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Bromination of activated carbon GSGD was performed and active bromine-containing precursors were obtained, in which bromine is capable of being replaced by sulfur-containing functional groups. Bromination with liquid bromine and a solution of bromine in potassium bromide at room temperature leads to the introduction of 0.44–0.45 mmol g–1 of bromine into the surface layer of activated carbon. The treatment of brominated samples with sulfur-containing reagents with subsequent oxidation allows obtaining carbon samples that are catalytically active in the dehydration reaction of isopropyl alcohol in a gas phase. The temperature of complete conversion of isopropyl alcohol to propylene is a measure of catalytic activity. The concentration of sulfogroups in the prepared samples is up to 0.3 mol g–1. Thermogravimetry and thermoprogrammed desorption with mass spectrometric registration of products were used to study the thermal stability of modified activated carbon samples. The influence of the nature of brominating reagents, hydrolysis conditions and oxidation conditions on the structure, surface concentration of grafted S-containing groups and catalytic properties of the obtained materials was studied. Pre-bromination leads to an increase in the catalytic activity of activated carbon modified with sulfur-containing groups and the temperature of complete conversion of isopropyl alcohol to propylene decreases up to 400C depending on the concentration of sulfogroups.

Based on the data of the thermoprogrammed desorption and using mass-spectroscopic analysis of desorbed products and on the kinetic patterns of the methanation process for cobalt–nickel catalysts, we suggested a mechanism for the reaction which passes through forming intermediate formyl compounds: CHO*, HCOH*, and HCOOH*. Because of the high stability of the carbon dioxide molecule, the step of adding the first hydrogen atom is the limiting step. Such a mechanism is in good agreement with the proposed kinetic equations.