Controlling the solvothermal synthesis of the mixed vanadium - molybdenum oxides by employing surfractants
It is shown that the solvothermal synthesis of mixed vanadium - molybdenum oxide 0.5V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> : 0.5MoO<sub>3</sub> in the presence of surfactants permits one to exert an effective control over the phase formation and to obtain needle-like crystals exhibiting high aspect ratio. The synthesis in the presence of polyethylene-glycol (non-ionogenic surfactant) ensures blocking of the terminal OH-groups at the surface of mixed oxide thus preventing the agglomeration of arising grid structures with high surface-to-volume ratio showing much promise as the heterogeneous catalysts.