Heterogeneous selective hydrogenation of ethylene carbonate to methanol and ethylene glycol over a copper chromite nanocatalyst

Chao Lian; Fumin Ren; Yuxi Liu; Guofeng Zhao; Yongjun Ji; Hongpan Rong; Wei Jia; Lei Ma; Haiyuan Lu; Dingsheng Wang; Yadong Li

doi:10.1039/C4CC08247H

Heterogeneous selective hydrogenation of ethylene carbonate to methanol and ethylene glycol over a copper chromite nanocatalyst†

Chao Lian,^a Fumin Ren,^b Yuxi Liu,^a Guofeng Zhao,^a Yongjun Ji,^a Hongpan Rong,^a Wei Jia,^a Lei Ma,^a Haiyuan Lu,^b Dingsheng Wang^a and Yadong Li*^a

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^a Department of Chemistry & Collaborative Innovation Center for Nanomaterial Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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^b Department of Municipal and Environment Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China

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.

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Heterogeneous selective hydrogenation of ethylene carbonate to methanol and ethylene glycol over a copper chromite nanocatalyst†

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