Catalytic properties of oxides in vapor phase oxidation of acetone

The temperature dependences of the rate of oxidation of acetone vapors by oxygen on oxide surface catalysts: V₂O₅, Co₃O₄., MoO₃ and TiO₂ (rutile), and the industrial catalyst VKSh were determined. A series of the catalytic activity of the above surface catalysts was established. The relationship between the catalytic properties of the oxides in the oxidation of acetone and their redox and acid-base characteristics was analyzed. The catalytic activity of the oxides in the oxidation reaction of acetone and methanol were compared.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 114–117, January–February, 1988.