Catalytic epoxidation of propene with H(2)O-O(2) reactants on Au/TiO(2).
Au/TiO(2) catalysts form hydroperoxy species from H(2)O-O(2) mixtures at near-ambient temperatures; these species can be used in the selective epoxidation of propene to propylene oxide.
Ojeda
Manuel
M
Deparment of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
Iglesia
Enrique
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