Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (1): 27-30.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(10)60155-6

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Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene over a MoP Catalyst

ZHOU Guilin1, WANG Puguang2, JIANG Zongxuan1, YING Pinliang1, LI Can1,∗   

  1. 1State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China; 2Shannxi Yanchang Petroleum Co., Ltd., Xi’an 710075, Shannxi, China
  • Received:2010-09-13 Revised:2010-10-25 Online:2011-01-13 Published:2014-05-22

Abstract: A MoP catalyst was prepared by high temperature hydrogen reduction. Its properties were investigated by X-ray diffraction and in-situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It was used for the selective catalytic hydrogenation of acetylene. The results indicated that MoP is formed by hydrogen reduction at 650 °C. The prepared MoP catalyst contained high valence molybdenum and phosphorus species. The catalyst is a bifunctional catalyst, which includes a hydrogenation center and an electron-deficient center. Ethylene selectivity can exceed 73% when the acetylene conversion is higher than 99%.  

Key words: molybdenum phosphide, acetylene, selective hydrogenation, ethylene