Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (3): 548-558.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(11)60494-4

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Solvent-free thermal decomposition of methylenediphenyl di(phenylcarbamate) catalyzed by nano-Cu2O

WANG Qingyina,b, KANG Wukuic, ZHANG Yia,b, YANG Xianguia, YAO Jiea, CHEN Tonga, WANG Gongyinga   

  1. a Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China;
    b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    c College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, Shandong, China
  • Received:2012-09-18 Revised:2012-11-26 Online:2013-04-02 Published:2013-04-03
  • Supported by:

    This work was supported by the National Key Technology R&D Program (2006BAC02A08); Knowledge Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KGCX2-YW-215-2).

Abstract:

Methylene di(phenylisocyanate) (MDI) was prepared by thermal decomposition of methylenediphenyl di(phenylcarbamate) (MDPC) under solvent-free conditions with a nano-Cu2O catalyst. The preparation of nano-Cu2O was investigated in detail to obtain the optimal catalytic performance. The thermal decomposition reaction conditions, including reaction temperature, reaction pressure, and reaction time, were studied in the presence of nano-Cu2O. The results show that Cu2O prepared using a hydrolysis method and then calcined at 300℃ in Ar atmosphere for 2 h exhibited the optimal catalytic activity. The optimal reaction conditions were as follows: mass ratio of catalyst to MDPC 6.0 × 10-4, reaction temperature 220℃, reaction time 12 min, and reaction pressure 0.6 kPa. Under these conditions, the conversion of MDPC reached 99.8% and 86.2% MDI selectivity was achieved.

Key words: Nano cuprous oxide, Methylene-di(phenylisocyanate), Catalytic thermal decomposition, Methylenediphenyldi(phenylcarbamate), Isocyanate, Methylene-di(phenylene carbamate)