Hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to ethylene glycol over Cu/KIT-6 catalysts
Xinbin Yu, Michael Burkholder, S. Karakalos, Gregory L. Tate, John R. Monnier, B. Frank Gupton, Christopher T. Williams
Abstract
Copper supported on KIT-6 mesoporous silica was prepared <italic>via</italic> ammonia evaporation (AE) method and applied for the catalytic hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate (DMO) to ethylene glycol (EG).
Topics & Concepts
Ethylene glycolCatalysisOxalateCopperChemistryAmmoniaEthyleneMesoporous materialNuclear chemistryInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysts for Methane ReformingCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalytic Processes in Materials Science