Catalytic Dehydrochlorination of 1,2-Dichloroethane into Vinyl Chloride over Polyacrylonitrile-Based Active Carbon Fiber (PAN-ACF)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1994.197

A PAN-ACF with large surface area was found to enhance dehydrochlorination of 1,2-dichloroethane into vinylchloride in selectivity above 99percent at a conversion level of 21 to 63percent in the temperature range of 300-350 deg C.The ACF showed stable activity at 325 deg C for 100 h.In contrast, other carbon materials were found to show either low activity or short life, although their selectivities were fairly high.