Preparation of zeolitic bismuth vanadomolybdate using a ball-shaped giant polyoxometalate for olefin epoxidation

Abstract

Zeolitic octahedral metal oxides are interesting materials that have received increasing attention. A bismuth vanadomolybdate-based zeolitic octahedral metal oxide was synthesized using a ball-shaped polyoxovanadomolybdate with different Bi sources. The material was used as a heterogeneous catalyst for olefin epoxidation. Different olefins were converted to their corresponding epoxides by the catalyst under mild conditions. This robust catalyst was reused several times without loss of activity.