The surface acid properties of WO
x
supported on different oxides (alumina, silica, magnesia, titania,
zirconia, and niobia), as well as the decomposition of butan-2-ol on these systems, have been studied by
FT-IR spectroscopy. Incorporation of supported tungsten-containing species significantly increases the
surface acid properties, and new surface acid sites develop, except for in the magnesia-supported system.
The increase in surface acidity is responsible for the high selectivity to butene formation on these systems,
except for in the magnesia-supported system, where a larger selectivity to methyl ethyl ketone is observed.
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