Catalysts for oxidation of lower olefins to unsaturated aldehydes, methods of making and using the same

A method for performing a catalytic chemical reaction in fluid phase for converting one or more fluid phase reactants to one or more fluid phase products comprising contacting a mixture containing said one or more fluid phase reactants with a catalyst under suitable reaction conditions in a reaction zone to form said one or more fluid phase products, said catalyst containing a catalyst composition of the formula:

• MoaPdbBicFedX1eX2fX3gOz,
• wherein:
• X1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, V, Pt, and Rh;
• X2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, Ge, Mn, Nb, Zn, Ag, P, Si, and W;
• X3 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of K, Mg, Rb, Ca, Sr, Ba, Na, and In;
• a is 1;
• b is 0<b<0.3;
• c is 0<c<0.9;
• d is 0<d<0.9;
• e is 0<e<0.9;
• f is 0<f<0.9;
• g is 0<g<0.3;
• and
• z is an integer representing the number of oxygen atoms required to satisfy the valency of Mo, Pd, Bi, Fe, X1, X2, and X3 in the catalyst composition.

A catalyst for the production of unsaturated aldehydes from olefins, said catalyst comprising a catalyst composition having the formula:

• MoaPdbBicFedX1eX2fX3gOz,
• wherein:
• X1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, V, Pt, and Rh;
• X2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, Ge, Mn, Nb, Zn, Ag, P, Si, and W;
• X3 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of K, Mg, Rb, Ca, Sr, Ba, Na, and In;
• a is 1;
• b is 0<b<0.3;
• c is 0<c<0.9;
• d is 0<d<0.9;
• e is 0<e<0.9;
• f is 0<f<0.9;
• g is 0<g<0.3;
• and
• z is an integer representing the number of oxygen atoms required to satisfy the valency of Mo, Pd, Bi, Fe, X1, X2, and X3 in the catalyst composition.