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Equivalence of difluorodichloromethane (CFC-12) hydrolysis catalyzed by solid acid(base) MoO3(MgO)/ZrO2
Zhiqian Li1, Xiaofang Tan1, Guoqin Ren1
1College of Chemistry and Environment, Yunnan Minzu University, National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Green Preparation Technology of Biobased Materials Kunming 650500 Yunnan China liutiancheng76@163.com +8613708893755.
Abstract:
In this paper, a solid acid(base) MoO3(MgO)/ZrO2 was prepared for the catalytic hydrolysis of difluorodichloromethane (CFC-12). The effects of the catalyst preparation method, calcination temperature, and hydrolysis temperature on the conversion rate of CFC-12 were studied. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, N2 isotherm adsorption desorption, NH3-TPD, and CO2-TPD. Meanwhile, the equivalence of the catalytic activity of MoO3(MgO)/ZrO2 for CFC-12 was studied. Research shows that the solid acid MoO3/ZrO2 and solid base MgO/ZrO2 catalyzed hydrolysis of CFC-12 is equivalent; the solid acid MoO3/ZrO2 is calcined at 600 °C for 3 h and the solid base MgO/ZrO2 is calcined at 600 °C for 6 h (co-precipitation) and 700 °C for 6 h (impregnated) at a catalytic hydrolysis temperature of 300-400 °C and CFC-12 concentration of 4%. The catalytic hydrolysis products obtained were CO, HCl, and HF, and the CFC-12 conversion rate almost reached 100%.
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