Low temperature oxidation of o-xylene with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of vanadium xerogels

Abstract

The present work is dedicated to investigation of vanadium xerogels deposited on titanium oxide for the oxidation process of o-xylene by hydrogen peroxide under the mild conditions. The structure of deposited vanadium catalyst and sizes of vanadium xerogels nanoparticles were investigated by physicochemical methods. The nano-sized particles (5-8 nm) of xerogel vanadium deposited on titanium oxide exhibit high catalytic activity in the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide and in the oxidation of o-xylene by hydrogen peroxide under mild conditions.