@article { ISI:000226929600009,
	title = {Vapour phase oxidation of acetophenone to benzoic acid over binary oxides of V and Mo},
	journal = {Chemical Engineering Research and Design},
	volume = {83},
	number = {A1},
	year = {2005},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {75-80},
	publisher = {INST CHEMICAL ENGINEERS},
	type = {Article},
	address = {165-189 RAILWAY TERRACE, DAVIS BLDG, RUGBY CV21 3HQ, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>Test data for catalytic oxidation of acetophenone into benzoic acid performed at bench scale with V2O5-MoO3 catalyst in a continuous downflow metal reactor are presented. The process parameters such as temperature and flow rate influence the product distribution. The P2O5, B2O3 and Na2O when used as dopant on V2O5-MoO3 catalyst showed marked influence on activity and selectivity. An acidic catalyst like V2O5-MoO3-P2O5 favours formation of benzoic acid while a basic catalyst like V2O5-MoO3-Na2O favours formation of benzaldehyde. The addition of Na2O into V2O5-MoO3 binary oxides formed new phases (NaVMoO6 and Na2V2Mo3O15), which increased Arrhenius activation energy from 18.24 to 31.35 kcal mol(-1).</p>},
	keywords = {acetophenone, activity, benzoic acid, carbon oxides, oxidation of acetophenone, selectivity},
	issn = {0263-8762},
	doi = {10.1205/cherd.03206},
	author = {Chumbhale, Vilas R. and Paradhy, S. A. and Anilkumar, Mettu and Kadam, S. T. and Bokade, Vijay V.}
}
@article { ISI:000241996500012,
	title = {Vapour phase methylation of phenol over nanocrystalline ZnFe(2-x)A1(x)O(4) (x=0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1.0) ferrospinel system},
	journal = {Indian Journal of Chemical Technology},
	volume = {13},
	number = {5},
	year = {2006},
	month = {SEP},
	pages = {493-498},
	publisher = {NATL INST SCIENCE COMMUNICATION},
	type = {Article},
	address = {DR K S KRISHNAN MARG, NEW DELHI 110 012, INDIA},
	abstract = {<p>The alkylation ofphenol with methanol was carried out over ZnFe2-xAlxO4 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1.0) type spinel systems in a Fixed bed, down flow reactor. The influence of Surface acidity, cation distribution in the spinel lattice and various reaction parameters are discussed. A maximum yield of 70.9 and 22.9\% with selectivity of 73.5 and 23.3\% was obtained for 2,6-xylenol and o-cresol respectively, giving a total ortho selectivity of: 96.8\% over ZnFeAlO4 at 350 degrees C, methanol to phenol molar ratio of 5 and WHSV of 0.6 h(-1). Catalyst characterization was made by XRD, Mossbauer spectroscopy, ammonia desorption and BET surface area measurements. Mossbauer spectroscopy reveals isomorphic substitution or Fe 3 by smaller A 13, into the octahedral sites leading to lattice distortion, Unsymmetrical charge distribution and charge transfer from iron to oxygen making it more basic and proton attracting. This helps vertical adsorption ofphenol and formation of 2.6-xylenol. It has been concluded that catalyst acidity plays major role in the reaction as compared to surface area.</p>},
	keywords = {consecutive methylation, ferrospinels, vertical and horizontal adsorption},
	issn = {0971-457X},
	author = {Reddy, Vanga S. and RadheShyam, A. and Dwivedi, Reena and Rai, A. and Anilkumar, Mettu and Chumbhale, Vilas R. and Aswar, A. S. and Prasad, R.}
}
