title: Characterization of nanostructured binary molybdenum oxide catalyst precursors for propene oxidation.
abstract: High-resolution transmission electron microscopy characterization of molybdenum oxide catalyst precursors is carried out for a better understanding of the mechanisms leading to the active catalytic material. The precipitated material consists of both large-unit cell crystals and randomly orientated clusters on a 3-5 nm scale. The crystalline clusters are embedded in non-crystalline material, preventing the formation of large well-defined inactive orthorhombic MoO(3) crystals during activation of the catalyst material.
authors.affiliation: Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany. wagner_j@fhi-berlin.mpg.de
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Othman
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: S B A
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schlögl