Surface thermosynthesis was applied for supporting FeOx on glass fibers.
Support modification with external silica layer increases the content of FeOx.
Highly dispersed surface and subsurface FeOx particles (1–2 nm) are observed.
Isolated Fe3 + Oh cations are stabilized in the layers of SiO2 secondary support.
New catalyst activity exceeds the activity of conventional one by more than 10 times.