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Hierarchical Porous Carbon-Supported Copper Nanoparticles as an Efficient Catalyst for the Dimethyl Carbonate Synthesis

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A series of three-dimensional (3D)-interconnected hierarchical porous carbons (HPCs) were prepared through a “leavening” strategy. α-Cellulose and NaHCO3 were used as a raw material and foaming agent, respectively, to support copper catalysts (Cu/HPC) for dimethyl carbonate (DMC) synthesis by the oxidative carbonylation of methanol. The calcination temperature had a significant influence on the textural properties of the HPC and the catalytic performance of the Cu/HPC. The catalyst calcined at 900 °C exhibited the highest catalytic activity with a DMC space–time yield of 2018 mg/(g h). The characterization results indicated that the outstanding catalytic activity was related to the highest dispersion of copper species and to a high content of surface Cu0 species, which can be attributed mainly to the enhanced anchoring effect of abundant micro- and mesopores of a 3D-interconnected network. In addition, the well-developed 3D-interconnected hierarchical porous structure provided a rapid and efficient channel for reactant and product transport and migration, which enhanced the catalytic performance. This work expands the potential application range of HPC materials and presents a novel procedure to prepare catalysts for DMC synthesis.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21776194, 21606159 and 21808154) and Key Research and Development Program of Shanxi Province (Grant No. 201703D121022-1).

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    Yongli Pei, Jinxian Zhao, Ruina Shi, Xuhui Wang, Zhong Li & Jun Ren

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Pei, Y., Zhao, J., Shi, R. et al. Hierarchical Porous Carbon-Supported Copper Nanoparticles as an Efficient Catalyst for the Dimethyl Carbonate Synthesis. Catal Lett 149, 3184–3193 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-019-02884-7

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