Research Article

Selective Oxidation of Styrene to Benzaldehyde by Co-Ag Codoped ZnO Catalyst and H2O2 as Oxidant

Table 4

EDX analysis of C4 before using and at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th cycles.

ElementsWt.%Atomic %

As-prepared catalystOK14.7341.58
AgL1.880.76
CoK0.420.32
ZnK82.9657.31

1st cycleOK18.0547.58
AgL1.970.76
CoK0.450.32
ZnK79.5451.31

2nd cycleOK20.8052.01
AgL2.080.77
CoK0.440.30
ZnK76.6846.92

3rd cycleOK25.5458.63
AgL2.260.77
CoK0.430.27
ZnK71.7740.32

4th cycleOK31.3665.43
AgL2.490.77
CoK0.360.20
ZnK65.7333.59