Operando Spectroscopic studies of methnol conversion over supported oxomolybdates catalysts

Abstract

A study combining DFT calculations and complementary "in situ" and "operando" techniques is presented. The structure of oxomolybdate catalyst was found to be mandatory for the selected reaction. More precisely, our results converge to the same statement: isolated [MoO4] moieties are not active in methanol oxidation to formaldehyde