The catalysts used for manufacturing methyl methacrylate (MMA) by two-step conversion of isobutylene via methacrolein (MAID were studied. The selective oxidation of isobutylene to MAL was carried out in a fixed-bed flow microreactor using a series of Mo-Bi-containing catalysts and the oxidative esterification of MAL to MMA was carried out in a slurry-bed reactor using a series of palladiumcontaining catalysts. By means of BET and XPS, the properties of the catalysts were characterized. It was found that the performance of Mo-Bi-Co-Fe-Ce-O catalyst was improved distinctly when Cs was added for the selective oxidation of isobutylene to MAL, and the Pd5Bi2PbFe/CaCO3 catalyst with the loading sequence of Pd, Pb and Bi, Fe showed the best performance for the oxidative esterification of MAL to MMA.
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