Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for treating a catalyst for alkane oxidative dehydrogenation and/or alkene oxidation, which catalyst is a mixed metal oxide catalyst containing molybdenum, vanadium and niobium, wherein the process comprises: contacting, during a period of time from 30 minutes to shorter than 5 hours, the catalyst with a gas mixture comprising an inert gas and oxygen (O2), wherein the amount of oxygen is of from to less than 10,000 parts per million by volume (ppmv), based on the total volume of the gas mixture, at an elevated temperature.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for treating a catalyst for alkane oxidative dehydrogenation and/or alkene oxidation, which catalyst is a mixed metal oxide catalyst containing molybdenum, vanadium and niobium, wherein the process comprises: contacting the catalyst with a gas mixture comprising an inert gas and oxygen (O2), wherein the amount of oxygen is of from 10 to less than 10,000 parts per million by volume (ppmv), based on the total volume of the gas mixture, at an elevated temperature.