Metathesis of butene to propene and pentene over WO3/MTS-9

A WO3/MTS-9 catalyst for metathesis of butene to propene and pentene was prepared by supporting tungsten oxide on MTS-9. The prepared catalyst was characterized by a number of experimental techniques including XRD, nitrogen adsorption, NH3-TPD, H2-TPR, UV-DRS and UV-Raman, The characterization data showed that three types of tungsten species (tetrahedral, octahedral polytungstate species and WO3 crystallites) are present on the catalyst. In the case of butene metathesis, the performance of WO3/MTS-9 was tested. On the base of experiment results, we speculated that the tetrahedral and the octahedral polytungstate species may be the active sites rather than crystalline WO3.

Graphical abstractThe paper aims at finding a kind of catalyst for metathesis of butene to propene at lower temperature, which possesses higher activity than conventional catalyst.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slideHighlights► Titanium in support modifies interaction between active species and support. ► WO3/MTS-9 increases remarkably the production of propene. ► The active species are surface tungsten oxide interacting with support.