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The mixed oxides were prepared using two different vanadium precursors: ammonium metavanadate and vanadium(IV)-oxy acetylacetonate. These precursors influenced the acidic\/basic properties and the concentration of oxygen vacancies in the resulting catalysts. The texture and surface properties of the synthesized materials were analyzed using nitrogen adsorption\/desorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and UV\u2013visible spectroscopy (UV-vis). Their catalytic activity was evaluated through the dehydration and dehydrogenation of 2-propanol and the ECODS of DBT. The mixed oxides synthesized with an excess of ammonium metavanadate (Nb:V = 1:2) demonstrated superior catalytic activity in removing DBT from the oil phase, achieving approximately 90% removal within 90 min at 60 \u00b0C. 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