Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2001, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (10): 1720.

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Studies on Chemical Fixation of CO2 and Syntheses of Alkylene Carbonates

JI Dong-Feng1, LU Xiao-Bing2, HE Ren2, ZHAN Xiao-Li1, YANG Yong-Rong1   

  1. 1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China;
    2. Laboratory of Comprehensive Utilization for Carbonaceous Resources, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, China
  • Received:2000-09-01 Online:2001-10-24 Published:2001-10-24

Abstract: Chemical fixation of CO2 is a research hotspot in recent years. In this paper, it is reported that PcAlCl and quaternary ammonium(or quaternary phosphonium) halides, including n-BuPh3PBr, n-Bu4NBr, MePh3PIor n-Bu4NI, have strong synergetic catalytic effects on the cycloaddition of alkylene oxides and CO2 for preparing alkylene carbonates. At the optimum temperature of 100 ℃, the binary system of n-BuPh3PBr and PcAlCl has a catalytic activity of 360 mol/(mol·h) and 99% selectivity, while the catalytic activity of PcAlCl and n-BuPh3PBr are only 57 mol/(mol·h) and 90 mol/(mol·h), respectively. It is suggested from the experimental results that 1:1 complex between PcAlCl and n-BuPh3PBr may be formed, which is the main reason for synergetic strengthening of catalytic activity of PcAlCl and n-BuPh3PBr.

Key words: CO2, Chloroaluminum phthalocyanine, Quaternary ammonium salt, Quaternary phosphonium salt, Alkylene carbonate, Cycloaddition

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