V-doped titanium mixed oxides as efficient catalysts for oxidation of alcohols and olefins

Abstract

V/TiO₂ nanoparticles were synthesized by a one-pot solution combustion method using ammonium metavanadate and titanyl nitrate as a source of vanadium and titanium, respectively. Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), FT-IR, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were employed to characterize the physicochemical properties of this compound. This compound shows efficient catalytic reactivity for epoxidation of olefins and oxidation of alcohols in the presence of H₂O₂ as an oxidant.