Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose to Ethylene Glycol over a Low-Cost Binary Catalyst of Raney Ni and Tungstic Acid

Following our previous report on the selective transformation of cellulose to ethylene glycol (EG) over a binary catalyst composed of tungstic acid and Ru/C, we herein report a new low‐cost but more effective binary catalyst by using Raney nickel in place of Ru/C (Raney Ni+H2WO4). In addition to tun...

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Published in:ChemSusChem 2013-04, Vol.6 (4), p.652-658
Main Authors: Tai, Zhijun, Zhang, Junying, Wang, Aiqin, Pang, Jifeng, Zheng, Mingyuan, Zhang, Tao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
biomass
Catalysis
Cellulose
Cellulose - chemistry
Ethylene Glycol - chemistry
homogeneous catalysis
hydrogenation
nickel
Nickel - chemistry
tungsten
Tungsten Compounds - chemistry
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Summary:Following our previous report on the selective transformation of cellulose to ethylene glycol (EG) over a binary catalyst composed of tungstic acid and Ru/C, we herein report a new low‐cost but more effective binary catalyst by using Raney nickel in place of Ru/C (Raney Ni+H2WO4). In addition to tungstic acid, other W compounds were also investigated in combination with Raney Ni. The results showed that the EG yield depended on the W compound: H4SiW12O40
ISSN:1864-5631
1864-564X
DOI:10.1002/cssc.201200842