Abstract:In order to effectively regulate the selectivity of isobutene gas-phase oxidation products (methacrolein or methacrylic acid), MoVTe mixed metal oxide catalysts were prepared using (NH?)?Mo?O??·4H?O, NH?VO? and H?TeO? as raw materials. B or W doped MoVTe mixed metal oxide catalysts (MoVTeB and MoVTeW) were then synthesized via evaporation concentration method, with H?BO? or (NH?)?H?W??O??·xH?O serving as B and W sources, respectively. These catalysts were applied in the catalytic gas-phase oxidation of isobutene (IB). XRD, XPS and NH?-TPD were employed to characterize MoVTeB and MoVTeW, focusing on the effects of B and W doping amounts on their catalytic performance in isobutene gas-phase oxidation. The results demonstrate that MoVTeB?.? and MoVTeW?.?, prepared with B and W doping amounts of 1.2 and 0.4 respectively (calculated by dividing the value of B/W amount in mmol by 2.4), exhibit optimal catalytic performance. Under the optimal reaction conditions of 450 ℃ and an oxygen-to-alkene ratio (n(O?)∶n(IB)) of 20:2, the maximum conversion rates of IB over these catalysts reach 90% and 96% respectively, with selectivities to methacrolein and methacrylic acid being 80% and 67% respectively. Both MoVTeB?.? and MoVTeW?.? show good catalytic stability during the 20-hour stability test. B doping reduces the number of strong acidic sites in MoVTeB?.?, which is beneficial for the desorption and formation of methacrolein. In contrast, W doping increases the strong acidic sites in MoVTeW?.?, making methacrolein unlikely to desorb and thus promoting its further oxidation to methacrylic acid.