| abstract |
The invention relates to an oxidation catalyst comprising at least one inorganic oxidic or ceramic shaped support, its preparation method, its use in various catalytic gas-phase oxidation reactions and a corresponding method for catalytic gas-phase oxidation reactions, The shaped support has a BET surface area based on the support of less than 0.5 m 2 /g, which is at least partially coated with a catalytically active multi-element oxide, wherein the catalyst is free of noble metals and the shaped support has a saddle shape , whose saddle surfaces are relatively curved in two principal directions. |