5 exist. Conventionally, pure VNbO5 is not obtainable. Some sol-gel synthesized products have the advantage of a more complete phase formation. In this way, a new phase of composition VNb9O25 can be found. The phase is homöotypic to M-Nb2O5.An additional advantage of the sol-gel synthesis lies in relatively high surface areas. Adversely, carbon remaining from the alcohol groups favours the thermodynamically stable phase VNb9O25 over the phase V4Nb18O55. Consequently, the freeze drying method seems to be the best way to get metastable phases in the system V2O5/x·Nb2O5.The formation of the complex oxides is controlled through the thermodynamics at phase boundaries. Therefore, to get mixed phases, structurally similar starting materials are preferred. In other words, using V2O5 and TT-Nb2O5 as starting materials the mixed phase similar to TT-Nb2O5 can be obtained. B-Nb2O5 as precursor yields another mixed phase similar to B-Nb2O5. In this work, this effect is called the "structure directing effect". It is explained through the consumption of free enthalpy at the phase boundaries.As an additional point, catalytic activities of the complex oxides are examined. Because of a synergism of the known good activity of V2O5 and the good selectivity of Nb2O5, a strongly enhanced activity of the mixed oxides is found. Large surface areas further improve the activity. Connections between oxygen partial pressure, band gap and catalytic activity are found. A dilution of V2O5 in Nb2O5 down to 10 mol-% also causes an enhancement of catalytic activity.

Level thesis:degree_level

thesis.doctoral

Grantor dc:publisher

Technische Universität Dresden

Year

2005

Author dc:creator

• Mayer-Uhma, Tobias

Contributors dc:contributor

• Langbein, Hubert
• Thomas, Berthold
• Guth, Ulrich

• 2D-NMR
• IR/UV/VIS-Spektroskopie
• Sauerstoffkoexistenzdruckmessungen
• Sol-Gel
• Vanadium-/Niobalkoide
• gemischte Oxide
• IR/UV/VIS-spectroscopy
• Vanadium/Niobium alkoxides
• mixed oxides