Chemistry Letters, Vol.30, No.7, 696-697, 2001
A good performance VPO catalyst for partial oxidation of n-butane to maleic anhydride
A VPO catalyst prepared by the reaction of vanadium pentoxide and isobutyl alcohol/benzyl alcohol in the presence of polyethylene glycol with the molecular weight of 2000 (PEG2000) was found to be highly selective and active for the conversion of n-butane to maleic anhydride.