
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Foster, NR 
A1  - Wainwright, MS 
A1  - Westerman, DWB 
T1  - A preliminary study of the influence of alkali-metal promoters on the selectivity and activity of vanadium catalysts in the oxidation of naphthalene
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1981
VL  - 34
IS  - 6
SP  - 1325
EP  - 1330
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9811325 
N2  - The oxidation of naphthalene over vanadia catalysts promoted by alkali- metal sulfates was studied in the temperature range 400-440&#176;C. The effects of SO3 levels and alkali-metal sulfate promoter type on catalyst activity and selectivity were investigated in laboratory fixed-bed reactors employing integral conversions.     The relative promoting abilities of the alkali metals sodium, potassium, rubidium and caesium were investigated with laboratory catalyst preparations. Alkali metals of higher atomic number favoured selectivity to partial oxidation products with an associated loss in overall activity. 
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