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School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Jiaxing 314006, China
Shaanxi Hydrogen Energy Industry Development Co, Ltd, Yulin 719054, China
Corresponding authors. E-mail addresses: yhe@dhu.edu.cn (Y. He)
Corresponding authors. E-mail addresses: weirb10@nwu.edu.cn (R. Wei)
Corresponding authors. E-mail addresses: huaxf@nwu.edu.cn (X. Hua).
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Liu Yongxian, Feng Zhihua, Dang Zhangting, 等. Quaternary ammonium and copper phthalocyanine functionalized polyurea heterogeneous catalysts for CO2 and epoxides cycloaddition[J]. 中国化学工程学报(英文), 2026,90(2):157-167.
Liu Yongxian, Feng Zhihua, Dang Zhangting, et al. Quaternary ammonium and copper phthalocyanine functionalized polyurea heterogeneous catalysts for CO2 and epoxides cycloaddition[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2026, 90(2): 157-167.
Liu Yongxian, Feng Zhihua, Dang Zhangting, 等. Quaternary ammonium and copper phthalocyanine functionalized polyurea heterogeneous catalysts for CO2 and epoxides cycloaddition[J]. 中国化学工程学报(英文), 2026,90(2):157-167. DOI:
Liu Yongxian, Feng Zhihua, Dang Zhangting, et al. Quaternary ammonium and copper phthalocyanine functionalized polyurea heterogeneous catalysts for CO2 and epoxides cycloaddition[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2026, 90(2): 157-167. DOI:
Converting CO
2
efficiently into high-value-added chemical products represents dual value in ecological conservation and resource valorization. Designing novel catalysts integrating atom economy and process intensification constitutes the cornerstone for catalytic CO
2
conversion. Herein
an integrated polymeric heterogeneous catalyst is constructed by covalently anchoring functional groups of quaternary ammonium (QA) and copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) onto a polyurea (PU) framework
yielding PU-CuPc-QA. This catalyst is subsequently applied for CO
2
conversion to cyclic carbonates. Owing to the Cu
2+
centers in phthalocyanine and urea groups from PU acting as a Lewis acid and hydrogen bond donor (
HBD) to efficiently activate epoxide
as well as nucleophilic attack of this activated epoxide by iodide ion (I-) dissociated from QA
PU-CuPc-QA facilitates ring-opening of epoxide. Moreover
the phthalocyanine rins and the QA cations in PU-CuPc-QA work as N-rich groups that can adsorb and active CO
2
. As a result
PU-CuPc-QA exhibits exceptional catalytic activity for CO
2
cycloaddition under mild conditions without adding any external co-catalysts. Specially
at 100℃
1.5 MPa of CO
2
6% (mass) PU-CuPc-QA achieve 99% propylene carbonate yield and selectivity after reacting with propylene oxide for 6 h. Combining its ability to catalyze and activate epoxide and CO
2
simultaneously
PU-CuPc-QA is a promising catalyst for CO
2
cycloaddition.
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