Propylene epoxide (PO)

as a versatile bulk chemical intermediate

is widely used in the production of a variety of derivatives. Direct propene epoxidation with molecular H2 and O2 to synthesize PO is a greener

simpler and more sustainable route compared with traditional chlorohydrin and several organic hydroperoxide processes. In this study the uncalcined titanium silicate-1 with blocked micropores (TS-1-B) was used to support Au nanoparticles (Au/TS-1-B) for direct propylene epoxidation with hydrogen and oxygen. Au-Ag/TS-1-B was prepared by sequential deposition-precipitation method followed by in-situ reduction to improve the performance of the catalyst. After introducing Ag

the catalytic stability was improved. UV-vis DRS analysis showed the existence of Ag-Au bimetallic particles. It was observed from HRTEM results that the metal particle size was much smaller on Au-Ag/TS-1-B than on Au/TS-1-B and the particle size of the metal particles on both catalysts did not change during the reaction process. Moreover

pyrolysis GC-MS results showed less coke was formed on Au-Ag/TS-1-B and coke could be reduced by regeneration. All these accounted for the significantly improved activity and stability of Au-Ag/TS-1-B catalyst.