Conversion of highly concentrated cellulose to 1,2-propanediol and ethylene glycol over highly efficient CuCr catalysts

@article{Xiao2013ConversionOH,
  title={Conversion of highly concentrated cellulose to 1,2-propanediol and ethylene glycol over highly efficient CuCr catalysts},
  author={Z. Xiao and S. Jin and Min Pang and Changhai Liang},
  journal={Green Chemistry},
  year={2013},
  volume={15},
  pages={891-895}
}
Direct hydrogenolysis of highly concentrated cellulose (up to 15 wt%) into 1,2-propanediol and ethylene glycol without the formation of coke-like precipitates could be performed over CuCr catalysts. Addition of Ca(OH)2 results in a significant increase in the EG yield. 
View via Publisher
rsc.org
89 Citations
Highly Influential Citations
4
Background Citations
9
Methods Citations
3

89 Citations

Citation Type

Citation Type

A novel Pd/C-catalyzed conversion of glucose to 1,2-propanediol by water splitting with Zn
  • 8
  • PDF
A weakly basic Co/CeOx catalytic system for one-pot conversion of cellulose to diols: Kungfu on eggs.
  • 6
Reduced oxygen-deficient CuWO4 with Ni catalyzed selective hydrogenolysis of cellulose to ethylene glycol
  • 4
Catalytic conversion of cellulose to C2–C3 glycols by dual association of a homogeneous metallic salt and a perovskite-supported platinum catalyst
  • 12
  • PDF
1,2-Propylene Glycol and Ethylene Glycol Production From Lignocellulosic Biomass
  • 4
Catalytic conversion of cellulose for efficient ethylene glycol production and insights into the reaction pathways
  • 9
One-pot catalytic conversion of cellulose to ethylene glycol and other chemicals: From fundamental discovery to potential commercialization
  • 57
Glucose-based carbon materials as supports for the efficient catalytic transformation of cellulose directly to ethylene glycol
  • 5
Hydrogenolysis of Glucose into Propylene Glycol over Pt/SiO2@Mg(OH)2 Catalyst
Versatile Nickel–Lanthanum(III) Catalyst for Direct Conversion of Cellulose to Glycols
  • 48
...
1
2
3
4
5
...

References

SHOWING 1-10 OF 31 REFERENCES
Efficient conversion of microcrystalline cellulose to 1,2-alkanediols over supported Ni catalysts
  • 96
  • PDF
Cellulose reactivity and glycosidic bond cleavage in aqueous phase by catalytic and non catalytic transformations
  • 68
A new 3D mesoporous carbon replicated from commercial silica as a catalyst support for direct conversion of cellulose into ethylene glycol.
  • 200
  • PDF
Synthesis of sugar alcohols by hydrolytic hydrogenation of cellulose over supported metal catalysts
  • 200
  • PDF
Kinetic Analysis of the Hydrogenolysis of Lower Polyhydric Alcohols: Glycerol to Glycols
  • 110
Tungsten trioxide promoted selective conversion of cellulose into propylene glycol and ethylene glycol on a ruthenium catalyst.
  • 223
Hydrogenolysis of glycerol over carbon-supported Ru and Pt catalysts
  • 426
Direct catalytic conversion of cellulose into ethylene glycol using nickel-promoted tungsten carbide catalysts.
  • 553
High efficient conversion of cellulose to polyols with Ru/CNTs as catalyst
  • 58
Direct conversion of cellulose into polyols or H2 over Pt/Na(H)-ZSM-5
  • 23
  • PDF
...
1
2
3
4
...