Copper-based catalysts are widely investigated for the industrially important hydrochlorination of acetylene (PVC production), whereby phosphorus-doped carbon supports have been found to improve the catalyst’s properties. Here the interaction between the P-C bond and atomically dispersed Cu2+ species is clarified and the reaction path of C2H2 and HCl revealed.
- Ting Wang
- Zhao Jiang
- Xiaonian Li