A delafossite-based copper catalyst for sustainable Cl2 production by HCl oxidation

Cecilia Mondelli; Amol P Amrute; Timm Schmidt; Javier Pérez-Ramírez

doi:10.1039/c1cc11891a

A delafossite-based copper catalyst for sustainable Cl2 production by HCl oxidation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Jul 7;47(25):7173-5. doi: 10.1039/c1cc11891a. Epub 2011 May 23.

Authors

Cecilia Mondelli¹, Amol P Amrute, Timm Schmidt, Javier Pérez-Ramírez

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, HCI E 125, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland.

PMID: 21607240
DOI: 10.1039/c1cc11891a

Abstract

A copper catalyst based on a delafossite precursor (CuAlO(2)) displays high activity and extraordinary lifetime in the gas-phase oxidation of HCl to Cl(2), representing a cost-effective alternative to RuO(2)-based catalysts for chlorine recycling.