been prepared, characterized and studied in the mild oxidation catalysis of ethane, Pure and
Pd doped (VO) 2 P 2 O 7 are found to be very selective catalysts for the direct oxidation of
ethane in acetic acid and anhydride as low as 250° C, whereas oxides having the
composition [Mo 0.73 V 0.18 Nb 0.09] catalyze selectively either the oxidative
dehydrogenation of ethane in ethylene near 350° C, or its oxidation to acetic acid at lower …