The invention discloses a method for preparing pure alpha-phase MoC particles through one-step rapid
carbonization and application of the pure alpha-phase MoC particles. The method comprises the following steps: delivering a quantitative gas-phase
carbon source generated by
thermal decomposition of organic matters to the surface of
molybdenum oxide by using
inert carrier gas in a rapidly-heated tubular furnace to trigger a
carbonization reaction, directly exposing the furnace tube in air, and rapidly reducing the temperature of a reaction area to be below the
carbonization reaction temperature by combining with an air blowing device; the carbonization reaction is terminated in time, and alpha-phase MoC is effectively prevented from being continuously converted into other high-temperature derived phase carbides. The preparation process does not involve high-
pollution ammoniation treatment and tedious cleaning, filtering and
drying processes, does not depend on high-cost
precious metal induction, does not need dangerous
alcohol /
hydrocarbon / oxycarbide reaction gas, is simple in flow, low in
energy consumption and short in period, and is suitable for industrial production. And the high-purity alpha-phase MoC particles can be obtained only by controlling the
mass ratio of the
carbon source to the
molybdenum oxide, quickly heating and cooling and the like. The invention further discloses application of the pure alpha-phase MoC particles in a water
electrolysis hydrogen production reaction, and the result shows that the pure alpha-phase MoC particles prepared through the method can stably catalyze the
hydrogen evolution reaction.