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. 2020 Sep 1;5(36):22808–22815. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.0c01921

Table 2. Comparison of Catalytic Activities of VPO/β-SiC Materialsa.

entry catalyst conversion (%) formaldehyde sel. (%)
1 without catalyst 3 0.1
2 β-SiC 61 5
3 VPO 87.2 51.5
4 5 wt % VPO/β-SiC 100 62.3
5 10 wt % VPO/β-SiC 100 76.4
6 15 wt % VPO/β-SiC 100 70
a

Conditions: Amount of catalyst, 0.05 g; Temp., 80 °C; time, 6 h; oxidant, tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP); methanol/oxidant ratio, 1:1.