Highly selective gas-phase synthesis of 1,1-dichloroethylene from 1,1,2-trichloroethane over supported amine catalysts

Abstract

The manufacture of 1,1-dichloroethylene(1,1-DCE) usually employs liquid phase method to perform the dehydrochlorination of 1,1,2-trichloroethane(TCE), where large amounts of high-concentration salty wastewater is produced inevitably. It has been a long-term goal to achieve the gas phase synthesis of 1,1-DCE via supported catalysts. In this work, the gas-phase synthesis of 1,1-DCE from TCE was studied in the presence of pentaethylenehexamine( PEHA) supported on silica. High and stable selectivity to 1,1-DCE(up to 98%) was obtained, which could be ascribed to the relatively strong basicity of PEHA according to a proposed E2 mechanism. The formation of PEHA chloride from the HCl generated in situ was detected and was considered to be the main reason for the deactivation of PEHA catalyst.

Keywords

1,1-Dichloroethene / Supported amine catalyst / Dehydrochlorination

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