Supported transition metal oxide catalysts are extensively used as heterogeneous catalysts for various energy, chemical, and environmental applications. The molecular structures of dehydrated surface metal oxide phases are crucial for understanding structure-activity/selectivity relationships that guide the design of enhanced catalysts. Some early studies suggested that dimeric (aka binuclear) surface metal oxide sites were more active/selective than monomeric (aka mononuclear) sites, prompting interest in synthesizing catalysts with supported dimeric metal oxide structures. This review examines the literature on dehydrated silica-based supported group 7-5 MOx catalysts (ReOx, WOx, MoOx, CrOx, VOx, NbOx, and TaOx on SiO2, MCM-41, AlOx/SiO2, and H-ZSM-5) for their surface metal oxide structures. In situ Raman, extended x-ray absorption fine structure, and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy indicate that monomeric surface MOx structures predominate in all such catalysts. Therefore, the cursory use of dimeric surface M2Ox sites in catalytic mechanisms and reaction models in heterogeneous catalysis by supported metal oxides is questionable, and moving forward, the invoking of supporting dimeric surface M2Ox sites should be critically examined and backed up with direct spectroscopic methods.
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