Cu(II)Cu(I)/AC Catalysts for Gas–Solid Acetylene Dimerization

Abstract

Cu(II)Cu(I)/activated carbon (AC) catalysts with different copper chloride and cuprous chloride impregnation orders were firstly prepared. The effect of the Cu(II) additive on the catalytic performance of Cu(I)/AC catalysts for gas-solid acetylene dimerization was assessed, and the catalysts were characterized using XRD, TEM, TPR, TPD, TGA, BET, XPS and ICP-AES. The optimal catalytic performance is obtained using the Cu(II)0.3Cu(I)1/AC catalyst with an average acetylene conversion of 70.0% (reaction conditions: temperature: 100°C; acetylene gas hourly space velocity: 120 h-1). This value is an increase of 33.0% compared with the average acetylene conversion of 37.0% when the Cu(I)1/AC catalyst is used under the same reaction conditions. The results demonstrated that the addition of Cu(II) promoted the dispersion of the active components, inhibited copper loss on the catalysts, and enhanced the adsorption of reactant acetylene on the catalysts. Consequently, the results indicate that a suitable Cu+/Cu2+ mo...