Palladium hydrogenation catalyst based on a porous carbon material obtained upon the dehydrochlorination of a chloro polymer

Abstract

The applicability of a porous carbon material obtained as a result of the “chemical” dehydrochlorination of chlorinated polyvinyl chloride as a support for palladium hydrogenation catalysts was demonstrated. The efficiency of the catalyst was evaluated in the liquid-phase reactions of nitrobenzene hydrogenation and chlorobenzene hydrodechlorination. Although the specific activity of the catalyst was lower by a factor of 3–4 than that of the samples based on Sibunit and carbon nanotubes, the complete conversion of the initial compounds with the selective formation of end products under mild conditions was achieved at a relatively low palladium content (1.5%).