Efficient conversion of CO + H2 into acetylene at atmospheric pressure using a graphite-based catalyst
Abstract
A 3 : 1 mixture of H2 : CO (total pressure 1 atm) is converted with ca. 20% efficiency and ca. 95% selectivity into acetylene at 100°C over a catalyst generated by partially de-intercalating a (first stage) sandwich compound C9FeCl3 with potassium naphthalenide: the catalyst maintains its performance for several days under these conditions.