Over that past 70 years, acrylonitrile has provided an important raw materials for the polymers and plastics industry, largely catalyzed by the commercialization of the propylene ammoxidation process.  The body of mechanistic information on this process which has been accumulated over that time by both academic and industrial researchers is staggering both in the wealth of insights regarding key steps of the process, as well as the breadth of techniques employed.  The use of <i>in-situ</i> molecular probes is one methodology that has provided information useful in the elucidation of surface intermediates and the role of critical catalytic sites.  This work has not only provided the basis for new and improved catalysts, but also for identification of catalytic components effective for related processes.

Mechanism in selective oxidation catalysis by metal oxides

249th National Meeting (2015)

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