Tetrachloromethane Hydrodechlorination over Palladium-Containing Nanodiamonds

Abstract

Using nanodiamonds of the UDD-STP brand 1 wt % palladium-containing nanodiamonds are obtained and tested as catalysts of tetrachloromethane hydrodechlorination under mild conditions (solvents, ethanol and methanol; Т = 298–318 K; $${{P}_{{{{{\text{H}}}_{2}}}}}$$ = 0.1 MPa). The catalytic properties of the obtained material and a palladium-containing analog based on activated carbon are compared. It is shown that the hydrodechlorination reaction occurs in a stepwise manner via two pathways: to form products with a smaller content of chlorine, for example, chloroform, and to yield oxygen-containing products, for example, diethyl carbonate. The qualitative and quantitative compositions of reaction products are determined by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.