Process for oxidising alkanes to alcohols.

摘要

A process for the production of alcohols from alkanes comprises contacting a C1 to C4 alkane with an oxygen-containing gas at elevated temperature in the presence of a molybdenum oxide-containing catalyst which has been activated prior to use by contacting it with a C1 to C4 hydrocarbon at elevated temperature and pressure in the absence of a oxygen-containing gas.