Heterogeneous selective hydrogenation of ethylene carbonate to methanol and ethylene glycol over a copper chromite nanocatalyst. Issue 7 (4th December 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lian, Chao; Ren, Fumin; Liu, Yuxi; Zhao, Guofeng; Ji, Yongjun; Rong, Hongpan; Jia, Wei; Ma, Lei; Lu, Haiyuan; Wang, Dingsheng; Li, Yadong
• Is Part Of: Chemical communications. Volume 51:Issue 7(2015)
• Page Start: 1252
• Page End: 1254
• Publication Date: 2014-12-04
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1039/c4cc08247h
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-7345

Abstract

Abstract : Heterogeneous selective hydrogenation of ethylene carbonate to methanol and ethylene glycol, which provides an opportunity for industrial application of CO2 indirect conversion, was achieved for the first time over a copper chromite nanocatalyst. Abstract : Heterogeneous selective hydrogenation of ethylene carbonate (EC), a key step in indirect conversion of CO2, was realized over a copper chromite nanocatalyst prepared via a hydrothermal method followed by calcination. The selectivities towards methanol (60%) and ethylene glycol (93%) were higher than those achieved over other usual hydrogenation catalysts.