Citation: WANG Qiu-Xiang, ZHOU Ling-Yun, ZHAN Chao, FU Gang, XIE Zhao-Xiong. Direct Epoxidation of Propylene with Molecular O₂: Progress and Challenge of Cu-Based Catalysts[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2020, 36(4): 585-596. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.2020.069 shu

Direct Epoxidation of Propylene with Molecular O₂: Progress and Challenge of Cu-Based Catalysts

State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China

Corresponding author: FU Gang, gfu@xmu.edu.cn XIE Zhao-Xiong, zxxie@xmu.edu.cn
Received Date: 26 June 2019
Revised Date: 13 December 2019

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As an important bulk chemical, the annual production of propylene oxide (PO) is around ten million tons, but its industrial production methods are still suffering from severe drawbacks such as high cost, many by-products and serious pollution. In contrast, direct epoxidation of propylene with molecular O₂ (DEP) has the advantages of atomic economy, environmental friendship and so on, which attracts more and more attention. However, the competing process of α-H abstraction of propylene and high activity of PO make it a grand challenge to simultaneously obtain high PO selectivity and high propylene conversion. It has been recognized that among the coinage metals, Cu-based catalysts exhibit excellent catalytic performance. The present work would summarize recent developments of Cu-based catalysts for DEP reaction. We would concentrate on how to tailor the Cu-based catalysts and pointed out some of the existing problems that need to be further studied.
- Cu-based catalysts,
- propylene epoxidation,
- direct epoxidation by molecular O₂,
- facet effect,
- promoter
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