Ultrafine La–Mo and Ce–Mo complex oxide particle catalysts for selective oxidation of toluene

Abstract

It has been found that by decreasing the particle size of La–Mo and Ce–Mo complex oxides to nanoscale, the reactivity of lattice oxygen ions and thus the selectivity for oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde can be remarkably improved.

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