In this Catalysis Science & Technology Hot Article, Hiroshi Kominami and colleagues examined the photocatalytic dechlorination of chlorobenzene.
The dechlorination reaction, carried out in a 2-propanol suspension of titanium oxide powder in the presence of NaOH with palladium co-catalyst, resulted in almost quantitative formation of benzene and acetone in a very short time.
The reaction could be applicable to the recovery of useful aromatic compounds from chlorinated organic waste.
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Stoichiometric formation of benzene and ketones by photocatalytic dechlorination of chlorobenzene in secondary alcohol suspensions of palladium-loaded titanium(IV) oxide powder in the presence of sodium ion sources
Kojirou Fuku, Keiji Hashimoto and Hiroshi Kominami
Catal. Sci. Technol., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/c0cy00040j, Paper
