Wheat flour-derived N-doped mesoporous carbon extrudate as superior metal-free catalysts for acetylene hydrochlorination

Authors

Guojun Lan, Zhejiang University of Technology
Yan Wang, Zhejiang University of Technology
Yiyang Qiu, Zhejiang University of Technology
Xiaolong Wang, Zhejiang University of Technology
Ji Liang, University of WollongongFollow
Wenfeng Han, Zhejiang University of Technology
Haodong Tang, Zhejiang University of Technology
Huazhang Liu, Zhejiang University of Technology
Jian Liu, University of SurreyFollow
Ying Li, Zhejiang University of Technology

RIS ID

119517

Publication Details

Lan, G., Wang, Y., Qiu, Y., Wang, X., Liang, J., Han, W., Tang, H., Liu, H., Liu, J. & Li, Y. (2018). Wheat flour-derived N-doped mesoporous carbon extrudate as superior metal-free catalysts for acetylene hydrochlorination. Chemical Communications, 54 (6), 623-626.

Abstract

N-Doped mesoporous carbon extrudate with a major quaternary N species has been successfully prepared through direct carbonization of wheat flour/gluten with silica, which is a cheap and convenient method for scale-up production approach. The obtained carbon extrudate metal-free catalyst enables highly efficient production of vinyl chloride monomer through acetylene hydrochlorination, with a superior catalytic performance and excellent stability ( > 85% conversion and vinyl chloride selectivity over 99% at 220 °C).