Table 1. Atomic Percentage of MoO2 (Mo4+), Mo4O11 (Mo5+), and MoO3 (Mo6+) Species on the Spent Catalyst Surface, based on Mo 3d XPS.
| catalyst | atomic percentage on the surface (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Mo6+ | Mo5+ | Mo4+ | |
| MoO3/Ti3AlC2 (spent) | 24 | 41 | 35 |
| MoO3/Al2O3 (spent) | 50 | 50 | 0 |
| MoO3/TiO2 (spent) | 80 | 20 | 0 |