TEXTURAL AND CATALYTIC FEATURES OF SILICON SURFACE MODIFIED WITH ZnO IN THE REACTION OF HOMOGENOUS-HETEROGENEOUS ACTIVATION OF PROPANE-OXYGEN MIXTURES AT LOW PRESSURES

The textural and catalytic characteristics of the surface of silica gel modified with zinc oxide by the sol-gel method and by means of a chemical transport reaction (CTR) have been studied. It was found that catalytic activity of the obtained contacts depends on both the nature and the structural and textural characteristics of the supported ZnO. Using the example of the reaction of low-temperature oxidation of propane, it was found that lower limit of the release of radicals from the surface into the volume with the CTR modification method is lower by 15–20 degrees than in the case of the sol-gel method. It was shown that the catalyst obtained by applying the active phase on the surface of the support by the CTR method is more efficient due to the energy homogeneity of its active centers and the texture characteristics of the surface.