Patent ID: 8785343

Claim:
A mesoporous carbon supported copper based catalyst, comprising mesoporous carbon, a copper component and an auxiliary element supported on said mesoporous carbon, wherein, the auxiliary element (expressed as oxide) is one or more selected from V 2 O 5 , Li 2 O, MgO, CaO, Ga 2 O 3 , ZnO, Al 2 O 3 , CeO 2 , La 2 O 3 , SnO 2 and K 2 O, the copper component (calculated as CuO) is present in an amount ranging from 2 wt % to 20 wt % based on the total weight of the catalyst, the auxiliary element (calculated as the aforesaid oxide) is present in an amount ranging from 0 wt % to 3 wt % based on the total weight of the catalyst, and the mesoporous carbon is present in an amount ranging from 77.1 wt % to 98 wt % on the total weight of the catalyst, and further wherein the mesoporous carbon has a BET specific surface area ranging from 900 m 2 g −1 -3100 m 2 g −1 , a most probable pore size ranging from 2 nm to 8 nm, a pore volume ranging from 0.4 mlg −1 to 3.2 mlg −1 , and a mesoporosity ranging from 50% to 100%.